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This semester, I\u2019m teaching a class at Andover-Newton Theological School<\/a> called, \u201cPastoral Uses of Social Media,\u201d and this week we\u2019re looking at blogs and blogging.<\/p>\n

In addition to our usual online discussion boards, I\u2019ve asked them to come over here and engage in a conversation with those of us who read and comment on this blog. \u00a0I\u2019ve told them that Seth Godin has called a blog a \u201cmegaphone combined with a telephone,\u201d and that seems to be what this blog is for me: both a bully pulpit and a place to write personally, and even to interact in the comments (though I don\u2019t do this as much as I should).<\/p>\n

So, for those of you kind enough to comment on this post, please tell the class does this blog or blogging in general have any importance in pastoral ministry? \u00a0If so, what importance?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The class will also be involved in the comment thread, so try to be nice to them. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"