1 Year Old

I created this blog in April of 2008 after experimenting with blogging here.  This blog serves 3 main purposes:

1.  It archives ministry "things" I'm interested in.  When I write about something and/or provide links, I know that it will be there a few months from now if I need to recall it. 
2. A lot of folks are interested in what Pastors do when it's not Sunday--this blog takes care of that.  
3. The blog provide a means for me to write about things that interest me and relate to ministry but don't have a place in my local church ministry.  Some will eventually turn into a sermon series or study topic.
   

Here are some statistics for April 27, 2008-April 27, 2009, courtesy of Google Analytics:

Visitors

• Visits: 3,068
  
• Unique Visitors: 1,359
  
• South Carolina Visitors: 1,603 from 39 cities
  
• Global Visitors: 3,068 from 41 Countries
  
• Returning Visitors: 55.74%
  

Most Popular Posts (other than Home Page & Archive).  I believe these reflect the nature of search engines.  I suspect that a lot of folks accidently arrive while looking for info on how to fix their "Old Fridge" for example.

• The Kite Runner: Quote on Forgiveness
  
• Beth Moore: Living Forgiving
  
• Angry Faces, Angry Joke, Angry Sermon
  
• The "Old Fridge"
  
• "Hope Has Hands" announcement
  

Least Popular Posts:

• World Communion Sunday
  
• Proverbs 10 full of foolish verses
  
• One Church; 4 Generations
  
• Anger Sermon Series; Hatfield/McCoy Feud
  
• Chart: Qualifications for Elders & Deacons
  

Curiosities:

• Only 3 folks have commented using the comments feature. Most other comments are made via Facebook or e-mail.
  
• The highest concentration of visitors comes from our Church's website, Facebook, & my old blog.
  
• Most visitors access the blog directly.
  
• Strangely, a blog called "Baby Boy Noah" is 9th highest source of visitors, but it's an invitation-only blog.
• A significant number of visitors arrive after reading a comment on someone else's blog on following my link.