GodBlogCon 2

Friday night panel 4
Originally uploaded by LauraS.

101405 Panel Discussion: John Mark Reynolds, Mark D Roberts, and Tod Bolsinger; moderated by Hugh Hewitt

• Hewitt--how to get traffic
• Take one topic deep and have broad knowledge
• Take care of your tone

[this panel discussion was a bit engaging--a good thing--so I forgot to write down the questions--oops--these are the things that stuck in my mind]

Tod: The church re-presents Christ on earth
John Mark: life from the perspective of a Christian philosopher

• thoughtful self-disclosure
• be careful what you say
• ask youself hard questions and deal with them

Mark: key passage is 'speaking the truth in love'

Tod: write and then wait before posting

John Mark: treat detractors like David did in 2 Samuel 16

Who should not blog?

John Mark

• You have something to say taht the world must hear
• You don't want to dialogue
• You can't make any strong statements about anything

Mark

• You blog as an escape
• Your family needs your time
• You have a hard time dealing with anger
• You are a perfectionist
• You don't care about words and grammar

Tod

• You are not called to a writing ministry
• You are not blogging as part of your Christian community

101505 Theology Blogging, David Wayne

What is theology?

• stance, not merely study
• anytime you say anything that isnot a direct quote of Scripture, you are doing theology
• theology is an ongoing task

How do we do theology?

1. Exegesis

• the particular passage
• redemptive historical interpretation
• topical (systematic)

2. Community

• private judgment
• present representatives
• heritage

3. Christian Living

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Thanks to Mark Olson and Brenda McGill for helpful rides and good conversation! It was great meeting you both and thanks for helping me in my carless condition.

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