Blogging Ministry

Another way to reach out of the Christian blogosphere to a more diverse audience is to comment on current news events. That is the main thing that I do on my home blog: ANSWERS For The Faith. When I analyze the readership, visitors, and links to that blog I find that it is far different and way more diverse and international than some of my other sites that serve a decidedly Christian niche such as my CHARISMATICA blog which keys in on revival and Charismatic/Pentecostal issues.

I am not submitting my ANSWERS blog as a good example of an outreach. I do write from an obvious Christian perspective and world view. I am constantly fighting with myself to remember to take into account an audience which comes from a variety of religious backgrounds and cultures. When I look at many of my posts in that light, I realize that I fail miserably if my goal is to reach out to a greater international readership.

This is and will always be an ongoing struggle. My blog will always be ‘Christian’ and my posts will always reflect a Christian world view. Nevertheless, I hope to write in such a way to attract a more diverse readership and influence a greater range of different people from different backgrounds.             *Top

One of the comments that I run across time and again when folks are talking about ministry and outreach through blogging is the problem of Christian blogs becoming ‘ghettoized’. So much of the material on Christian blogs is written for and read solely by other Christians.

If you are hoping that your blog will reach out beyond the Christian community, one of the best ways to achieve that possibility is to write articles on subjects that a variety of people might be interested to read. In my own experience I have found that when I write movie and book reviews on my blog that I attract a diverse and even an international audience.

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Here is a great list of "Ten Challenges Facing the Church in Cyberspace", by Cynthia Ware @ The Digital Sanctuary.  Be sure to read the comments. This is a good reflection of the road ahead for the church to consider as it enters the brave new world of 21th century cyberspace ministry.           *Top