Why I blog
I thought it would be good to take a few minutes to share some of my reasons for blogging, and to talk a little bit about the purpose of the site.
I started blogging shortly after I left home in September 2006 – first on myspace, then through a few different platforms, and now using Wordpress.
My blog began as a way of keeping friends and family from home updated with what I was up to, but then slowly morphed more and more into a way of expressing and sharing some of my different ideas and reflections.
5 reasons why I blog:
- To help me express and develop some of my own ideas. Part of the purpose of my degree course is to teach me to become a reflective practioner – so in blogging I’m able to reflect on and develop ideas for myself from my own experience.
- To connect with similar thinkers around the UK, and from further afield. In blogging, I love to connect with other people who have more experience than me or are interesting in / are thinking about the same things. I love to connect with others on Twitter or other networks – and to get into discussions through the comments on the blog.
- To provide updates for old friends and supporters from home. Blogging here allows me an easy way to provide updates for old friends from my home church and family friends – and to share some of my thinking with them.
- To share ideas with friends, Lab friends and coursemates. Over the last couple of years, especially through Facebook, I’ve found that this blog is a good way to share more developed ideas with friends who I chat to and reflect with day-to-day.
- To encounter God. Blogging is great way of reflecting on God and growing my own relationship with him – and hopefully glorifying him through it.
5 subjects I often blog about:
- The relationship between Christian community and culture.
- The Mission of God and all things “Missional”.
- Reflections on Postmodern Faith.
- Films, Music and Books – and other interests.
- Useful resources for youth work, alt.worship or the emerging church.
5 ways you can interact with me:
- Comment on a post that catches your interest. If you comment I’ll usually get round to replying to you – I love talking through and discussing ideas.
- Add this site’s RSS feed to your reader or to your iGoogle homepage.
- Follow me on Twitter.
- Add and/or message me on Facebook, Anglimergent or Transform Network.
- Email me at james.henley “at” gmail “dot” com.
