Typical blogging is pretty much an off-line type of activity. What I mean by that is the author/blogger writes a page or post, publishes it and then walks away to have a coffee or sometimes tea. Then if people do leave comments they are checked every so often by the post’s author and the author replies and so on.
Live blogging is where the author agrees, for a set period of time, to be online and to reply directly to comments as they come in. It has a kind of live chat feel to it but everything that is asked and answered is kept on the website in comments attached to the post.
What we are doing here on GatheredTogether.org is a sort of live interview with you as the interviewer. The guest will be online for 30 minutes talking about life, faith, service and everything else that you care to ask.
Who will be the Live Blogging guests?
We are going to to be doing live blogging events with, what we consider, outstanding servants of the Christian faith. That would be Christian authors, missionaries, evangelists, and ministry leaders. If you have someone in mind you would like to see interviewed here leave a comment at the bottom of the post.
When are live blogging events scheduled for?
We are striving to do one live blogging event a week usually on Friday evening but it will ultimately depend on the availability of the guest who may be currently living anywhere in the world with varied time zones. To stay up to date on the next scheduled Live Blogging guest, you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and by Email.
What do I need to do to participate?
For now, comment posting is open to the public without registration being required. If the rules are abused (foul language,
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inappropriate language, etc) then registration will be required as will be moderation (comments needing approval before posting) which will just slow down the question asking and answering so please see to it that you follow the rules while participating in Live Blogging. To stay up to date on the rules for Live Blogging participation, click here:
Live Blogging Rules
For now all you have to do to participate is show up during a Live Blog event and shout out your questions.
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