OUTLINE

Purpose Statement: The purpose of this study is twofold, firstly to discover how Christian webloggers are interacting online with themselves and non-Christians webloggers, and secondly, to encourage and facilitate online relational and incarnational ministry via weblogging, especially pointed towards adolescents.

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

A. Christianity and Christians Online

1. Seekers Online

2. The Church Online

3. Teenagers Online

4. Response Needed.

B. The Blogosphere

1. Swift Growth

2. Christian Growth

C. Longing for Community

1. Postmodern Mindset

2. The Virtual Community

3. Weblogging Community

D. Relational and Incarnational Ministry

1. Choosing to Build Intentional Relationships

i. The Why of Relational and Incarnational Ministry

ii. The How of Relational and Incarnational Ministry

iii. The What of Relational and Incarnational Ministry

2. Principles of Relational Ministry

i. Discovering Christ With People

ii. People Naturally Support Their Creations

iii. Helping Others Discover Their Calling

iv. Church Community is for All

E. Conclusion

III. Project Narrative

A. Making Contact

1. Promotion of Christian Webloggers Survey

2. Distribution of Blogging ChristianYouth Workers Survey

B. Christian Webloggers Survey

1. Study Population

2. Reading Habits

3. Relationships

4. Writing Habits

C. Blogging Christian Youth Workers Survey

1. Study Population

2. Church Statistics of Youth Workers

3. Reading Habits

4. Relationships

5. Instant Messenger

D. Conclusions

IV. Conclusion

A. The Christian Weblogging Bubble

B. Communication and Relationships

C. Promoting Relational and Incarnational Ministry Through Weblogging

D. Final Encouragement

APPENDIX

1. A Short Introduction to Weblogging

2. Christian Webloggers Survey Part One

3. Christian Webloggers Survey Part Two

4. Blogging Christian Youth Workers Survey

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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