When I launched So What Faith back in 2009, I was excited to be able to expand the reach of my writing beyond my congregation. I had no aspirations of blogging here for many years to come. Now, 17 years into this venture, I pause to reflect on the most recent year. Most Prolific Amazingly, I authored more posts here on So What Faith this year than any year in the last decade. This is my 100th post of 2025, which is 13 more than the prior high set last year and 25 more than the next Read More …
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So What Faith Turns 15 (#2129)
So What Faith launched 15 years ago this week. In June 2009, while I was serving First Presbyterian Church in Naples, Florida I decided to become a blogger. I knew I wanted to share messages about matters of faith that matter with an audience wider than my congregation and believed that blogging was the right tool for that moment in time. Except that I kept going and going and going and . . . now 15 years later well after the heyday of blogging, I continue to faithfully create new Read More …
Best of the Best – 2023 (#2099)
This is the 75th and final post of the year on So What Faith. It joins 2,024 posted between 2009 and 2022. At the end of the calendar year for the last three years, I shared the most viewed posts of all time based on page views according to Google Analytics. Then, this year, on July 1, Google stopped processing new data and all customers lost access to the Universal Analytics interface and API. So, I'm unable to provide a similar update this year. Year in Review Instead, I've Read More …
Celebrating 14 Years of So What Faith with Popular Posts (#2064)
Thanks for being a supporter of So What Faith - a site where matters of faith that matter are explored and where good questions are always more valuable than easy answers. As a writer, I always wonder if anyone will read my words. For So What Faith, I'm able to answer that question thanks to Google Analytics. Note: Google Analytics as I've always know it is coming to an end. Effective July 1, 2023 a new Google Analytics launches. Given this big change, I decided to run some mid-year Read More …
Daily Blogging – Reflecting on the Discipline (#2061)
I just finished a week of daily blogging. Over the last seven days, I posted once a day: Where’s Greg Worshipping? 8+ Congregations in 3 StatesMy Experiences with 14 UCC CongregationsMidlife & MiD Life: A 9th UpdateMy Religious Traditions Are Missing 8 Million People!The ELCA is Missing 4 Million People!The PC(USA) is Missing 2.6 Million People!The UCC is Missing 1.3 Million People! This routine was quite different from my norm. For the last several years I've averaged writing just Read More …
Celebrating So What Faith: 13 Years & 2,000+ Posts (#2002)
Thirteen years ago today, I launched So What Faith. One day later, I added my first blog post. Thank you for journeying with me. While this blog has remain committed to exploring matters of faith that matter, my vocational context has shifted several times: Churches: First Presbyterian Church, Naples United Church of Christ, United Church of Marco Island, Fort Myers Congregational United Church of Christ, and West Fork Presbyterian ChurchHealthcare: Evolution Health (an Envision Read More …
Blogging in the 2020s (#1994)
At the start of the 2020s I had been blogging for 10 1/2 years, and was committed to continuing to provide new content focused on matters of faith that matter. While I started the 2000s and 2010s as someone engaged in full-time ministry in the local church, I started the 2020s leading a faith-based non-profit that is supported by many congregations (as well as a wide variety of other donors and supporters). In the 2020s (so far) I've continued on this path serving two organizations focused Read More …
Blogging in the 2010s (#1991)
When the 2010s began, I had been blogging for seven months. While I planned to continue, I had no idea that I would blog for the entire decade (and beyond). During this decade, I continued to write about matters of faith that matter. Content included discussion of hundreds of new books, sharing of resources I created for use in worship (sermons, prayers, etc.), reflections on my lived experience, and exploration of new data focused on American religious belief, belonging and behavior. Over Read More …
Blogging in the 2000s (#1988)
In the spring of 2009, I decided I'd like to enter the world of blogging. At the time I was serving First Presbyterian Church in Naples, Florida, and felt blogging would be an easy way to share some of my thoughts with congregants between newsletters and other more formal communications. And, from colleagues I knew who had started blogging ahead of me, I expected my content would have the potential of reaching a much larger audience. Naming the Blog Before I could begin, I needed to Read More …
Top 21 Posts – All Time (#1966)
Since launching So What Faith in 2009, I’ve written more than 1,960 posts about matters of faith that matter. Based on page views, the all time most popular posts on So What Faith (as of December 26, 2021) are listed below followed by year of publication and change in popularity when compared to last year's list of top all time posts. Pastoral Prayer – Love (2014) [+1)Prayers of the People – Youth Sunday (2009) [-1]Are 10,000 Churches Closing Every Year? (2019) [+4]My Visit to Read More …