Dr. Andrew Jackson of SmartChristian has just announced that GodBlogCon 2005 will be held October 13 (Thursday) through 15 (Saturday) 2005. The Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University, under the direction of Dr. John Mark Reynolds, will be the official host of GodBlogCon 2005.

If you have any interest in using the Internet to help spread the Gospel and influence our rotten culture for the better, you should consider attending GodBlogCon. You do not need to be a Blogger or familiar with Internet technology to benefit greatly from this Convention.

Hugh Hewitt will be speaking one evening.

There will be workshops on many Christian Blogging related topics. Planned at this time are:

1. God Blogs: The Emergence and Future of the Christian Blogosphere: Joe Carter/Evangelical Outpost & Andy Jackson/SmartChristian

2. The Emerging Church Blogosphere Track: PlanetEmergent.org, JordonCooper.com, TallSkinnyKiwi, JenLemen.com, Willzhead, UrbanOnramps, Emergesque, E-Church.

3. Blogging Pastors: Dr. Mark Roberts & Dr. Tod Bolsinger

4. Blogging for Cultural Impact: Dr. John Mark Reynolds

5. Blogging Youth Pastors: Peter Beringer/A Youth Pastor

6. Pro-Life Blogging: facilitator: Tim/Blogicus

7. Live Blogging: DJ Chuang

8. Christian Political Blogging: Joshua Clabourn/In the Agora, Debi White/Heart, Soul & Humor/About.com, La Shawn Barber

9. Christian Homeschool Blogging: Matt Anderson/Mere-Orthodoxy

10. Blogging for College Students: Rhett Smith/The Quest

11. Video Blogging (Vlogging): Aaron Flores/The Voiz

12. Anglican Blogging: Greg Griffith/Stand Firm

13. Blogging Christian Philosophy: Dr. John Mark Reynolds

14. Using Blogs for Online Activism & Evangelism: Stacy Harp/MediaSoul

15. Christian Blogging 101

16. Between Two Worlds: Pastor David Wayne

17. Theology Blogging: Dr. Tod Bolsinger/It Takes a Church

Click on the links above to learn more about the many Christian Bloggers who will be part of this Convention. I hope to see you there!