The online hub for The Brook Network celebrates 1 year today! We thought this would be a good time to look back at the last year and do a quick recap of our top 10 posts. So, without further ado, the top 10 posts of thebrooknetwork.org in the first year:
1. The Luckiest People on Earth. This one doesn’t need a caption. But you’ll want to share it. We can almost guarantee that.
2. We Need These Words of Thanksgiving and Conviction. Thoughts from a North Korean refugee at the Lausanne Congress in South Africa.
3. Muhammad and Jesus Part 1. The first post in a series of articles describing the basic tenets of Islam, and then comparing it to Christianity.
4. YOU have a God-given gift?! Post about the viral video of Ted Williams, the homeless man with the “golden voice.”
5. If They Ain’t Followin’, You Ain’t Leadin’. Yeah, you’ll want to share this one, too.
6. A Prayer to Start the Work Week.
7. The Mosque, Ground Zero, and Wisdom. This post was written a few days after the announcement that a plan was being considered to construct a mosque near Ground Zero in New York.
8. Ten Things Good Winners Do. Written after the Packers won the Super Bowl, about the traits and practices of good winners. PS- Go Pack!
9. A Theology of Snow. After Wisconsin was blanketed with snow this winter, Mel wrote this post about snow as a symbol of purity and grace.
10. Getting Through Tough Times. If the amount of hits on this page is any indication, it’s tough being a leader when there are personal and professional trials. Some tips and words of encouragement for leaders in crisis.
To those of you that have helped get The Brook Network off the ground, thanks! Keep re-posting, tweeting and sharing our posts. The Brook Network’s mission is simple: to create a space where leaders not only have access to resources, but have a place to discuss the issues that face church leaders today. And, in short, that doesn’t work very well without you!
Also, here’s a quick shout out to our web developer, Tom Deitz (thomasdeitz.com). Thanks for your creativity and flexibility in taking the Brook Network from an idea in Mel’s head to a functional (and attractive) site.
We know many of you have just happened upon the Brook Network recently, so we invite you to take a minute to comment on this post…what things would you like to see covered this year?