Brian Bailey & Terry Storch 
The Blogging Church 
Sharing the Story of Your Church Through Blogs

The Blogging Church offers church leaders a field manual forusing the social phenomenon of blogs to connect people and buildcommunities in a whole new way. Inside you will find the why, what, and how of blogging in the local church. Filled with illustrativeexamples and practical advice, the authors answer key questionslearned on the frontlines of ministry: Is blogging a tool or atoy? What problems will blogging solve? How does it benefitministry? How do I build a great blog? and Who am I bloggingfor?

The Blogging Church is a handbook that will inspire andequip you to join the conversation.

The book includes contributions from five of the most popularbloggers in the world–Robert Scoble, Dave Winer, Kathy Sierra, Guy Kawasaki, and Merlin Mann, as well as interviews withblogging pastors such as Mark Driscoll, Craig Groeschel, Tony Morgan, Perry Noble, Greg Surratt, Mark Batterson, and manymore.

Table of Content

About Leadership Network.

Foreword.

Preface.

ONE: The Story of Blogging.

TWO: Why Blog?

Five Questions with Mark Driscoll.

THREE: Share News.

FOUR: Cast Vision.

Five Questions with Perry Noble.

FIVE: Reach Out.

SIX: Connect Your Staff.

Five Questions with Craig Groeschel.

SEVEN: Learn from Others.

EIGHT: Spread the Word.

Five Questions with Church Marketing Sucks.

NINE: Get Started.

TEN: Build a Better Blog.

Five Questions with Tony Morgan.

ELEVEN: Build a Really Bad Blog.

TWELVE: Feed Your Head: RSS.

Five Questions with Greg Surratt.

THIRTEEN: Podcasting.

FOURTEEN: Warning Labels.

Five Questions with Mark Batterson.

FIFTEEN: Built to Last.

SIXTEEN: The One Thing.

Notes.

Acknowledgments.

The Authors.

Index.

About the author

Brian Bailey (Leave It Behind.com) is the web director at Fellowship Church, led by Ed Young.

Terry Storch (Terry Storch.com) is the campus pastor for Fellowship’s Dallas location.