The Weblog phenomenon is like the Church in the following ways:  To “describe it” to someone not doing it is like trying to describe the Church to someone who isn’t involved.  It’s possible to articulate “something” ,  but it always comes down to “step inside” and “try us”.  It was like that with me.  I read of it,  read a few stories about how people were captured by it,  and so I set out to try it.  As I began to write and to link and to “subscribe”,  the whole schema strated to click for me. 

Then I began to meet some of the people who were thinking about things like I had been;  about what all this could mean for the Church.  Some of those in my “some favorites” list to the right.  NOw I ‘m working on about 3 separate “proposals” to Church related organizations,  one a grant group,  one a Christian-based Social Ministry,  and another an unnamed,  and as of yet unnamed “Community of Churches” who want to take our community out on the Web in order to convince people that theological communities need the involvement of people who feel called to something that makes a difference,  and that there are “desires and gifts and passions” that together awaken us to a sense of call,  and that this call is best nurtured and lived out in community both offline (face to face) and online (what some call “Virtual Community”)