Northern Hills Christian Church in Thornton, CO uses a blog to keep members connected with the church’s missionaries. I’m still reading through it, but it looks like the various missionaries—recent posts include individuals working on Katrina recovery, in Uganda, in Tanzania, in Mexico, and in Paraguay—email their updates and prayer requests to the NH mission team who then post them on the blog. The blog is easily accessed through the church’s website.

This is such a great idea, and I wonder why more churches don’t do it. It’s low-cost and easy. Most important, it helps church members remember their missionaries serving far away and probably reassures those missionaries that people back home really do care about their daily lives and experiences.

You can check it out at http://northernhillsmteam.wordpress.com/.