THE CHRISTIAN BLOGOSPHERE CONVENTION (GodBlogCon)
Posted By Paul on January 27, 2005
Hey, don’t know if you have heard about this yet or not, but this thing is really taking off.
Apparently it all started with Hugh Hewitt saying:
Rick Warren or some other far seeing pastor with a big facility and conference organizing experience ought to convene a conference on blogging and the Church, and invite all the God bloggers and interested pastors and parachurch workers to meet and confer on the new communication platform. If someone throws that party, I’ll endlessly promote it. But I hope that organizer invites some secular bloggers so that the Godblogcon I isn’t as hopelessly narrow in scope as the Harvard gathering. And don’t hold it where the temps get down to zero.
Then Dr Andrew Jackson of SmartChristian got involved and it has continued to blogroll, so to speak:
POST #2: Andy Jackson writes (January 22, 2005)
Well, I’m on the pastoral staff of an Arizona (Mesa) mega-church with a 2,000 theater seat auditorium with a mega-screen that we could likely use. I will organize it if there is real widespread interest. But Hugh would have to do more than promote it, he would have to be a keynote speaker. I can guarentee him that the temps will not get down to zero. Oh ya, be sure to order Hugh’s book Blog today. Just think, blogging near, from, or in the Grand Canyon.
POST #3: Hugh Hewitt e-mailed me (Andy Jackson) and said “run with it.†However, he also said we should have at least 50 to 100 committed bloggers or we should pull the plug. So, speak up now or forever hold your peace. Get this announcement out on your blogs and let’s see who has an ear to hear what the Spirit is saying.
POST #4: Hugh Hewitt says “he is in.†(read more…)
I am definitely in for this. I think this is an excellent idea, and I want to be in on it, learning new ideas, new ways of doing things, new trends, whatever.
I’ve been sold on blogging for almost 2 years now, and I’ve encouraged several others to also become bloggers. I’ve also endured about a million, “huh, what’s a blog?” responses.
Anyways, it’s no secret that our financial situation is way past pitiful right now. So, I need your help to get to the GodBlogCon. Make use of some of the book and music ads on this site. If you care to donate outright, use the Paypal button to do so. Unless you specifically state otherwise, I’ll use those funds exclusively for this trip.
And if it comes down to it, I’ll hitch hike cross country to get there. (Hey, I did it when I was 16, I ought to be able to do it again, right?) In any case, I’m determined to be there. And to promote it.
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