http://www.bloggingministry.com The Hows and Whys of Using a Blog for Ministry Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:22:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I found this link @ Church Communications Pro. They have provided a number of free video tutorials for those starting out and/or using the WordPress blogging platform. They offer a ton of valuable and essential information: 1. The Basics in Using WordPress 2. How to install WordPress ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/07/06/wordpress-video-tutorials-free/ Mark Batterson considers his blog to be an important part of his ministry. He writes that: "In quantitative terms, blogging is the most important thing I do. I view it as a form of digital discipleship. Not a substitute for one-on-one. But a great supplement. ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/06/21/pastor-mark-batterson-10-blog-tips/ "How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them" By Bob Walsh (Berkeley, CA: Apress, 2007, 351 pages) An excellent book on why one should blog and how to get started. Bob suggests that one starts by reading lots of blogs and become ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/05/30/clear-blogging/ I recently moved this blog to a new host and now it has a new location and a change of address. You used to be able to get to the front page by using charismatica.com/bloggingministry or bloggingministry.com ; now the only the official address is: www.bloggingministry.com  If ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/05/30/please-note-change-of-address-for-this-blog/ Please bear with me while I rebuild this blog. We recently experienced a serious hacking/spam attack that saw more than 100 pages of spam links somehow added to our blog footer and made it necessary to flush our data base and start over in order to get control once ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/05/10/dear-friends-and-readers-2/ Images are one way to dress up your blog and set it apart from millions of others that feature only text. They say that "a picture is worth a thousand words", advertisers have proved that proverb a long time ago and have taken it to another level. With pictures and ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/04/12/dressing-up-a-blog-with-images-and-pictures/ Thanks to Barry Simmons @ The Journeyman’s Files, I found a link to this recent article on why pastors should blog: "6 Reasons Pastors Should Blog"  by Abraham Piper @ Desiring God (John Piper’s website) Abraham starts off with his own reason behind the article: "In ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/04/07/re-why-pastors-should-blog-2/ During a recent visit to one of my favorite blogs, I noticed this symbol  ShareThis at the end of each post. I had to click on it of coarse and found that it was a great little widget/device that makes it easy for visitors to share and bookmark your ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/03/22/share-this/ I recently posted a review on the Windows Live Writer -a new desktop editor for blogging. I found this link on DailyBlogTips -a list of all the best desktop editors for blogging–called "Desktop Blogging Clients". It not only lists Windows Live Writer but many others that may be ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/03/09/desktop-editors-a-list-of-desktop-blogging-clients/ I started blogging two years ago on March 5, 2006. The original idea was to start a blog as an actual ministry on the Internet. I figured that I would teach a Bible study, have a Bible Q & A site, and respond to current events from a ... http://www.bloggingministry.com/2008/03/05/an-anniversary-observed/