Reading Week--don't look yet
It's easy to get ideas for new things that you'll never have time for once school starts again during Reading Week. At a nearby Mexican restaurant last Sunday night some fellow seminarians and alum had discussed the idea of creating a blog for Wesley Seminary, where we all attend(ed).
It turns out that creating a blog is embarrassingly easy. What would a seminary blog look like? Asbury Theological Seminary has one, and it's essentially a new devotional every 2-7 days. I like visiting the blog of a seminarian in Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose site is called Bridget Jones Goes to Seminary. In contrast to the regular devotional model, "Bridget Jones" shares about her own life and struggles at a Calvinist seminary. A student at Eden Seminary in Missouri, Chuck Currie, has his own blog, "views on faith and Christ from a UCC Seminarian," but he delves more into politics than our vision might be. Luther Seminary, in the glorious Twin Cities in Minnesota, also has a blog, apparently run by the Seminary's administration, but it's not regularly updated.
Lots of models, but none really of the group blog this one could be. What would it look like to have a student-run blog? Where would our focus be?
If there are other blog models out there, please let us know! If you have ideas or the Spirit is moving you to contribute to this effort, please add your comment--maybe we'll be breaking ground...
It turns out that creating a blog is embarrassingly easy. What would a seminary blog look like? Asbury Theological Seminary has one, and it's essentially a new devotional every 2-7 days. I like visiting the blog of a seminarian in Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose site is called Bridget Jones Goes to Seminary. In contrast to the regular devotional model, "Bridget Jones" shares about her own life and struggles at a Calvinist seminary. A student at Eden Seminary in Missouri, Chuck Currie, has his own blog, "views on faith and Christ from a UCC Seminarian," but he delves more into politics than our vision might be. Luther Seminary, in the glorious Twin Cities in Minnesota, also has a blog, apparently run by the Seminary's administration, but it's not regularly updated.
Lots of models, but none really of the group blog this one could be. What would it look like to have a student-run blog? Where would our focus be?
If there are other blog models out there, please let us know! If you have ideas or the Spirit is moving you to contribute to this effort, please add your comment--maybe we'll be breaking ground...
posted by Jerad at 10:15 PM
1 Comments:
This could be like an announcements sheet, but it would be great if we found a way to enhance the 'beloved community' through it. Give people forums to express their frustration?
And should anonymous posts be allowed?
I'm not even committed to this software or site--if there's enough demand then it should be easy enough to get from Student Council the dough to spring for a cheap domain name and web host.
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