warmth in winter '07: workshop links

here is a list of warmth in winter workshop links. some mentioned, some not. if there is something missing let me know by leaving a comment.

hosting
www.vinehosting.com (if you wish to use the web empowered church
www.midphase.com - domain name for life! good price, all the perks
www.ipowerweb.com - solid host, excellent support, at this time doesn’t have all the plug-ins, but has most.
www.ace-host.com - an inexpensive option, with all the plug-ins.

CMS
www.webempoweredchurch.com (tutorials, downloads, & forums)
www.sourgeforce.com - Mambo homepage
www.mambohut.com - Mambo & joomla templates
www.mamboportal.com - Joomla homepage

blogs
www.typepad.com (a pay blog site, but has the easiest interface to give a rich site)
www.blogger.com (free, need a little html knowledge to tweak, add links, etc.)

online communities
www.myspace.com - growing community, not Christian, very rough
www.livejournal.com - online community, more of a journal
www.xanga.com - online community
www.friendster.com - online community, your become friends with your other friends friends, chat, photo sharing, commenting
www.facebook.com - online community for college students, you need to use a college email for registration

local bloggers
www.gavoweb.com (me)
www.onlywonder.com - Jay Voorhees, Pastor at Antioch UMC
www.methocast.com - Jay does a Podcast on the Methodist Church
www.stphransus.com - Jonathon Norman, Youth Pastor, Hermitage UMC
scrambies.blogspot.com - Josh Tinley, Editor, UMPH
theleedsjourney.blogspot.com - Lanecia Rouse, Youth Pastor, Belmont UMC
rouserantings.blogspot.com - Ciona Rouse, Writer for UMC
darewebe.blogspot.com - Kara Oliver, Stay at Home Mom
ericcoomer.blogspot.com - Eric Coomer, starving artist
www.ramblingthoughts.com - Jay Huff, recovered youth pastor
www.tnumc.org - the conference website has a number of blogs for different topics

other
www.flickr.com - Flickr, online photo community
www.blogs4God.com - Christian blog aggregator
www.nashvilleistalking.com - News2 blog aggregator
www.nashvilleareajournal.org - Bishop Wills online interactive Life Journal spiritual practice

books
Web Empower Your Church, by Mark Stephenson - a great book on working in internet ministry, not to mention working with web empowered church software
The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture, by Shane Hipps - a wonderful, easy read, on the many trends and movements in church and culture due to the changes in technology
Wired for Ministry, by John Jewell - probably the only good church & internet book at the moment, but yet, it’s dated already