The selection process is complete and the tournament has started. Go to SBC Blog Madness Round #1.
It was the most fun the SBC Blogosphere has ever had. So, I’m bringing back SBC Voices Blog Madness for 2009. It’s a bracket style tournament where you get to vote for the top blogs in the SBC blogosphere.
This year, the selection committee wants your help. So take a look at the field below and leave a comment. Which blogs do you think deserve top seeding? Which blogs bubbles need to burst. You’re spirited comments will make this contest better.
The tournament will begin on Sunday 15 March 2009, tip off time TBA. That round will end roughly one week later. Like last year, the top 16 will advance to the second round.
Want more Madness? Check out last year’s round one, sweat sixteen, and final four. You can also read the inspiration for blog madness from Les Puryear (here in 2008) (here in 2007) and Said At Southern.
About The Selection Committee
Basically – it’s just me, but I want your help. I’ll make the final selections and seedings based on your comments on this post. Here’s how I came up with this list so far.
- I began with the SBC Voices directory and then excluded any blogs (or wesbsites with RSS) that do not allow public comments.
- Next, I picked out the blogs that I think are the most influential. I’m using “influence” in a very loose sense to mean any blog that attracts attention and starts conversations. This contest is about blog popularity, which doesn’t always line up with real life. Voters will determine the final outcome.
- Then I worked through the rest of the 450+ blogs by SBCers. I was looking for any that deserved a shot at the big dance. I paid close attention to Google Page Rank, recent posting volume, and number of comments.
- The feild must be cut to 64 blogs – so 30 of the following won’t make it.
- Final selection and seeding will be influenced by your comments. So this is your chance to speak up ahead of the voting. Share your thoughtgs below.
Contending For #1 – #4 Seeding (In Draft Order)
- EdStetzer.com
- The LPM Blog – Beth Moore
- internetmonk.com
- Grace and Truth to You – Wade Burleson
- Founders Ministries – Tom Ascol
- sbc IMPACT!
- SBC Today
- Reformissionary – Steve McCoy
- SBC Tomorrow – Peter Lumpkins
- Kingdom People – Trevin Wax
- Denny Burk
- B21 // contending for the faith
Leading Contenders (In No Certain Order)
- JDGreear.com
- Joining God in His Work – Les Puryear
- Evangelical Village – Matt Svoboda
- Moore to the Point – Russell Moore
- Praisegod Barebones – Bart Barber
- Provocations & Pantings – Timmy Brister
- SBC Voices – blog content not “aggregator”
- Tim C. Guthrie. – SBCtoday.blogspot
- Tominthebox News Network – Religious Humor/Satire
- A Man from Issachar – Eric Redmond
- ALVINREID.com
- Christ and Pop Culture – Richard Clark
- Church Matters: The 9Marks Blog
- Confessions of a Recovering Pharisee
- Confessions of A Small-Church Pastor – Chuck Warnock
- Culturality & Missiology – David Sills
- Oversight of Souls – Ray Van Neste
- TruePravda – Jared Bridges
- 12 Witnesses – Art Rogers
- Delivered By Grace – Rev. Josh Buice
- DownshoreDrift – Alan Cross
- Dr Jim West
- EdYoungBlog
- hottubreligion – Bill Pooreie:missional – Marty Duren
- Jesus Shaped Spirituality
- Joe Thorn
- MicahFries.com
- Ministry of Reconciliation – Debbie Kaufman
- SelahV Today
- Spiritual Samurai – David Montoya
- subtext – Joe Thorn & Steve McCoy
- SEMPER REFORMANDA – Gunny Hartman
- The Assembling of the Church – Alan Knox
- The M Blog – GUY MUSE
- Tim Ellsworth
The SBC Blog Bubble (In No Certain Order)
- Confessions of a Pastor by Hershael York
- EAGLES’ REST – Bob Cleveland
- Exploring Theology – Tom Shelton
- Fox’s Wanderings – Mike Fox
- Paul Burleson
- Bible Driven Life – B. Spencer Haygood Jr.
- Biblical Church Growth – Chuck Lawless
- Acts.5.29 – Bobby Gilstrap
- Boyce College Diablogue
- Diary of a Seminary Student – Terry Delaney
- owen strachan
- Ministry-To-Children.com – Tony Kummer
- BARRY JOSLIN
- 2 Worlds Collide – James Galyon
- aintsobad – Rick Davis
- Almanac of Captivity – Danny Slavich
- Archangel’s Blog
- Barabbas – Blake White
- Borrowed Light – Mike Leake
- Bro. Matt’s Blog – Matthew Perry
- Call To Die – Andrew Lindsey
- chadwickivester
- Christian In College – Justin Grice
- CROSS-eyed – Justin Childers
- DEAD THEOLOGIANS SOCIETY – John Botkin
- Deep in the Heart…
- elect Exiles – Drew Dixon
- Faith and Facts – Dr. Bruce L. Baker
- FIDE-O – Jason Robertson
- For His Renown – Jim Hamilton
- God. Real. Right. – Barry Creamer
- Illumination — MCTS Blog
- kata Drew – Drew Maust
- Lawn Gospel – Hank Balch
- Locust Grove Baptist Church – Kelly Bridenstine
- Locusts and Wild Honey – Don Elbourne
- Merk DeVine
- Moving at the Speed of God – David Jackson
- Off The Wire – Matthew Wireman
- Pastor Steve Weaver’s Blog
- Rebuild Lakeshore – Don A. Elbourne Jr.
- Says Simpleton – Ched Spellman
- The Sunday School Revolutionary! – Darryl Wilson
- W. David Phillips – missional. theological. personal.
- We Are Texas Baptists
- who am i? – Barry Wallace
- Bryan Lilly
