My Hope for Christian Blog
I have a dream. Wait a minute, I think that line has been used. I have a hope for this Christian Blog site and I will share it with you. This is not my only blog. I have a couple of other blogs that get a fair amount of traffic. One of them is God’s Daytimer which is a blog where I do a five minute almost daily devotional. The other one is Internet Pastor where I put copies of the sermons and Bible studies I do, as well as answer questions about the Bible and Christian living. So, why start this Christian Blog?
I have been reading a lot of Christian blogs and there are some very good ones. I hope that on this blog, I can write about and then discuss issues about Christianity with poeple from all over the world. At the church I pastor, I often have people tell me that I make the message easy to understand. I always chuckle a little to myself. The reality is my thinking process is kind of simple. I don’t use a lot of big words and I try and talk about the heart of the issue. It is my thought that there is some room in the blogosphere for a Christian blog like that. At least, that is my hope.
I am officially launching this blog on January 1, 2009 (I actually started it a week before that day). It will obviously take some time for this site to begin to generate traffic. If you are finding this site, I would ask you to do me a favor and leave me a comment on how you found the site. Thanks!
God’s Daytimer
The Christian Blog site recommends our featured site, God’s Daytimer. God’s Daytimer is a website designed to be a place to spend a few minutes each day to connect with God. The Online Bible Studies page provides a short daily Bible study and hopefully a time for a moment of reflection.
Check out our latest feature on God’s Daytimer, Fifteen Minutes With God. This is an opportunity for you to spend fifteen minutes with God by following the Lord’s Prayer as a model. Click here to go to the Fifteen Minutes With God page. This will help you to develop a consistent daily prayer time.
As you end your quiet time don’t forget to check out what’s happening in the world. Click here to go to the Christian World News stories page. This will help you to direct your prayers more effectively.
We have included the RSS feed for God’s Daytimer on this site for your convenience.
Internet Pastor Online
The Christian Blog site is happy to present the Internet Pastor Online site. Internet Pastor Online is here to help answer the tough questions we all face. You can ask questions about living in the Kingdom of God, about the Bible, and anything else that might affect the life of believers. You can use the Ask the Pastor page to send in your questions. You will find helpful reading materials recommended by the Internet Pastor on the Products page. We also encourage you to take time to respond to the articles and to comments that other readers leave.
Internet Pastor Online | Ministry is provided for education and entertainment purposes. This site is in no way a substitute for a relationship with a local church/pastor or with a licensed counselor when necessary. We look forward to spending time with you in the days ahead.
We have included the RSS feed for Internet Pastor Online on this site for your convenience.
Christian Book Club
The Christian Blog site is pleased to introduce you to the Christian Book Club Online. The Christian Book Club is a place for people who enjoy reading to get together online and share their thoughts and questions. On the first of each month a new book and a new round of discussion is started. The book being read is divided into four sections and at the beginning of each week a new discussion ensues. All you need to do is come to the site whenever you can during that week and add your own comments and also respond to the comments of others. The Christian Book Club operates at its best when you participate with your comments. We will read old classics, new offerings, and even from time to time some books that are kicking up a little controversy. A book being selected for club reading is not necessarily an endorsement of the book. You are free to agree and disagree with the authors. The hope is to be able to read from a wide range of Christian thought.
Christian Book Club Books
To find out what books we are reading currently and in the months ahead go to the Christian Book Club Books page. If you don’t already have the book you can order it right there by clicking on the icon of the book. You will then be directed to either the Amazon.com or CBD.com sites where you can make arrangements to get your copy.
Questions or Suggestions
If you have any questions about how the club works or you would like to make suggestions about books you would like to see the club read, go to the Contact page and fill out the information on the form. We will answer your questions and appreciate your suggestions.
Church Growth Consulting
On the Christian Blog site we are bringing to you a group of featured websites to help you in all areas of Christian Blogging. We would like to introduce you to Church Growth Consulting.
This is a helpful website with a lot of free information on church growth and church growth ideas. They also offer very reasonable church growth consulting services. The following is taken from the Church Growth Consulting site:
This site was born out of my passion to share with pastors some ideas for helping to grow the church. You can find a wealth of ideas about church growth by reading through the articles on Church Growth | Software and Consulting. You can read about how to set up a web ministry or church website. You can read about servant evangelism projects. You can read about how to think through the process of helping your church to grow. I have spent my ministry figuring out how to do things that people said couldn’t be done. Your church is to small to do that. You need to wait until you have more money or more people or more this or that. It seems to me that there is a scripture that says “With God, all things are possible.” I like to think of this site as Church Consulting for pastors and churches that really can’t afford it. To that end, you will find a wealth of information for free on this site. If you need a little extra help I can help you to work through a lot of issues over the phone. Go to the Church Growth Consulting page and read about the service we provide. We can help you think through a lot of different areas of ministry. Below is a partial list:
- The Advantages of Multiple Services (even for small churches)
- Church Planting (Starting a church)
- Pastor Transition (Good and Bad)
- Servant Evangelism / Outreach Ideas
- Short Term Mission Trips
- Affinity Groups
- Small Groups
- Raising Up and Training Future Leaders
- Internet Ministry
- Internet Radio Station
- Video Venues
- Prayer and Ministry Team Training
- Pastor to Pastor Mentoring / Encouragement / Prayer
- Recovery Ministry
Feel free to contact me with any questions. I always try to answer as many questions as I can by email and of course for free. I look forward to hearing from you. I hope you enjoy Church Growth Consulting and encourage you to sign up for the free RSS feed or email subscription.
We have included the RSS feed on the right had side of this site so that you can click on the latest articles they have published.
Church Webmaster
At Christian Blog we want to introduce you to another helpful website called Church Web Master. The Church Web Master provides a wide array of services to help you utilize the Internet in growing your church. The potential impact of the Internet is an amazing thing.
“The Church Web Master is here to help churches with their web ministries and church websites. The Internet offers a huge ministry field and yet some churches have not yet moved into the ministry because of a lack of expertise or people power. That’s where Church Web Master steps in. We offer a wide range of services and plans to help your church get involved in this exciting area of ministry. We look forward to laboring with you in the future to advance the Kingdom of God and hope that you will consider us your Church Web Master Online!”
Not only does the site provide a lot of information for potential church webmasters, it also offers some very reasonable services for setting up and even maintaining church websites. People who are searching for churches today use the Internet. You need to have an Internet presence!
