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Moving Forward with The Gospel Trust
By Timmy | April 22, 2008
As we are looking to move forward with the vision of the gospel trust, it is our desire to use this website to aggregate the blogs and websites that are committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. What we want to do is develop a directory of gospel-centered blogs (or in the words of Abraham Piper, those who “do not bury the gospel in their blogs”) and seek to regularly highlight the work and writing that emphasizes and underscores the message and mission of Jesus Christ.
To begin this process, we are asking you to consider submitting your name and blog address for this directory. Bear in mind, however, with this vision and trust comes accountability and a standard which we desire to maintain–that is, to blog in a manner worthy of the gospel.
If you would like to move forward with us and join us to spread a passion for the gospel in the blogosphere, please leave your first and last name along with your blog address in the comments section.
In the coming weeks, we are going to redevelop this website to make this a hub and launching point for gospel-centered blogging. Please stay in touch as we work together to keep Jesus Christ and him crucified front and center in our blogging.
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Topics: Administration, The Gospel Trust |
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:43 am
Count me in, Timmy.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:20 am
Likewise.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:42 am
I’m there, Timmy. And thanks again for the privilege of helping with bagging books and such at BoB last week.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:48 am
I’d like to be added to the directory.
Thanks.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:00 am
Thanks for doing this. I’m glad to be a part of it (sojournmusic.com).
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:19 am
I’d love to be a part of this!
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:40 am
I would love to be included in this!
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:20 am
This is a great idea, blogging together for the Gospel!
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 am
Timmy, good thinking. I’m in.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:43 am
Can I play, too?
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:48 am
Wonderful idea, count me in too!
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:03 am
We, too, aspire “to blog in a manner worthy of the gospel.” We often fail, but that is our primary passion: to magnify Jesus our Savior. If you think it’s appropriate, we’d love to be included in your list, Timmy.
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
Thanks for your work on the BoB meeting last week. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’d love to be in the directory.
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Thanks for all that you are doing for the Gospel’s sake!
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Thanks for doing this! Let’s go forward with the Gospel of Jesus on our blog’s!
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I’m in…
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Game on.
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Thanks for doing this.
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Please add me to the list. Thanks.
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I’d like to be added, also.
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Amen. I’m in, Gospel centered blogging=Christ centered Christians…
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:12 pm
We would enjoy helping.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
I’m in
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Yup!
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Count me in
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:34 pm
It would be my pleasure to be a part.
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:51 pm
I would love to be a part of this. Thanks!
April 24th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Wow! What can I say? Really appreciate the feedback already. Things are slowly coming together, and I am really excited about the interest level and support for this endeavor.
Let’s work to share this vision with others. Thanks again for your feedback!
April 24th, 2008 at 1:19 am
Please add me in.
Thanks!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Please count me in.
April 24th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Great to be with everyone at T4G Band of Bloggers. Thanks for organizing it Timmy! I would love to be a part of the ‘Gospel Trust’ aggregate. A wonderful opportunity to encourage each other to keep the main thing, the main thing!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:38 am
I’d like to be a part of furthering the gospel in all I do, including my Blogging!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:13 am
I would be honored to have my blog considered. It is the ACFAR Blog: africacfar.blogspot.com
April 24th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Count me in.
http://www.camelcrossing.net
April 24th, 2008 at 8:33 am
You can add my small offerings.
April 24th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Please, count me in!
April 24th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Timmy-
I’d love to be a part.
http://www.micahfries.com
April 24th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Jason Allen
http://www.subvertingmediocrity.com
April 24th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Accountability is always a good thing.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:15 am
We’re in.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:22 am
I will now be making time to blog after being convicted in the BoB session at T4G! Thanks for including me!
April 24th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Count me in too.
“…but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.” 1 Cor. 9:12
April 24th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Count me in as well. Thanks!
April 24th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Thanks for the opportunity to partner together for the praise of the glory of His grace.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Timmy,
The TI team is 150% in agreement with your philosophy and vision. Please count http://www.twoinstitutions.org as a partner in proclaiming the gospel we have received.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Count me in Tim!
Yogi Taylor
http://consumingchristianity.wordpress.com/
April 24th, 2008 at 10:47 am
I would love to be part of this, Timmy. Thanks for all that you are doing with BOB and the Gospel.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Great Opportunity
April 24th, 2008 at 11:26 am
I am down.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:28 am
One of the best ideas I’ve seen in a while. Count me in.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Yup, me too…
April 24th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Timmy, you write that “with this vision and trust comes accountability and a standard which we desire to maintain.”
I’m a firm believer in Christian accountability. We have it among the members of our team blog, and we’re under the authority of a series of supervisors at Focus on the Family. That said, I think it may be appropriate for members of your network of gospel-centered bloggers to be accountable to each other, and to hold each other accountable.
