New blogs started

It's great to see more Urban Expression folks starting blogs. Hannah and Andrew are the latest, but you can also view posts from all of those with a blog here:

http://www.urbanexpression.org.uk/blog

I realised recently that I've been blogging for around 3 and a half years! There have been times when it's gotten a little tired, but on the whole the conversations and relationships that have developed as a result have outweighed it all.

I'm convinced that blogs could play a remarkably valuable part on this site - and in Urban Expression as a whole. For me, one of the benefits of being an associate is simply the networking involved, learning from others who are in a similar situation to us and who share the same values. Blogging can become little more than soap-boxing or an exercise in public introspection, but it also possesses the possibility of mutual edification and equipping.

Sharing our stories - and inviting others in as co-writers - is powerful stuff indeed.