I want to tell you about something new that I'm
involved with. I'm currently helping two organizations setup their own network
of blogs. In each case I'm acting as a kind of shepherd, mentor, and advisor.
Both organizations hope to form something like the Salon.com blog community
where Real Live Preacher was launched back in 2002. I loved that community. I
was saddened when Salon ran out of energy for promoting it. But it gave a lot of
good bloggers a great start. One of the organizations I'm working with is the
Christian Century. That network will be primarily for serious
theological writers, though we'll be looking for laypersons as well. I'll give
you more information about that one in a week or two.
For today, I want to talk to you about the
High
Calling blog network. The High Calling is a non-profit
organization in San Antonio. They have one basic message, and it is a good one.
It is perhaps the most important message that modern, first-world Christians
need to hear.
You should live like Christ in the
workplace. If you are a Christian, your faith should be more than words.
Your faith ought to change the way you live and act in your professional
life.
That message is why I'm proud to write for
these folks from time to time.
I've developed some friendships within the
organization, and we had a conversation that ended with the High Calling
deciding to offer blogs to Christians who are living and working in the real
world. These blogs are not primarily for clergypersons, though we will have some
clergy involved too. What we want most are blogs written by Christian men and
women trying to live authentic lives at work. Let me be clear about a three
things. First, we're not telling you what to write about. You can
write about anything you want. But if you are a person who is attempting to live
an authentic Christian life in the workplace, we feel that issue is going to
come out naturally in your writing. Second, we're not looking for
"churchy" writers. We want people who write about real life and real living.
Third, you don't have to be a great writer to be in this network. Not
at all. This is a network of blogs. Some of the people might be talented
writers, but that's not the focus of this network. We want to hear from regular
people about their lives and jobs.
What will being in this network do for
you? Two things: Your site will be promoted at the High Calling Website.
People will find you. And, I'll be reading the High Calling Bloggers, leaving
comments, and writing reviews of their work. If you produce something good, it
might get featured at the High Calling site, which would be cool, right?
Look, I know what it is like to be a blogger.
You pour your heart out into your writing. It's nice when someone reads it. This
is a chance to be in a network that can get your blog noticed. No risk. No cost.
Why not give it a try?
You can join the network in two ways. If you
don't have a blog but have been thinking about starting one, we'll host it for
you and set you up with WordPress. No charge. If you already have a blog, you
can put the High Calling Blog Network logo on your site, linked back to the High
Calling.
Check it out - HighCallingBlogs.com
Notice the various professional categories
on the right. If you know of a blogger who might like being in this network, let
them know about us.
rlp