What might this look like? Perhaps by joining the network, you’d be agreeing that from time to time you might receive gentle correction for something ungraciously written, for something that’s not entirely orthodox, for including content that distracts from the gospel, and so on. A dilemma: Who would provide this accountability feedback, and how would the blog in question receive such feedback? And would there be any “discipline” for rejecting such sound feedback/accountability?
I love the idea, Timmy; I just am concerned that the network not merely be a list of websites whose owners want free promotion.
Together for the gospel….
April 24th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Great Idea
April 24th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
It’s not much… but love to be included.
Soli Deo Gloria.
April 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Count me in.
April 24th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Please consider counting me in as well.
April 24th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Ted Slater is speaking discerning wisdom here. I agree that this is a potentially good idea, but there are some inherent concerns:
1. Biblically, that accountability should come through our local churches. I have a group of pastors from my church that hold me accountable; next in line with them is my ministry board made up primarily of pastors as well that I have known for years and that hold me accountable to orthodoxy and orthopraxy. Third would be other believers that are dear friends that also know me well and that I interact with on a weekly if not daily basis. Fourth, the blogosphere has its own inherent accountability doesn’t it… the meta. The dialogue that goes on in each of our respective comboxes is profitable to this end. I receive many hundreds of comments each week from faithful Bereans who measure what I write against the standard of God’s Word–many of whom are pastors, theologians, professors, and missionaries. I thank the Lord for their corrective and encouraging voice in my life.
2. As you know, what is considered doing ministry that is consistent with the gospel is too subjective today (i.e. I would consider even Abe’s blog weak on real gospel content). You might have a certain appreciation for someone’s ministry that myself and others would find vulgar, unbiblical, pragmatic, contextualized, and ecumenical. Is there room for healthy disagreement and debate? And if so, how elastic and flexible are those boundaries?
Again, I agree with Ted here; it’s a good idea and I applaud your heart on this. But in reality, implementing this beyond a mailing list function, a reference list of other blogs, would be very difficult.
Grace and peace to you,
Steve
2 Cor. 4:5-7
April 24th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Just signing up.
April 24th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I hesitate because my blog can’t hold a candle to most of the ones I see here…
but I do desire to be gospel-oriented in my words. I would be privileged to take part.
April 24th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
I’m wit it! Count me in!
http://jonathanignacio.wordpress.com/
April 24th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Sounds good!
April 24th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I’m in.
April 24th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Enthusiastically signing on, both in print and in sign language.
April 24th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Curious as to the nature of accountability in all this as well. Nevertheless, I think it is a great idea. Please count me in.
P.S. Shouldn’t this somehow dovetail into the Puritan Paperback Challenge 2008?
April 24th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Sounds like a great idea. Looking forward to the next T4G and BOB meetings….
April 24th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Totally.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
May Jesus Christ be glorified.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Perish my honor. May Christ be glorified through our blogging!
April 25th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Think About These Things
hantla.com/blog
Jacob Hantla
April 25th, 2008 at 1:18 am
Ted,
I totally understand your concerns and appreciate your questions. After BoB ‘06, I had the discussion regarding accountability with several folks for a period of a couple of months about what would be the best way to go about keeping to a standard where we “blog worthy of the gospel.”
At this point, I cannot delve too deeply into the things being considered, partly due to the fact that it is still quite preliminary in the process. Perhaps there are some things I could say from a personal perspective, but I would rather refrain at this point in expressing my thoughts until I have the counsel and input from others.
Know, however, that your questions are being considered as we seek to move forward. In that process, it won’t be perfect, but it’s a start. I look forward to talking with you in the future and benefiting from your contribution to this work. Thanks for taking the time to express your encouragement and support!
April 25th, 2008 at 1:36 am
I’m in!
April 25th, 2008 at 4:17 am
Would love to be included - Thanks
April 25th, 2008 at 6:10 am
It would be an immense privilege to be included.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:39 am
As a church planter committed to the Gospel…sounds great to me:
http://www.marcbackes.com
http://www.eternityjc.com
April 25th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Timmy, I’m in, my blog may not be of the same quality as some, but I have the same goal. To lift high the gospel of our crucifed savior.
April 25th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Thanks, Timmy, for all your hard work. I’m delighted to be part of this gospel-centered Christ-exalting community.
April 25th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Please add me too (if there is room). What a great outpooring of people of God.
April 25th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Count me in!
April 25th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I would like to be counted in to.
April 25th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I’m on board!
April 25th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Ditto.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:10 am
I would love to be a part of this.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Timmy writes: “What we want to do is develop a directory of gospel-centered blogs… and seek to regularly highlight the work and writing that emphasizes and underscores the message and mission of Jesus Christ.”
I’ve read (and re-read) this a few times, and read all the comments as well, after a discussion with a friend that touched on this subject, and reading Dan Phillips’ post on blogger accountability at TeamPyro.
