I recently spent nearly three years on a pastor search committee, and God blessed our congregation for our patience by sending us a wonderful man who faithfully preaches God’s word in season and out of season. During the search process our committee saw a variety of creative ways prospective pastors would present their credentials as they sought out a call—DVD presentations, family photos, humorously written bios—but we didn’t see anything quite like what this man and his family have put together on eBay.

HT: Tim Challies

Abraham Piper (John’s son) is encouraging pastors to blog, and he gives six reasons why they should:

1. …to write.
2. …to teach.
3. …to recommend.
4. …to interact.
5. …to develop an eye for what is meaningful.
6. …to be known.

Piper, who fleshes out these reasons here, points out, “It will give you access to your people’s minds and hearts in a unique way by giving them a chance to know you as a well-rounded person.”

My pastor blogs (or at least he has a blog, but he hasn’t been posting much lately!), does yours? And for all you pastors out there, what are your thoughts on blogging or not blogging?