With increasing frequency, more and more U.S. Christian leaders are listening in on cyberspace conversations. Many are persuaded that hearing divergent views hardly threatens one's convictions, rather it often strengthens them. Furthermore, many leaders are beginning to blog and master their own voice in the online dialog.
For the novice, however, navigating the blogosphere of God, can be a daunting prospect.
If you are just getting started, here's a tip. Rather than wander cyberspace aimlessly, it's helpful to read some of the experienced pros on a regular basis while you get your footing. Whether you agree with their views or theology isn't the point. These guys know how to blog and all have developed their own style or brand.
Wandering aimlessly can come later.
Random samples & worth the read:
- Church Relevance (Kent Shaffer)
- Monday Morning Insight (Todd Rhoades)
- Jollyblogger (David Wayne)
- Church Marketing Sucks (Kevin Hendricks / Brad Abare)
- Challies.Com (Tim Challies)
- Tall Skinny Kiwi (Andrew Jones)
- Smart Christian (Dr. Andrew Jackson)
- Evangelical Outpost (Joe Carter)
A few of the more well known U.S. blogging pastors:
Additionally, here are some personal, although lesser known, gems. These blogs capture how powerfully one's personality can shine in their writing style.
Special mention:
- Cerulean Sanctum (Dan Edelen)
- Transforming Sermons (Milton Stanley)
- Heal your Church Website (Dean Peters)
From evangelical to emergent, from inspirational to challenging, from personal reflections to megablogs, from "we're on vacation" to scholarly, the God blogs offer plenty to choose from and reflect the diversity found in the Body of Christ. Although there's no one place to get an exhaustive list, starting with these 20 will give you access to more blogrolls than you'd have time to read. I hope.
Thanks for highlighting Church Relevance, Cynthia!
Great list. Thanks.
Thanks for the list, there are a couple that I wasn’t aware of.
That’s a great idea for post. Well done and good links.
Great list … well that last guy is a bit of a nut (trust me, I know this for a first-hand fact) …
… almost tempted me to make blogs4God.com a directory again, instead, really do need to get the latest version of pligg running and do-over the interface as Tim Bednar has suggested (another good link, he along with Mike Boyink).
just wanted to say hey.
i found your blog through Anne Jackson’s latest commenters…. its great to meet other women ministers.
blessings!
mandy
welcome all.
Mean Dean you’re absolutely right. How righteous – I mean right – you are.
Cynthia,
Thank you so much for including Cerulean Sanctum in your list. I very much appreciate it. Thank you for being a reader!
thanks for the link love and the inclusion in the list. i’m both surprised and humbled by getting listed with such an elite group of bloggers.
and thanks for the list – it’s pretty cool to see some new links in there that aren’t normally in the lists i see in the circles i typically read in. expanding my horizons with this.
Thanks for the list. I actually read a lot of them already but will be sure to check out the rest.
Good choices!