Showing posts with label blog review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog review. Show all posts

Introducing: Andy Back

OK, just a couple of weeks between introductions and so get your comments at the ready to say hello to the blog of Mr Andy Back.

Location: Birmingham
Church: Church Central, Birmingham
Blogging since: 26th September 2008
Frequency: Currently a bit infrequent
Content: personal, church, book reviews
Post length: Varies from the quite long to the pretty snappy
Blog Type: Another Blogger blogger
Design: Rounders 2 2-column template from blogger. I started with this one, so I can't be snobby.

Introducing: Beauty from Ashes

Once again I'm being slow in introducing more blogs but there's some comfort in the number of new Newfrontiers bloggers being discovered has also slowed. So next up is Amy Farrer and her blog Beauty from Ashes. Do stop by and read her blog and leave her some encouragement in the comments.

Location: Doesn't say but I'm guessing Loughborough
Church: Another guess but I think The Well Church
Blog Birth: Looks like Amy began in August 2008
Frequency: About one post a week
Content: Categories include church, Leadership, money, marriage and students plus others
Post length: Spot on I reckon, not so long that I get bored but not so short that it has nothing to say
Blog Type: Another WordPress one for you
Design: 2 columns, blue background. Looks good.

Introducing: Theologising

So I'm still catching up with the letter A, we're over 70 blogs now so I think it will be some while before we get down to Wendy! So introducing Theologising, the blog of Adam Bradley. Do stop by, have a look around and leave some comments which is a great way of encouraging a fellow blogger.

Location: Attleborough, Norfolk, UK
Church: Christ Community Church, Attleborough
Blog Birth: By the look of the archives, August 2008
Frequency: Something most weeks, often several times a week
Content: Preaching, leadership, theology, church life
Post length: Good mix of the short paragraph post to the longer interviews with leaders like Greg Haslam (amongst others)
Blog Type: One for the WordPress fans among you
Design: 3 column main posts in the middle, white background, with a grey & black text scheme

Introducing: A Path Less Followed

A problem has developed in my blog review methodology, we're discovering more blogs than I'm reviewing. So I have to backtrack to a few more 'A's or I'll get very confused. I've also changed it from 'Review' (which it wasn't really) to 'Introducing' (which it is really). So introducing Ali, Emily and Jess who together blog at A Path Less Followed. Do take a look and leave an encouraging comment

Location: Brighton, UK
Church: Church of Christ the King, Brighton
Blog Birth: 18th August 2008
Frequency: At least 2 or 3 posts a week
Content: theology, faith, spirituality, life
Post length: Some punchy posts but definitely some scrolling required for others
Blog Type: These are Blogger girls
Design: 2 column with a green feel and a big picture of a path

Blog Review: Andy Robinson

Slowly working our way down the As in our blog previews we come to Andy Robinson's blog. As always, go and take a look, broaden your horizons and leave a nice comment of encouragement to a fellow blogger.

Location: Horsham, UK
Church: Kings Church, Horsham
Blog Birth: September 2008
Frequency: Averaging about 1 post a week but sometimes there are more
Content: Andy has his own sermons for download available which makes it a good resource blog, plus, top 3 categories are relationships, current affairs and miracles! So quite varied.
Post length: Some are short and snappy and well, some are a quite a bit longer than that
Blog Type: Andy uses WordPress
Design: Clean 3-column design with a blue feel (officially known as Andreas09)

Blog Review: Andrew Fountain

Next up for a blog review is our first Canadian Newfrontiers blogger (are there any others out there?) Andrew Fountain. Andrew leads New Life Church, Toronto. I don't know Andrew but its clear he reads meaty theological books and has some good things to say, he just doesn't say them very often! Do have a look, leave a comment and perhaps encourage him to post a few more.

Location: Toronto
Church: Newlife Church
Blog Birth: July 2006
Frequency: Not often, only two so far this year
Content: church planting, theology, book reviews
Post length: Spot on - neither too long or too short
Blog type: No idea
Design: 3 column, clean and crisp.

Blog Review: Adrian Warnock

Next up is the godfather of Christian blogs - Adrian Warnock has been blogging since, well almost since blogs began (or at least it seems like that). It's a massive blog, with posts going back to 2003 and has loads of quality content - live blogging of conferences including Together on a Mission and New Word Alive, interviews, videos, audio and some really respected names have had the Warnie treatment - Terry Virgo, Mark Driscoll, Don Carson, John Piper, Wayne Grudem...the list goes on. So, for all aspiring bloggers....Adrian Warnock's blog has almost become a must add to your blog feed (whatever you use). Here's the facts:

Location: London
Church: Jubilee Church, London
Blog birth: April 2003
Frequency: Every day (sometimes more than once)
Content: Broad - Church life, wider christian leader interviews, books, quotes, sermons
Post length: Varies - from the very long to the not quite short
Comments: Adrian used to get loads of comments, but have now been removed. Not a problem most bloggers have!
Blog type: No idea...
Design: 3 column, white background and despite Adrian being a committed Mac user personally the design is the least appealing (to me at least) part of his blog. But substance should always be more important that style!

Blog Review: Adrian Birks

Adrian by virtue of his initials, is first up for a blog review. Sean Green made a comment when I first floated the idea, that we all blog for different reasons and we're on the same side. So, I've dropped the score idea and instead thought I'd start with just descriptions....so here goes....

Location: Woking
Church: The Coign Church
Blog Birth: March 2008
Frequency: About 1 post a week
Content: Mix of personal family life, book reviews and thoughts on church
Post length: To the point, no waffling here!
Comments: Allowed (so I've made one!)
Blog type: Blogger
Design: 2 column, using a standard blogger template - rounders 3
Showing posts with label blog review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog review. Show all posts

Introducing: Andy Back

OK, just a couple of weeks between introductions and so get your comments at the ready to say hello to the blog of Mr Andy Back.

