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Conversations lead to mission
Church renewal expert Dave Daubert makes the point that mission often arises when a God-inspired word invokes “real conversations among the faithful.” When a person shifts from listening into genuine conversation they open themselves up to deeper levels of engagement which prompt insight, application, action, and innovation.
In the same way, the Nazarene blogging community is intended to be [...]
Sites are only as strong as their content
I would like to thank many of you for your recent comments and suggestions. These are so helpful!
We plan to add a “members” section to our blogging community that will go into more detail about each blog and the type of content they tend to feature. The current “members” section will morph into [...]
Blogs must wait on authentication before being finalized
A main reason for starting Nazarene Blogs is to solicit a particular point of view: Those who want to extend their faith journey into the blogosphere in ways that build, connect, and uplift Christ and the Church (particularly the Church of the Nazarene). Sure, there are many legitimate reasons for starting all types of blogs, [...]
ISPs may keep you from signing up for a blog
Happy New Year!
Again, I’m sorry that some of you are having trouble getting signed-up for blogs. Our tech team has determined that some ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are blocking the confirmation emails. If you are having such trouble, please check with your email provider or the folks handling tech support and see if they are [...]
Having Troubling Getting Your Blog Set-up?
Hey Would-be Nazarene Bloggers:
I was very encouraged to see that we had some new bloggers sign-up for sites over the weekend. At the same time, I got a few emails from some saying they had trouble getting their blog set up (in particular that you did not receive a confirmation e-mail). It could be that some people’s ISPs [...]
NazareneBlogs.Org Provides Free Blogs to Nazarenes
I’d like to share with you a press release that will go out in NCN News later today:
“Blogs are being used by people in every profession and sub-culture to exert influence and provide thought leadership,” reported Bryon McLaughlin, administrator for NazareneBlogs.Org. “With this in mind, we’ve developed a denominationally-sponsored online blogging community to allow Nazarenes [...]