Quaker 2.0

When I started Quaker 2.0, I had literally no experience with blogging outside of helping my wife create her theme, which inspired the creation of this site. I’d never taken the time to blog regularly, knew nothing of feed readers and couldn’t tell you a single blog that I followed. I just had an idea that I wanted to write something about the experiences I’d had as a pastor and as a Quaker.

In the last few months I’ve jumped head first into the world of blogging. I’ve been part of a team that’s created a surprisingly successful blog network called Digital Photography Blogs, have published regularly for my own blog on that network, and have learned that there’s a world of Quaker bloggers out there with very interesting things to say - often times more interesting things than I would have thought to say myself. All of this has given me some perspective.

First off - I’ve realized that I’m not going to be able to manage writing by myself for Quaker 2.0 in a way that makes the site useful. I think many bloggers who attempt sites bigger than themselves run into this problem and they either fall apart or bring on other writers who can help build the blog into a resource that’s worth interacting with. That’s exactly what we did with DPBlogs and we’ve been able to pull off some cool stuff in a short amount of time. Realizing this I’ve been talking to some friends who have agreed to help out in one way or another. Expect to see them post in the next weeks as they begin to get some free time.

Second - too many blogs are just opportunities for people to rant. Quaker 2.0 was beginning to get into the personal rant territory that could have been it’s end. The last two months have shown me that Quakers worldwide are looking for more than just ranting - they’re looking for opportunities to make sense of their conflicted feelings about faith, their world and how to live faithfully. These opportunities only come when people with vision take the first step, and that’s what I’d like to see Quaker 2.0 become - a place for first steps.

Interested in finding out more? Stay tuned.