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“New” Indie Blogger: Vagrant Vicar
Check out Will Meyer’s new – well new to me – blog on the indie experience over at Vagrant Vicar. And if you know of other active indie bloggers you think we should be reading by all means drop a note in the comments. Tweet
Re-decorating (Still) – An Opportunity To Express Evolving I.D.
Still working on the annual “re-decorating” finding the options and possibilities slightly over-whelming, but aside from that there is the very real issue of the visual “face” of the blog says a great deal about the blog. Over the course of the past few years the feel of the blog has (as you would expect) [...]
Does God-blogging Matter?
I unexpectedly fell into this post, which led me to this post and it made me stop and think for a moment. Does blogging matter? Should “every” Christian blog? I have been God-blogging now for four years (I have another non-theology blog too) and average just over 100 posts a year. I would like to [...]
It Came, It Went, And I Completely Missed it
I just realised this morning that we’ve been working on this project, we call the “Theo-blog” for four years and . . .one month (well 4 years, 1 month, and 3 days) now. Happy birthday blog! When I started this experiment back in April 2006 I never imagined that it would have the staying power [...]
Freak Show?
Reuters reports (Wed. 10 Feb 10) that the Synod of the Church of England criticised broadcasters – the BBC in particular – for the steep reduction in “religious broadcasting”. Claiming that this actively marginalises religion and treats religious programming as “freak shows”. I’m sitting here thinking about the report and a few things come to [...]
God-Blogging: The Ring Cycle
I stumbled upon this “tip” regarding scheduling one’s use of Twitter. I use Twitter, but only on a limited basis as most regulars might already know. But it did spark an idea relating to God-blogging. If as part of on’es God-blogging one were to “assign” an idea, a theme, or similar to each day of [...]
Media Literacy – Can We Do Better?
We have been exploring the use of the net, and technology generally in an OC/IC context here for over a year now. But one thing that has not yet been mentioned (I think) is the idea of “media literacy” in OC/IC projects. This article by the Utne Reader – brings that idea crashing home. The [...]
It’s All In The Numbers
This morning’s rounds turned up two curious pieces of news. Firstly, FaithLab reports that Daniel Akin, the president of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary wants Baptists to have more babies – in order to numerically overwhelm the growing Muslim population in the US. Europe – he suggests, will be taken over by “the Muslims” without [...]
It’s Good to Find the Overlooked . . .
Rummaging around PBS’ Religion & Ethics Newsweekly this morning I fell into this report from this past November exploring religion on-line that I had not previously seen. The report is interesting because it looks at a number of real-time examples of how more than 1 in 4 adults are now using the internet solely or [...]
New Liturgical Medium? . . .Erm . . I’m Not So Sure
Ok, so we’ve talked a bit here about the effect of social networking on religious communities, and outreach . . . . well . . . have a look (and a giggle over) this. Tweet
How to Use Twitter With OC/IC Theoblogging
When I first encountered Twitter over a year ago, I frankly thought it was a naff invasion of privacy and walked away. I’ve since done some reading, observing, and re-thinking and . . . well. . . I’m “tentatively” changing my mind. Indeed I figured that it would be useful to give Twitter a fair [...]
Now The Tricky Part: Getting Them Talking
There is definitely something working within our OC/IC context that inhibits engagement generally, and sustained engagement particularly. I am not entirely certain what this “something” is, I have some working theories and would very much like to read yours. However, I find it disheartening to compare our sites (or lack thereof) with, for example, Episcopal, [...]
Update! Update! Update! Theoblogging Requires Frequency
A regular posting schedule gives readers the confidence to keep checking in, and to keep contributing with their ideas and responses. It keeps the conversation fresh, and the momentum going. It builds “community”. Without a regular flow of new posts, new ideas to explore, readers stop visiting (or visit less often), conversation stops, and before [...]
Stay! Find A Niche And Stay There.
One tip I see over and over again is be consistent. That is to say restrain the themes of your blog to a particular set. You may have noticed that I never write about the politics and issues of other sacramental traditions here – it is a conscious decision one that keeps this site focussed [...]
Sit With It: The Zen of Quality
Some of the reading I’ve been doing suggests you abandon blogging altogether because it is becoming too professionalized, to commercial, it is no longer the “indie” “underground” fraternal activity it once was. Instead these authors are encouraging the greater use of social networking like Facebook and Twitter (I’ll post on these later). Other articles, far [...]
3 Min. / 300 Words
People have a very short attention span and, if recent studies are accurate it is even shorter when viewing things on line. One article I read recently (sorry can’t find the link again) said that a recent experiment shows that the majority of visitors will not watch an online video beyond the three minute mark. [...]
Making Our Voices Heard – OC/IC Blogging 101
I regularly rummage around the net looking for tips on better blogging. My thinking is, if this site is going to be a useful resource for the OC/IC community then I need to invest in making it as attractive and user friendly as possible. Most of the articles and sites I’ve read are designed for [...]