• Home
  • About PI
  • Sermon Resources
    • Biblical Resources
    • Theology
    • Apologetics
    • About Preaching
  • Sermons
    • Historical American Sermons
    • Patristic Sermons
      • Festal Sermons
        • Nativity of Theotokos
        • Holy Cross
        • Entrance of Theotokos
        • Christmas
        • Theophany
        • Meeting of Christ
        • Annunciation
        • Palm Sunday
        • Ascension
        • Pentecost
        • Transfiguration
        • Dormition of Theotokos
      • Lenten Sermons
        • Triumph of Orthodoxy
        • St. Gregory Palamas
        • Veneration of Cross
        • St. John Climacus
        • St. Mary of Egypt
      • Paschal Sermons
  • Webmaster Resources
  • Preachers Institute Store
  • Bible Challenges

PREACHERS INSTITUTE

You are here: Home / News / 30 (40) days blogging / 30 (40) Days of Blogging (with a twist) Starts Soon!

November 1, 2013 By Fr. John A. Peck

30 (40) Days of Blogging (with a twist) Starts Soon!

3040daysFor our usual readers, the upcoming Nativity fast means our 30 (40) Days of Blogging exercise, but this year we are adding a twist.

There will be a theme to write about every day, provided by our site!

Yes! Not sure what to write about? Leave that to Preachers Institute.

Every day, starting Thursday, November 14th at 12:01 am, we will publish a new theme for your next day’s blog entry. Each day, you will get a daily blog topic to blog about during the entire Nativity Fast. In order to give you the day ‘off’ for Thanksgiving, you will get two themes the day before (hint: The theme for Thanksgiving Day will be…. about giving thanks BUT a very particular way of giving thanks)

Ready for the challenge? Sign up by sending us your blog address.

And get ready to get your blog on!


November 15th begins our annual blogging exercise, The 30(40) Days of Blogging, for priests, deacons, bishops, pastors, or anyone else who would like to get started in Pastoral Blogging.

Why such an early announcement?

There is a greater need than in previous years for good, consistent pastoral blogging – now more than ever, and there is no need to wait until the last minute to get ready. The rise of militant secularism, the advance and tacit support of fascist Islamists, and the curtailing of freedom of speech and freedom of religion makes blogging an important pastoral discipline. The world needs more discussion and writing on how Christ changes lives, how the Scriptures come alive and what a Christian is and isn’t (i.e., not a Muslim, not a Mormon, but we love them anyway).

RELATED  Day 19: Handel's Messiah

Preachers Institute encourages would-be bloggers through this annual exercise, getting otherwise shy individuals and pastors to join others who pledge to blog every day from Nov. 15, for 30 – or better, for 40 – days. For brand new bloggers, this is the best time of year to make the effort, with fellow priests and pastors from around the country, as we count down the days of Advent and provide our readers with valuable insights, stories, anecdotes and teachings that will help make their preparations for Nativity more special, and more holy, than ever.

The Orthodox Guide To Pastoral Blogging

Click on this image and scroll down to purchase


 

We strongly recommend that you start with our ebook

“The Orthodox Guide to Pastoral Blogging.”

Hundreds of others have already used this simple manual to get a blog up and running in minutes, and provided them with weeks of ideas and material for their blogs.

If you do not already have a blog, our ebook will provide you with the step by step instructions to set one up and get started right away.

If you do already have a blog, start getting yourself ready now. There is so much Christophobia in the world, and we need to be the light of the world.

November 14th is the deadline for signing up. Just post the following in the comments section of this post:

  • The Name of Your Blog
  • Your Name
  • The Link/URL address for your Blog

That’s it. This is a commitment, so get ready to do some serious work, BUT much of it can be done and scheduled in advance (see the book!).

RELATED  SAINTS ALIVE! Blogging

Filed Under: 30 (40) days blogging, About Preaching, News Tagged With: 2013, 30 (40) days blogging

About Fr. John A. Peck

Director of the Preachers Institute, priest in the Orthodox Church in America, award-winning graphic designer and media consultant, and non-profit administrator.
Blog; Facebook;Twitter

Preachers Institute

Recent Posts

  • The Holy Fathers on Witchcraft
  • Clothing as Missionary Work?
  • On the Essence of Icons by St. Photios
  • St. John of Damascus’ Critique of Islam
  • Approaches to God: East and West
  • Is God a Fool?
  • It’s Time to Abuse the Devil
  • St. Mark of Ephesus and the Council of Florence
  • The Filioque in Brief
  • A Pagan Records the Slaughter of the Innocents by Herod
  • The Books Will Be Opened
  • The Apostle John and the First Letter of Clement to the Corinthians
  • Nothing Strikes Fear in the Person Whose Hope is in God
  • On the Plague
  • Marriage Perfection to Rival the Holiest of Monks

Preachers Institute Archives

Preachers Institute

The Online Orthodox Christian Homiletics Resource
Fr. John A. Peck, director
Phoenix, AZ

Find what you’re looking for

The Deep Dark Archives

Vocations in Orthodoxy

Good Guys Wear Blackwww.rolex-replica.me
rolex kopior

swiss replica watches store

replica rolex
watchessaleoutlet.com
best replica watch site 2021

Copyright © 2025 John A. Peck · Designed by John A. Peck