Blogging for Beginners

Draft #1, 1/19/05
BLOGGING AS A NEW FORM OF MINISTRY
For the MP rag, Corpus Reports, Dave Gawlik, ed.
(AD note: easy change to "of Career Development" (for varied professionals, then we can use it for submission to local regional news papers w. slight changes in intros...)

Is there something you are passionate about? Do you enjoy sharing a conversation about that with friends, possibly even with strangers? Have you ever written or wanted to write a letter to the editor? Are you confident enough putting your ideas down in writing, just to see if you can find a "soul friend" on that topic or simply another curious person?

Ministry can take on different dimensions. Not for everyone is visiting jails, preaching, or pastoring a local faith community. Discipleship takes many forms. Even if you are retired (mostly), sofa bound, restricted in mobility from your vintage bones or physically impaired, you can still have a barrel of fun, if you have a PC, like visiting the internet, have a closet to work from, have ideas and time to share, and are passionate about one single subject. Even if you are on a tight budget. Available now is an easy way to create your own newspaper or journal online,
or your own magazine.

You do not need to become more efficient with pdf’s and attachments. A new invention called web logs is now so user-friendly that you will be coaxed into risking more of yourself online with your own personal web site that you can use anyway you choose. What is a web log, or "blog?"
What does it do? What can it be used for? Why is this form of communication growing (value)?
Why I should do it? How do I get started? How do I get help How do I promote my blog (include maintain) Rest of article takes each of these questions and answers them.

DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
What is it AD
What does it do AD
What can it be used for PB
Values in our world PB
Why I should do it PB
How to get started AD
How to get help AD
How to promote your blog. (both)
How to maintain it. (both)