Draper blog moves to LifeWay.com

NASVHILLE, Tenn. (BP) - On June 1, James T. Draper, Jr., president of LifeWay, launched a new weblog on LifeWay's younger leaders webpage (www.lifeway.com/youngerleaders). Once there, click on "weblog." Draper cited the response to his original blog, posted at www.Crosswalk.com, as the reason for the change.

"When I ventured into the blogosphere a couple of weeks ago, I had no idea what type of response my blog would generate," Draper said. "That's why I wasn't overly concerned about there not being a built-in response mechanism. I now realize I need to provide that avenue for comments."

Draper received emails from readers of his Crosswalk.com blog and felt there were comments that should have been available for public viewing, which many blogs allow. A comments feature was not available through Crosswalk.

Draper ventured into blogging as a way to connect more with younger leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention - a concern he voiced during the SBC's 2004 annual meeting in Indianapolis. He followed his address to the SBC with face-to-face dialogue sessions in several states.