I think presbymergent.org is actually a pretty good attempt at an “open” blog, in that we have the wordpress option set to allow anyone who registers to submit posts, and publish pending editorial review. I guess we could take it a step further and nix the editorial review, but we’re not quite there yet.

I agree that Wordpress is a great conversational tool. My hesitation with using it as a platform is that as far as I know, it doesn’t allow authors to set varying permission levels for each post, and it doesn’t keep track of revisions by different authors, a la Google Docs, or wiki software. But that said, I haven’t really given it full consideration, and with the right plugins, it might be worth a shot.

Thanks for the advice, and I’ll definitely be checking out the Bailey book. I like the new Phi Theme, too, btw!

Seems like an interesting discussion, which perhaps calls into question what we mean by the sermon anyway. I’ll leave coments on the concept of collaborative sermons to that post. But your question over technology isn’t easy to answer but probably begins life with the good old blog. Brian Bailey’s book doesn’t really touch on this subject, but some of his reasoning might suggest the good old plain simple blog is sufficient.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the intersection between open source and sermon writing. I wrote a post recently on a blog for which I serve as an editor about collaborative sermons, and the response was pretty positive.

So I’ve been looking for a website, a program, a platform—something upon which to build a community where pastors can go to create sermons collaboratively, inviting either fellow pastors, staff members, congregations, or even the world in general, to be part of the process.

I haven’t had much success on the technological side of things, though. I’m curious to hear your thoughts on the subject, and any suggestions or recommendations you might have.