1. URBANMINISTRY.ORG
BLOGGER TRAINING
Topic One: Blogging Basics

2. Topics Covered
 What is blogging?
 Purpose of blogging on UrbanMinistry.org
 Overview of blogging on UrbanMinistry.org
 Tips for blogging

3. WHAT IS BLOGGING?

4. A definition from blogger.com
 “A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A
collaborative space. A political soapbox. A
breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your
own private thoughts. Memos to the world.”
 “In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you
write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows
up at the top, so your visitors can read what's
new. Then they comment on it or link to it or
email you. Or not.”

5. PURPOSE OF BLOGGING ON
URBANMINISTRY.ORG

6. How are blogs used on
UrbanMinistry.org?
 UrbanMinistry.org is a social network and
shared resource bank for people interested in
faith-based social services.
 Our bloggers provide insightful
articles, links, video and other media on our
thirty+ Christian justice issues located at
http://www.urbanministry.org/allchannels
 The goal of a blogger is to promote awareness
of our justice issues within the Christian
community to bring social change.

7. BLOGGING ON
URBANMINISTRY.ORG: THE
OVERVIEW

8. Overview
 Blog articles are
featured on one of
our issue areas
based on the “Issue
Area” tag that you
give it.

9. List of Issue Areas with Associated
Tags
• Addition Recovery • Christian Families
(Addiction/Recovery) (Family)
• Africa (Africa) • Christian Hip Hop
• AIDS Ministry (AIDS) (Christian Hip Hop)
• Arts and Social • Christian Students for
Justice(Arts and Social
Media) Justice(Audience Tag:
College Students)
• Asian/Asian American
Christians (Audience • Christian Women
Tag: Asian Christians) (Audience Tag:
Women)
• Christians in
Technology

10. List of Issue Areas with Associated
Tags (cont.)
 Disabilities Ministry  Foster Care (Foster
(Disabilities Ministry) Care)
 Domestic Violence  Global Poverty
(Domestic (Developing
Violence/Abuse) Countries)
 Environmental Justice  Human Trafficking
(Environmental (Slavery and Human
Justice) Trafficking)
 Ex-Offender Ministry  Latino
(Ex-Offender Re- Christians(Audience:
entry) Latino Christians)
 Fair Trade (Fair  Ministry Management
Trade) (Nonprofit
Management)

11. List of Issue Areas with Associated
Tags (cont.)
 Poverty and Homelessness
(Poverty, Homelessness)
 Racial Reconciliation (Race, Reconciliation)
 Sexual Addiction (Pornography Addiction)
 Short Term Missions (Short-Term Missions)
 Theology and Social Justice (Theology/Biblical)
 Urban Evangelism & Discipleship (Urban
Evangelism/Discipleship)
 Urban Planning and Housing (Urban Planning)
 Urban Youth Ministry (Youth Ministry)
 Black Christians (Audience: Black Christians)
 Churches (Audience: Churches)

12. TIPS FOR BLOGGING

13. Tips for Bloggers
 Stay on topic.
 Stay informative.
 Adhere to a schedule.
 Clarity and simplicity.
 Keyword-rich.

14. Tips for Bloggers (cont.)
 Quantity matters.
 Spell checking and proof-reading.
 Be real. Avoid lofty terminology.
 Link to your sources.
 Be aware of your post lengths.
(from RSS Specifications: 10 Tips for
Bloggers, Rebecca Blood: Ten Tips for a
Better Weblog and Blogging for Dummies –
Practical Blogging Tips)

15. For more information, or if you have
questions, please contact Rakiesha
Chase.
Email: rakiesha[at]techmission[dot]org
Phone: 617.282.9798 ext. 107