One of the things I’ve been focused on lately is the self-referencing we Christians do when it comes to the web.  Working with the Center for Church Communication has convinced me that there must be so much we’re missing in terms of global communications. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Steve Fogg who’s a brilliant student of church comm over in Australia.

So I’m doing a bit of scouting… and via a tweet by Jason Clark found this.  It’s not necessarily communication (or technology) related, but it does broaden our perspective so we can see beyond US Christianity via the web.

Here’s a brief history of the awards:

The Christian New Media Awards were the first ever exclusively Christian award ceremony for bloggers and web designers in the UK. They were established in 2007 by Premier Christian Media to recognise and reward Christian achievements on the internet.

Now in its fourth year, The Christian New Media Awards continue to grow. The awards now feature a new media section, to recognise a wider range of Christian achievements in technology, from iPhone applications to VJ to flash games.

Here are some of last year’s winners:

Best Christian Blog:

Winner — Dave’s District Blog, www.davesdistrictblog.blogspot.com
Runner Up — Bible Study Exposition Online, www.bibleseo.com

Most Inspiring Leadership Blog:

Winner — Nick Baines’s Blog, www.nickbaines.wordpress.com
Runner Up — The President and Vice President of the Methodist Conference, www.methodist-presandvp.blogspot.com

Best Christian Blog for under 25’s:

Winner — The Rmablings of Hughbo, www.hughbourne.co.uk
Runner Up — Saved by Grace, Dan Blythe, www.danblythe.wordpress.com

Best Newcomer Blog:

Winner — The Church Mouse Blog, www.churchmousepublishing.blogspot.com
Runner Up — The Thoughts of a Thinker, Xander Coomber, www.xandercoomber.co.uk

Special Recognition (for the youngest entrant):

Winner — Faithful Catholic Girl, www.faithfulcatholicgirl.blogspot.com

Best Small Church Website:

Winner — Stevenston High Kirk, www.highkirk.com
Runner Up — Reading Family Church, www.readingfamilychurch.org.uk

Best Large Church Website:

Winner — Hope City Church, www.hopecitychurch.tv
Runner Up — Abundant Life Ministries, www.alm.org.uk

Best Christian Organization:

Winner — Divine Match – The UK Christian Singles Community, www.divinematch.co.uk
Runner Up — Christian Today, www.christiantoday.com

Best Christian Music Site:

Winner — Worship Central, www.worshipcentral.org
Runner Up — Musicademy, www.musicademy.com

People’s Choice Award:

Winner — Holy Trinity Monastery, East Hendred – A monastery of Roman Catholic Benedictine nuns in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, www.benedictinenuns.org.uk

Best use of New Media for a Christian project:

Winner — Clayton.tv, www.clayton.tv
Runner Up — New Frontiers Church Planting, www.ukchurchplanting.org

Best use of New Media for a Christian campaign:

Winner — Passion Play, www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqZjRh2cCnE
Runner Up — Tearfund – Make Life Flow, www.tearfund.org.uk/lobalooroll

Best use of Rich Media for Christians

Winner — 24-7 Shorts, www.24-7shorts.com/

Joint Winner — Island Wall Entertainment, www.islandwall.com
Runner Up — Planet Sport, www.planetsport.tv