Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World (Unabridged‪)‬

Seven reasons God hates listicles

See what we did there? We piqued your interest, confused you, and maybe even made you mad. Mad is good; anger provokes a response. Maybe, you will tweet your rage. Perhaps, you will decry our buffoonery: “The ‘seven-reasons-why’ structure is a list article", you’ll tell your followers. And just like that, we won the scramble for clicks and attention. But did we steward your attention in a way that honors God?

Bloggers publish millions of posts each day, many written by faithful Christians who want to honor God with their words but struggle to know how. Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World guides Christians not only through the basics of setting up a blog - everything from affiliates and algorithms to widgets and WordPress - but also how to be a godly landlord of your internet real estate.

If you are a Christian blogger, you likely oscillate between burnout and apathy, with thoughts like “I must post now!” and “Who even gives a rip?” If you’re at this point, you’ve likely lost the plot. But you can get back on script. 

Authors Benjamin Vrbicek and John Beeson explore where the spiritual stamina will come from to serve a small readership faithfully and how to steward attention in a way that honors God in a world that celebrates chasing profit and pageviews.

Foreword by Tim Challies - pastor, author, and popular blogger.