A journalist with the Monroe, LA News Star wrote an article about faith and blogging this week, and used me as a source:

Justin Baeder, who helped start Seattle Metro Church, started blogging around five years ago.

“I had been using some message boards and I noticed that blogs are becoming a better way to go into more detail — they’re a little bit less discussion-oriented and more of an opportunity to write at length and get feedback,”said Baeder, who blogs at www.radicalcongruency.com.

Baeder sees blogging as an opportunity to explore new ideas and get responses from people who may think along the same lines. That applies to the blogs he chooses to read as well.

“People who are doing the same kind of thing as far as being involved in a church that is nontraditional — I try to keep up with those blogs,” he said.

Baeder feels one advantage of a blog is the feedback feature that can be used if someone posts something that’s incorrect.

“What I like about blogs is you can find someone who will take that person to task,” Baeder said. “If you’re in church and the preacher says something off base, nobody is going to stand up and say, ‘Hey, wait a minute,’ but on a blog someone will.”

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