Location: Birmingham
Church: Church Central, Birmingham
Blogging since: 26th September 2008
Frequency: Currently a bit infrequent
Content: personal, church, book reviews
Post length: Varies from the quite long to the pretty snappy
Blog Type: Another Blogger blogger
Design: Rounders 2 2-column template from blogger. I started with this one, so I can't be snobby.

Introducing: Beauty from Ashes

Once again I'm being slow in introducing more blogs but there's some comfort in the number of new Newfrontiers bloggers being discovered has also slowed. So next up is Amy Farrer and her blog Beauty from Ashes. Do stop by and read her blog and leave her some encouragement in the comments.

Location: Doesn't say but I'm guessing Loughborough
Church: Another guess but I think The Well Church
Blog Birth: Looks like Amy began in August 2008
Frequency: About one post a week
Content: Categories include church, Leadership, money, marriage and students plus others
Post length: Spot on I reckon, not so long that I get bored but not so short that it has nothing to say
Blog Type: Another WordPress one for you
Design: 2 columns, blue background. Looks good.

Introducing: Theologising

So I'm still catching up with the letter A, we're over 70 blogs now so I think it will be some while before we get down to Wendy! So introducing Theologising, the blog of Adam Bradley. Do stop by, have a look around and leave some comments which is a great way of encouraging a fellow blogger.

Location: Attleborough, Norfolk, UK
Church: Christ Community Church, Attleborough
Blog Birth: By the look of the archives, August 2008
Frequency: Something most weeks, often several times a week
Content: Preaching, leadership, theology, church life
Post length: Good mix of the short paragraph post to the longer interviews with leaders like Greg Haslam (amongst others)
Blog Type: One for the WordPress fans among you
Design: 3 column main posts in the middle, white background, with a grey & black text scheme

Introducing: A Path Less Followed

A problem has developed in my blog review methodology, we're discovering more blogs than I'm reviewing. So I have to backtrack to a few more 'A's or I'll get very confused. I've also changed it from 'Review' (which it wasn't really) to 'Introducing' (which it is really). So introducing Ali, Emily and Jess who together blog at A Path Less Followed. Do take a look and leave an encouraging comment

Location: Brighton, UK
Church: Church of Christ the King, Brighton
Blog Birth: 18th August 2008
Frequency: At least 2 or 3 posts a week
Content: theology, faith, spirituality, life
Post length: Some punchy posts but definitely some scrolling required for others
Blog Type: These are Blogger girls
Design: 2 column with a green feel and a big picture of a path

Blog Review: Andy Robinson

Slowly working our way down the As in our blog previews we come to Andy Robinson's blog. As always, go and take a look, broaden your horizons and leave a nice comment of encouragement to a fellow blogger.

Location: Horsham, UK
Church: Kings Church, Horsham
Blog Birth: September 2008
Frequency: Averaging about 1 post a week but sometimes there are more
Content: Andy has his own sermons for download available which makes it a good resource blog, plus, top 3 categories are relationships, current affairs and miracles! So quite varied.
Post length: Some are short and snappy and well, some are a quite a bit longer than that
Blog Type: Andy uses WordPress
Design: Clean 3-column design with a blue feel (officially known as Andreas09)

Blog Review: Andrew Fountain

Next up for a blog review is our first Canadian Newfrontiers blogger (are there any others out there?) Andrew Fountain. Andrew leads New Life Church, Toronto. I don't know Andrew but its clear he reads meaty theological books and has some good things to say, he just doesn't say them very often! Do have a look, leave a comment and perhaps encourage him to post a few more.

Location: Toronto
Church: Newlife Church
Blog Birth: July 2006
Frequency: Not often, only two so far this year
Content: church planting, theology, book reviews
Post length: Spot on - neither too long or too short
Blog type: No idea
Design: 3 column, clean and crisp.

Blog Review: Adrian Warnock

Next up is the godfather of Christian blogs - Adrian Warnock has been blogging since, well almost since blogs began (or at least it seems like that). It's a massive blog, with posts going back to 2003 and has loads of quality content - live blogging of conferences including Together on a Mission and New Word Alive, interviews, videos, audio and some really respected names have had the Warnie treatment - Terry Virgo, Mark Driscoll, Don Carson, John Piper, Wayne Grudem...the list goes on. So, for all aspiring bloggers....Adrian Warnock's blog has almost become a must add to your blog feed (whatever you use). Here's the facts:

Location: London
Church: Jubilee Church, London
Blog birth: April 2003
Frequency: Every day (sometimes more than once)
Content: Broad - Church life, wider christian leader interviews, books, quotes, sermons
Post length: Varies - from the very long to the not quite short
Comments: Adrian used to get loads of comments, but have now been removed. Not a problem most bloggers have!
Blog type: No idea...
Design: 3 column, white background and despite Adrian being a committed Mac user personally the design is the least appealing (to me at least) part of his blog. But substance should always be more important that style!

Blog Review: Adrian Birks

Adrian by virtue of his initials, is first up for a blog review. Sean Green made a comment when I first floated the idea, that we all blog for different reasons and we're on the same side. So, I've dropped the score idea and instead thought I'd start with just descriptions....so here goes....

Location: Woking
Church: The Coign Church
Blog Birth: March 2008
Frequency: About 1 post a week
Content: Mix of personal family life, book reviews and thoughts on church
Post length: To the point, no waffling here!
Comments: Allowed (so I've made one!)
Blog type: Blogger
Design: 2 column, using a standard blogger template - rounders 3

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