It initially looked like a fine idea, but then it occured to me that what’s being proposed is something that’s already (and has been, for years now) being done in the Christian blogging community every day. We link to one another via semi-permanent blogrolls and individual blog posts and we also link to new bloggers we discover that are Christ-centered & God glorifying in their writing. This happens all the time on Christian blogs.
If this is all about networking, then I get that, since this is what we’re already doing.
I’m just not sure what the goal is here, since what it seems like you’re proposing, is already being done. I just have to ask what makes this proposal different?
The other question I have would be, who decides who makes it into this directory, and who doesn’t? Will every professing Christian blogger be included, or will there be a panel of folks who reject certain applicants - and what will that omission be based on?
I do hope someone can answer these questions, and I appreciate your time, in advance.
SDG,
Carla
April 26th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Carla,
Thanks for asking. I will only briefly respond at this point with the intention of addressing this more in the future.
A “trust” (noun) has been defined as ““assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something: one in which confidence is placed.”
We have been given such a trust and stewardship comes from God through our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ through the gospel. This gospel trust is something that should be cared for on the horizontal plane through reciprocating and responsible relationships as well. The vision behind the gospel trust is not to arbitrarily set up standards or police the internet as though everyone is accountable to the “band of bloggers”; rather, we are simply desiring to encourage and exhort bloggers to faithfulness and good stewardship of the gospel with their blogs.
So the goal is more than networking but certainly less than policing or watchdogging.
Now, at this point, I will speak personally regarding the need for mutual encouragement and accountability. I don’t trust myself. My heart and mind, though renewed, still need to be helped and even checked. I welcome that. I need that. If you or others find this intrusive or unnecessary, then by no means do I (or anyone else) think less of you for not being a part of it.
The details and delivery of this vision is still being worked on, and it will take some time. I welcome the challenges, critiques, and questions, but I do ask that you understand that many of them will simply not be able to be adequately answered at this time.
Thanks again,
Timmy
April 26th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
I’m in.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Timmy,
thanks for taking the time to address my comment, I do appreciate that.
It will be interesting to see where the Lord leads with this project and how it all works out.
SDG,
Carla
April 26th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
please add me to the list
-joe
April 27th, 2008 at 2:41 am
thanks man!
April 27th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I’ll be your huckleberry.
The Gospel-Driven Church
http://www.gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com
April 28th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
I would love to contribute!
April 29th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
i’d be grateful to be added as well.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
can this puppy play with the big dogs?…please?
Great concept, brother!
May 1st, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Grace and peace!
May 1st, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Sign me up.
Arthur Sido
May 1st, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Thanks
May 2nd, 2008 at 5:16 am
Thanks guys, looking forward to this
May 2nd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Count me in too.
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I’m in. http://www.redeeminghistory.wordpress.com
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:29 am
Sign me up, thanks!
May 4th, 2008 at 2:10 am
please include me. cheers.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Absolutely, count me in.
May 5th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Count me in…
May 6th, 2008 at 6:39 am
I’m game, praise God!
May 7th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I’d love to be considered. Thanks!
May 7th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Thank you for organizing this band.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
You can put mine there.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:58 am
would love to be included in this…
May 13th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Can you add a page to this site that includes a directory, or have a page that regularly features one of the bloggers or a blogger panel? It would be awesome to have panels on specific issues related to the Gospel or ministry.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Sign me up, thanks.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I would love to be a part of this. Count me in!
May 16th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Thanks. Let’s pray.
May 18th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I would love to be apart of spreading the gospel through this blogging world. Thank you for your great ministry.
“I am not ashamed of the gospel…”
May 21st, 2008 at 6:42 am
I’m in. Let’s not waste our blogs.
http://www.deTheos.com/
de Theos = ‘but GOD…’
May 21st, 2008 at 6:56 am
Count both of us in.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Please sign me up.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:39 pm
I would like to be included. Thank you.
May 26th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Love to be part of this.
http://www.bernardshuford.com
May 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Can’t wait! Please count me in.
http://www.domesticallyinclined.blogspot.com
May 29th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I would love to be added. Thanks!
June 4th, 2008 at 2:35 am
Please include my blog. Thanks for doing this!
June 4th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Soli Deo Gloria
June 7th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Please include me…. thanks!
June 19th, 2008 at 2:42 am
Please Include Me as well…thank you.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:58 am
Am a novice blogger and just found this one…love the idea, so count me in!
June 28th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Cheers!
June 30th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Your work has been an inspiration. What a great way to utilize the resources available in the 21st century to spread the Gospel.
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Greetings,
I would like to be included.
Allen Mickle
Working out Salvation with Fear and Trembling
http://allenmickle.wordpress.com
July 5th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I want to be part of this.
Pedro.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Me too!
Sweet Tea & Theology
http://www.hereiblog.com
Thanks,
Mark