Book Blogging?
Brian McLaren is on a nation-wide tour this year and next promoting and talking about his new book, Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crisis, and a Revolution of Hope. Here in the Pacific Southwest District, we are organizing a group to hear him when he speaks in San Diego next March.
One thought has been on my mind the past few days. . . there are lots of people who drop-in on this site and some who write on the site. Would you be interested if I set-up one page on this site that would focus on blogging on a particular book?
Martin mentioned that he’s reading the above mentioned book. I need to read the book. Others in the PSWD will be reading the book for Brian’s appearance in San Diego. It might be interesting if we read the book together and posted comments on a new page for this site. If it would be helpful, I could set-up a reading schedule, so that we would be more likely to post comments on the same book section. Or, we could just post comments without any organization.
What do you think? If a few of you post comments to this post and like the idea, I’ll be happy to set it up!
Blessings,
Jeff Glass
06 Nov 2007 Jeff Glass
Count me IN! But let’s wait till after Jan. 1. If I have to read it on a schedule, then we better wait… it’s deer season you know!
I bought that book the week before General Board so I could read it in the airport and in all my spare time. Had no spare time, and put my book in my suitcase and couldn’t read it at the airport. Oh well, best laid plans. So all of that to say – my daughter and I read the first 3 pages together and can’t wait to get more into it!!
Thanks Kate and Martin for your responses. I got another positive response via email. Martin, I like your idea about starting this in January. We are all busy, getting focused on holiday stuff.
There are 8 sections in the book. What would you think of taking one section per week, starting January 1st?
Are there others who like this idea?
Jeff
I think I would enjoy reading together, though since I am at Bethany now, I do a lot of required and unrequired reading already.
I would like to write some reviews of the books I have been reading.
One of my thesis propositions to connect young adults and the church is to examine the type of church that might prove to be a place where young adults want to come. In other words, instead of blaming young adults for not liking or feeling comfortable in “our” churches, we need to see what needs to be done for them to be able to contribute, minister, and grow.
As you all have noticed, few churches are doing that well.
I just found this website, so hope to catch up on posts and do some responding and questioning.
I get way behind on Brian’s books, haven’t finished one in about three years! Marla
Hey Marla,
Thought you already did the Bethany thing?! Anyways, you really must check out Mark Batterson @ National Community Church and Ebenezers and Evotional. Mark is leading a church of God that is reaching tons of young adults in the DC metro area. They meet at theaters — 3 different ones at subway stops in the DC area and have a coffe shop called Ebenezers that they use as a worship space too… phenominal!
I’m in. 40 pages into the new McLaren, but I will make good notes for a conversation after the first of the year. No deer season for me, but plenty going on.
Russ
Hey all,
count me in as I am in about the same place that Russ is with the book…let me know when this conversation will start.
Ryan