Comments on: Online Community, A Case Study: WithoutWax.tv

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- livingthedash.tv » Blog Archive » What I’m Sharing — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:11:31 +0000

[...] Will Johnston presents an interesting case study on Pete Wilson’s withoutwax.tv blog [...]

By: Jenni Catron

Jenni Catron — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:55:39 +0000

I have the privilege of working with Pete on a daily basis at Cross Point, and I’ve never been surprised by the interaction on Without Wax because it’s an extension of who he is. Pete’s a connector. He loves connecting with people and he loves connecting them to each other. He isn’t focused on stats. He’s focused on engaging people and helping them connect to the community (even cyber). His heart is for people and I think his readers can sense that.

By the way, looking forward to keeping up with you via your blog and twitter!

By: Paula Lipper

Paula Lipper — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:14:36 +0000

I read Pete’s blog regularly and am not a Cross Point member. I commented on one of his posts and he contacted me about my blog. As unsophisticated as my blog is, it was the fact that he took the time and effort to comment that drew me back to Without Wax. He indeed cultivates community in this online environment. P.S. I do follow him on Twitter and that is what led me to Without Wax.

By: Debbie Elder

Debbie Elder — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:33:21 +0000

I would be interested to see how many comments he receives that are truly from his Cross Point members. I think his community is not only engaged on Sunday but engaged in every aspect, every day. He truly is the real deal.

By: Jim Drake

Jim Drake — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:29:23 +0000

Pete is the real deal. He shares authentically on his blog. His family is precious and their stories are just as engaging as Pete’s. I agree with Okjedi… Pete is the “true” internet pastor.

By: okjedi

okjedi — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:37:46 +0000

In my opinion, Pete is a true “internet” pastor. He makes the time to care, even if he’s never met you face to face. There’s something encouraging about that and probably the draw. I wish I’d have seen his tweet earlier the other day… he invited the first person to @pwilson him with their phone number and he was going to call them for a short talk while he was driving somewhere. How cool is that? I’d love to see that from John Maxwell and other incredible leaders. That sort of micro-contest allows the playing field to be pretty level, inviting anyone to join the conversation without limit to relationship or proximity.

By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:35:14 +0000

Dang Will. You just told me more about my blog than I knew. I knew I had several thousand visits a day (it shows up on my blog dashboard) but had no idea how many subscribers I had these days.

I think the comments have something to do with my purpose behind the blog.

I started it almost a year ago because I was tired of preaching. Let me explain. I love preaching and I certainly think it serves an important purpose. However, I was tired of the one way dimension.

I was looking for an environment that would be more conversational. Blogging was the perfect fit for me. I write most of my posts with the purpose of engaging others and hopefully creating a community of ideas, convictions and thoughts.

Being a part of the conversation is important as well. People want to know if you value their thoughts so I try to jump into the conversation throughout the day as time permits.

Thank for the blog and keep up the great work. I’m a huge fan of National Community and what God is doing through you guys!