The Blogging Church

By Jason

12 Mar 2007

The Bloggin Church

The Blogging Church is a new book by Brian Bailey. I think it is one of the most readable, and practical guides to blogging I have come across, and is something I wish was around when I started out.

The book whilst using US examples still translates well in the internet global village. This is not a tech oriented book, or a high level philosophy of blogging, rather it is a fantastic overview of how blogging started, what it’s about, how to think through starting a blog, how to integrate it into church and community life, what makes a good blog etc.

If you want to understand blogs, want to get into blogging, want to improve your blog, I’m sure this book will be a superb investment. It’s one I’m going to recommend regularly.

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  1. Comment by Duncan McFadzean

    11.55 pm on 12 Mar 2007

    I’m reading it too, just blogged about it yesterday in fact. Would be interesting to have a bit more “emerging/Emergent” input in it, as well as more non-US input, but a well worthwhile read all the same. I did think it was a bit ironic I had to buy a book to read about blogs. Is that not the wrong way round?

  2. Comment by Tom

    7.17 pm on 13 Mar 2007

    Duncan, I’m with you. I also see the irony in having to buy a book to read about blogs. It does seem to betray the medium it seeks to commend.

  3. Comment by Jason Clark

    8.22 pm on 13 Mar 2007

    Hi Tom & Duncan, so are you saying all resources whould be in the same medium as the medium they are supporting?

    In that case we’d never read a book about how to play football better, or how to fix a car, or how to cook a meal etc. ;-)

    Just as we read blogs that explain books.

  4. Comment by nakedpastor

    10.54 am on 14 Mar 2007

    thanks for the book suggestion. i’m going to check it out.

  5. Comment by Tom

    5.33 pm on 14 Mar 2007

    Jase, it’s really just an observation from me. My opinion, nothing more, really.

    I’m not in a very good position to know if ink and paper was the best channel through which to deliver a message about blogging. Blogging, however, is best done by, well, blogging. Or by watching someone else blog over a (long) period of time. Before I entered the blogosphere, I watched you, Andrew Jones, and Scot McKnight for at least a year. I also began to build relationships with those who had some experience bringing would-be bloggers online.

    And I don’t intend to be snarky here, but if I wanted to learn how to play football, fix a car, or cook a meal, I’d go hang around with someone who could show me how. Buying a book would be a last resort for me.

  6. Comment by Jason

    8.00 pm on 14 Mar 2007

    Hi Tom, I’m still surprised at your surprise :-) We use mixed media all the time, and for many people print media is incredible suitable for learning about other media, we do it all the time with other areas of life and learning?

    The book is base around learning a new media, and would benefit people who will never blog being able to understand more about blogging, it helps people who need ot get better at bloggin who might find the process of going around the internet themselves harder than reading the book, and for those used to blogging, it is something to carry around that doesn’t need a screen and internet connection, and yet enables you to learn?

    It’s not for everyone but I’m still unconvinced that we can only learn from media that is the same as the media we are working in! :-)

    1. Comment by Tom

      8.08 pm on 14 Mar 2007

      You’re starting to bring me around, Jason. Your use of smiley faces is wildly persuasive. :-)

  7. Comment by Lyn

    9.39 pm on 14 Mar 2007

    I must admit that I’m a reader, so a book or the internet is usually my first stop – unless I wanted to learn a skill like football (never! ;0) which is more physically based etc.

    I do agree with Tom, I’ve watched a few blogs before taking mine more seriously.

    Thanks for the recommendation Jason, I’ve informed a few friends who I think may be interested in the book.

  8. Comment by James Prescott

    10.45 am on 16 Mar 2007

    Interesting. I might have a read. I’m writing more and more stuff for my own blog now so a few tips might be worthwhile, especially as I’m no techno-geek and can’t do stuff like pictures, videos etc on my own really. Thanks for the recommendation.

  9. Comment by James Prescott

    10.55 am on 16 Mar 2007

    Just been reading about your ‘purpose driven blog’ idea as well. I think Blogging is an aspect of ministry that maybe we don’t take as seriously as we possibly could, which is why this blog is so good. It does what a blog should be doing.

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