great question Brad, and worth asking, but I wonder if there are some other reasons valid for bloggin, such as people learning, expression, healing, connection.
Also for me the reformation theologically is not over...we have much still to reform there as well as our ecclessiology I think.
Jason
Jason,
Agree....I am a bridge builder and do not want to through the baby out with the bath water in terms of theology. It is important for us to respect the reformation and even American Revivalism. I love this era of church history even with all its problems. I love early church history too. Lets push the discussion to its dialectic synthesis. I think we will find many win-win solutions if we respect all the voices in the discussion.
I left a comment that isn't showinmg up (so here is the gist).
Jason brings up the need for discussion on theological fronts as well. I agree but most importantly we need to allow the dialectic of discussion to nurture well rounded and edifying solutions to our "praxis" predicament. It is vital to respect all of church history including early history, reformation history and even American revival history including pentacostalism.
brad
Hey Brad,
I felt so many things about what you were saying here, that I just decided to write a post about it. You can check it out if you get a minute.
Peace!
Michele
You make some good points that I assume you won't mind my linking (since you DID rip off my sidebar). I think your blog is great. Some blogs show what's going on in the head while others show what life looks like when you think the way that you are blogging.
Does that make sense?
p.s. I updated my sidebar from the NOMINEE logo to the FINALIST logo. Go on. Take it. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, ya know.
Congrats on winning the EB award for "Best Evangelical Blog-Ministry."
You deserve it, now to read this post...
I did??? WOW. No way?!??! Thanks for telling me.
brad
I can remember trying to convince you that blogging was a good idea, which was just what, six months ago? Now your blog wins an award! Wow, I’m proud of you Brad. I’m still lucky if I get a “nice picture” post on my blog! What will the next six months hold?
Back on topic, I agree with Jason post. Blogging can be on target as you suggest, but it can also be used to show the world who you are. We have seen some of this with your outstanding music, and occasional glimpse into your musical tastes, but there is room for much more. People need to know what kind of person is behind the message. Your message is truth, yet is supported by a genuinely good guy, which is a good thing. Personal expression, artistic expressing, and establishing a community are all things that you can use to open the door.
joe
Thanks for your kind words on pastors' blogging. I agree about the need for agenda, goals, and purpose in blogging. My blog, for example, is aimed at helping improve sermons and those who deliver them. Others, like Mr. Standfast are devotional, and others, like As I See it Now, are more personal journeys.
Someone once convinced me that congratulations are a sub-Christian concept, but as for winning the EBA -- good for you!
MoJoey,
Thanks for the friendship. I will take your advice and open up and share more personal journey stuff...
Tanks again,
brad
Congrats on your award.
It seems you assume that everyone has the same intentions of blogging as perhaps you do. I agree, I see a ton of crap, but I cannot expect most folks to have the same motive as me when it comes to blogging. I am not so certain "blogging" should make a difference if it is not intended. I would add that perhaps blogging is making a difference in the individuals who read one another's blogs and learn or expand their library as a result. Blogging for many may be nothing more than a release or pure fun.
Thanks,
Rick
I'm happy with my blog content right now. I am writing stuff that is getting picked up and linked to in non-Christian forums. It's reaching people who have an interest in the topic I post on. You are very focused on the church Brad - but it isn't everyone's focus. I find some great content out there. There's too much for me too mention. I guess we see it differently. I do agree that content is important. What the content is about will vary - but that's ok.
And... Congrats on the award!
Brad,
I have spent the last few months trying to learn HTTP, and bloging essentials. I have a story to tell, and started on a WUSIWUG site to relieve the command to start in my spirit. This is about my second week, and the words are still stacking up in me. Perhaps this may be a small part of what you are looking for in blogs,
In Christ, Pete
Not to be picky but I am started and ended this post with speaking of blogging using the Luther analogy. Thus the last line is "if it is appropriate to use Luther and blogging in the same breath...". The pre-supposition is if we are speaking about blogging as "this big revolution" then we need to realize its the the ol' beer in the mug not the mug itself that makes the room dance.
brad
Sure. But not everyone is talking about blogging being "this big revolution". Some are. And it may be. I still think there needs to be liberty with content. To be honest Brad I don't see the need to focus on content because of the "revolution". I focus on content because I am a writer and I want to produce quality. I am resistant to content becoming "organised" if you see what I mean.
I have been blurb-blogging from the perspective of a non-leader for several weeks about aspects of church that need to be more purposeful.
I hope that Pastor's don't start to think that blogging is about talking to each other, but that some of you start talking and listening to views from the pews. 
EXACTLY!! I think the beauty of blogging is the democracy of it all. We all get to play within the marketplace of ideas and not just the "leaders". The wall has been broken down.
brad
That is the ideal I think - I"m not so sure it's what actually exists. But yes, I agree with your last comment.
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