I recently came across this very new Christian site--Not for the weak.
I'm still checking it out, but I think it has definite value.
We talk about how we can use the web for ministry, and specifically how to use blogging, and I think this is a concrete demonstration of some of those talks/blogs in action. The site is a "teen community." You can chat, read articles, post comments, listen to a variety of music (i'd love to comment on that one, but alas there is not enough time, space, or conclusions for that right now), and even become a "creator" after a process of applications.
(ben, are you reading this? cause i think this is an interesting solution to our question about how you control the authors)
Check it out and let me know what you think.
(i'm thinking about ubertati's comment in a similar situation about when we're going to get something like this created for "our circles." (again, i wish i could comment on that but again, not enought time, space, etc. )good question. and i think ourpeace.net could be a great answer.)
Ok Dave, you've sufficiently distracted me from whatever it was I was originally intending on doing with the next 15 minutes of my life. Thank you. 8o)
notfortheweak.com seems to have done a great job of putting a good community together. From what I could tell it's just beginning. I think that as the World reaches for something with a little more substance than post-modernism, we're going to find more and more sites like this springing up.
That said, we have Truth and we know we need to share it. I know the Lord has been working in my life to get me ready for this job. The vision came at the right time, and so will the action.
I think we need to begin working toward putting this into a functioning concept. Now is definitely the time to begin creating the site that we've been dreaming of and planning for.
David, could you either e-mail me or blog about what you think is needed and any ideas you have about how to make it happen?
Thanks for stirring me up to good works, David. 8o)
Posted by: Benjamin at August 12, 2003 03:52 PMThanks for pointing us to this site, David. I am excited to take some more time and explore notfortheweak deeper. I am partial to the style of their cool interface, but from what I have seen so far, I have every reason to believe I will like the content's depth and breadth as well.
Dittos to Ben's comments. I am very motivated by this and other sites to delve into developing my limited skills and broadening my narrow horizons for kingdomsake purposes.
Posted by: joy at August 13, 2003 01:19 PM