jonnybaker

looks like a good crowd

bloggers get together at greenbelt looks like being well attended. sign up, come along (if you're not at maggi's seminar).

hadge and smallritual on the move

a couple of blog changes if you haven't spotted them...

hadge is now blogging here (formerly ogblog) | steve collins has started a new blog here (formerly small ritual though don't change that link as there is so much fab stuff on that site!)

blogger users do this...

following my last post, i have checked and blogger users can have an atom feed. but if you have never set it up, it may not happen automatically unless you set your blog up after atom feeds were an option. so to set it up when you are logged in just go to settings and select site feed. then select yes. even if it says yes already it seems you need to save it if you haven't done so before. that is it! then everyone with a newsreader can read your blog via that. if you don't know what i'm talking about trust me and set it up!....

alternative hymnal and youthmultimedia

have added alternative hymnal run by darren wright and his personal blog accidental theoblogian. a good blend of alt worship, music and reflection... darren is part of a network of people discussing youthmultimedia in a yahoo discussion group. if you're interested go to youthmultimedia...

this is the intro blurb to alternative hymnal...

Have you ever:
- Sat in Church and cried as the organist played "Shine Jesus Shine" on the pipe organ at half pace?
- Tried playing a Beatles song in Church and been told that it's "too modern" for this congregation?
- Wondered what the words meant during the course of singing a hymn at church?
- Been caught whistling a U2, Radiohead or Moby song in Church

blog tools

i'm a bit behind on this one but good blog tools roundup at theooze from jordon

more blogs...

a couple of newish uk bloggers...

theshinyheadedprophet (aka rob) - caught up with rob at blah... and it turns out that he is going to be taking on the job at yfc (reworked somewhat) that i used to do - up the revolution!

pete leveson who lives in ealing and networks the london baptists in youth ministry and (i think) emerging church stuff. he was also spotted at blah...

photos of san fransisco added

i have added a photo album of our trip so far. all these pics are taken in the bay area - mainly san fransisco...

blogger is back and revamped

blogger has had a revamp and looks great and is free! i moved to typepad because i wanted more options and am very happy with it but do have to pay for the service.

info on what's new is here and i have had a quick look and it looks very user friendly with lots of features. cool....

if you have been thinking of starting a blog this could be a great option!

submergence

submergence is karen ward's new blog. looking forward to meeting karen next week and again in the summer when she is bringing a crowd to this year's greenbelt.

there's an article about apostles church in seattle in episcopal life....

have added submergence to the blog list...

holy huddle blogging...

interesting post and debate in the commets on the post at living room on holy huddle blogging which is about whether christian blogs are just read by christians and therefore insular. i confess that i whilst it's interesting, just get on with it!!!!!

i think by virtue of putting stuff out there you'll get readers of all sorts. i blog with typepad. like many people i often click on some of the latest updated sites - i'm sure i get readers that way. i get plenty of readers via google often as a result of typing in strange things (i remember the discovery at one stage that we had had visitors to the grace web site who had typed naked fat men wearing tights into google!!!) - visitors who type say 'thom yorke' who find out i've written about radiohead or 'alternative worship' and discover some groups they can relate to. does it matter what is christian and what isn't? not to me.... i want to live life - part of that is a buzz about following christ and particularly the adventure of the connection between faith and new media/culture stuff - hence the worship tricks, but it's also a genuine interest in film, music, art, flash, fun stuff, resistance to capitalism and a whole host of other stuff...

if all you do is church stuff yes that's a problem but other than that chill out and get on with it....