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1/2 Year Stats

July 2, 2008 by Gilbert Leave a Comment

Wow it’s hard to believe that 1/2 of 2008 has already passed us.  Thought it would be interesting to see which blog posts and which Podcasts got the most hits in the first half of the year.

Blog Posts:  In total I posted 136 times in the first 6 months…here are the 5 most popular.

  1. Wow I’m Honored:   The post where I shared that Tim Stevens had asked me to help review the manuscript for his new book Pop Goes the Church.  By the time it was all said and done, more than 10 people helped out, but still an honor none the less.
  2.  Inside Today’s Experience (2/17 Edition):    Not sure what made this one so popular.  I will remember it as the day we tried an acoustic set and a certain friend of mine went that night to see the Blue Man Group without me…yes if I sound bitter I am.  :)
  3. Off the Top of my Head:  Overall when you look at what consistently gets the most hits, it’s the Inside Today’s Experience posts and any time I do random thoughts.  It amazes me that you like to hear so much about my personal life, but I guess it’s good in that you get to know me better as a person, not just some guy you see up on a stage once a week.  In any case, this Valentine’s Day post was about as random as they come.
  4. Inside Today’s Experience…Sort Of:  My thoughts of visiting ForeFront Church while on vacation in Virginia Beach.
  5. Inside Today’s Experience (4/20 Edition):  The morning that all of our technology stuff seemed to die beforehand and Andy was back stage soldering right up to the start of the Experience.

Podcasts:  Obviously we had 26 messages in the first half of the year.  I spoke 20 times and 6 guest speakers filled the other 6 weeks.  Here are the top 5 most downloaded messages of the year thus far.

  1. A Time to Run:  From the series, Take It to the Limit.  This was the message I talked about how to deal with sexual temptation. 
  2. Speak No Evil:  From the series, 3 Wise Monkey’s.  Guest Speaker, Cathy Pence shared how powerful our words can be.
  3. As Is:  From the series, Everybody’s Normal til You Get to Know Them.  Here I talked about living an authentic life before people.
  4. Be With:  From the series, Everybody’s Normal til You Get to Know Them.  In this message I talked about why small groups are such an important part of your spiritual growth and maturity. 
  5. Just a Little Bit:  From the series, IMPACT.  Here I shared the way Jesus wants you to begin to see yourself.

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