Gen-X Rising Blog Debut
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Hello, cyberworld! This is my first official post on this blog, so let me offer a little background...
For the past couple of years, I've been writing a column for The United Methodist Reporter, called "Gen X Rising." It looks at issues concerning the church and the Christian faith from the perspective of a Gen-Xer. Along the way, a couple of people suggested that I should expand my writing into the blogosphere (specifically into that happy corner of cyberspace known as the Methoblog community). I've wanted to do that for sometime, but it took awhile to get going.
I am a United Methodist pastor who has been serving appointments in campus ministry and the local church for the past five years. I left my appointment in June to return to school, and I've really missed the preaching and teaching I did on a weekly basis. So starting the blog just makes sense. I'm not planning on preaching in my posts : ), but I will be sharing my views on issues that I think are important to people of faith in Generation X. Because I'm a Methodist pastor, a lot of this will probably center on the UMC. But I won't limit what I write to Methodist topics.
I'll continue writing my column for the Reporter as well. Here's my most recent column online. If you have any comments or suggestions about the blog or my column, feel free to post a comment or e-mail me (andrew@mandatum.org).
Enjoy the blog!
For the past couple of years, I've been writing a column for The United Methodist Reporter, called "Gen X Rising." It looks at issues concerning the church and the Christian faith from the perspective of a Gen-Xer. Along the way, a couple of people suggested that I should expand my writing into the blogosphere (specifically into that happy corner of cyberspace known as the Methoblog community). I've wanted to do that for sometime, but it took awhile to get going.
I am a United Methodist pastor who has been serving appointments in campus ministry and the local church for the past five years. I left my appointment in June to return to school, and I've really missed the preaching and teaching I did on a weekly basis. So starting the blog just makes sense. I'm not planning on preaching in my posts : ), but I will be sharing my views on issues that I think are important to people of faith in Generation X. Because I'm a Methodist pastor, a lot of this will probably center on the UMC. But I won't limit what I write to Methodist topics.
I'll continue writing my column for the Reporter as well. Here's my most recent column online. If you have any comments or suggestions about the blog or my column, feel free to post a comment or e-mail me (andrew@mandatum.org).
Enjoy the blog!
posted by Andrew C. Thompson at 12:02 PM
16 Comments:
Welcome to the Methoblogosphere.
Good luck on the new blog!
Welcome to the conversation(s)!
welcome to the blogosphere, what took you so long. that article you did with shane was almost a year ago
Welcome! I like your column you linked to - right on about isolation and gen-x clergy.
I like blueberrys. A lot. Do you like blueberrys? The best thing about blueberrys is when they get mixed with vanilla ice cream. The ice cream turns a cool shade of purple, and it starts to have a faint tast of blueberrys.
Welcome the (Metho)blogosphere. Blessings for school.
Blessings Andrew.
Congratulations in this face.
I think John Wesley would SO TOTALLY post on this website were he still around today!
Welcome, Andrew!
Looks good Andrew! I'm glad it's the Meth -"O" - blog community.....when I first read your post, I thought it said the "Meth" - blog.
I look forward to reading your comments here, as I have enjoyed your UMR column over the past months.
I am very proud of you regarding your comments about The Lord's Supper. I think that so often it get glazed over in tradition and doesn't have breadth in meaning...even taken monthly. The regular practice of partaking has become something that I look very forward to in our former CD group, Andrew, and something that we continue to look forward to each week we meet.
Thanks for your words to all of us who read your literature. I believe you nailed it. Adrienne said in a previous post that Wesley would post to your blog. I'm sure that he would commune with us as well ...
Welcome to our world, Andrew. Looking forward to learning and growing with your postings.
Congratulations Andrew! Good luck with the new blog.
Congrats! I too am starting a blog, trying to keep it up while i'm teaching. I'll let you know about mine when it starts to look something less than a blank page. Take care!
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