EISENBRAUNS, academic publisher and bookstore, has donated another gift certificate to Said at Southern.
This time it’s a fat $100.
How You Can Win It
Since our redesign, I’ve struggled to find the right tagline for Said at Southern. The problem really goes back to my failure to define the site – it is what it is.
Here’s the process:
- Leave your suggestions in the comments of this post.
- On Friday September 15th, I’ll put the best five in a poll
- The person who suggested the winning tagline gets the $100
Feel free to hype up the contest and bicker with one another in the comments, that always keeps things interesting.
Thanks to Eisenbrauns, if you’ve never heard of them – go visit their website!
73 Comments
I should note this one is open to everyone except me. So former, current and future Said at Southern writers are welcome to make suggestions.
” The link to everything that is going on Lexington Road”
Terry Langes last blog post..Income inequality?
Well, I am not either a former nor a future writer here, but here is my input on your tagline.
“Where Passionate Hearts Find Faithful Followers”
Martin Pitchers last blog post..Guest Blog: Update on myself, Wendy Pitcher!
I am not in on the contest so anyone can feel free to use this as a springboard to something else: Blogging for the Truth Bringing Glory to God.
Terry Delaneys last blog post..Not What I Used To Be
“An Aggregate Blog from the Beeches by Students, Alumni, and Teachers”
‘Beeches’ being the classic moniker for Southern Seminary (In reference to the beech trees in front of Norton).
Dave Theobalds last blog post..Chinese gymnast gets first Olympic gold, first menstrual cycle
Because some things just have to be said.
Timmy Bristers last blog post..Praying at the DNC
Or,
“Ground Zero aggregate blogging.”
Timmy Bristers last blog post..Praying at the DNC
@Timmy Brister: two good options, but I think the first one was better
Said on the Web for the Truth, Church, World, and Glory of God
or…
Said on the Web by the Bloggers of Southern Seminary
Southern Seminary Bloggers Speak about the World for the Glory of God
From the Mouths of Southern Seminary’s Bloggers
What is being Said by Southern Seminary’s Bloggers
“Gibbering and Jabbering from the Josephus Bowl”
Joseph Goulds last blog post..“Are Strict Communionists Less Exclusive than Paedobaptists?” or “Should the Water Divide Us?”
“This tag line won me one-hundred bucks!!!”
Eric Schumachers last blog post..Abortion and the Early Church
Life at 2825 Lexington Road….
Terry Langes last blog post..Income inequality?
“Said at Southern.com: What’s not being said on campus”
Alex S. Leungs last blog post..2008 CCEF Annual Conference: The Addict in Us All
Here’s some options:
Said @ Southern: Speaking Faith into Practice
Faith Speaking Understanding
A Learned Faith is a Proclaimed Faith
Stephen Newells last blog post..NCAA Football 2008
“Encouraging the Body as We Grow Together in the Faith”
Stan McCullarss last blog post..The Thankless Job of a Pastor
“Blogging the Word in season and out of season”
Stan McCullarss last blog post..The Thankless Job of a Pastor
@Dark Sith–For some reason, all of your comments have been coming in as spam. I have been having to go through about 4 times a day to make sure your comment gets posted in a timely fashion. I am not sure why it is spammed…unless it is being jammed by LoneStar! (Let’s see if you catch that one.)
“Baptist thoughts with a Southern accent…”
booyah.
Brother Hanks last blog post..Luther’s Bible
@Hank: Wouldn’t that be “booy’all”?
Let’s try this one just to test a hunch…
Stephen Newells last blog post..NCAA Football 2008
Spammed again. Hmm, that might be a good tag line…At Said, we are very careful about who can comment and who cannot.
An eclectic blend of musings and discourses on everything under the sun.
This is Terry’s wife. Here’s my suggestion:
“Wasting Time for the Glory of God”
Terry Delaneys last blog post..Hitting the Curve Ball on the Lord’s Day
“Where Church Gossip meets Church Discipline….”
Brother Hanks last blog post..Luther’s Bible
Where theological education and high-tech verbalization come together
Danny Slavichs last blog post..“Art”: Defined. Once and for all
Got to be concise and punchy.
“Theology well said.”
“Theology and culture well said.”
“Theology, books, and culture well said.”
“Truth well said.”
“Theology must be said.”
“Theology that must be said.”
“Truth that must be said.”
“Of the Seminary. By the Students. For the Glory of God.”
Adam Winterss last blog post..Sarah Palin: Only in America…
Many voices said as one
Well said by those who want to hear, “Well done”
Why everything is said: Our education contending for your faith
Our education contending for your faith
Our words written for the Living Word
How about
News and opinions from the seminary community
julieHs last blog post..Just Because: Why I love my husband
OR News and encouragement from the seminary community
julieHs last blog post..Just Because: Why I love my husband
Because Boyce would be blogging if he were here.
Because in every generation there is a Toy.
Oh, and Tony, with my previous tag line (“Because some things just have to be said”), I’ve got a Scripture to go with it.
Acts 4:20
Bump me up baby!
Timmy Bristers last blog post..Ending Abortion a Pipe Dream?
@Timmy Brister: With the Bible verse, it makes it a front runner in my mind. I’m a little nervous about Toy similarity to Tony, but then again I don’t enjoy Hebrew Exegesis and he did.
@Tony -
If we need proof verses for our taglines, allow me to add one with my “Baptist thoughts with a Southern accent” (which can also be altered to “Theology with a Southern accent”, etc) – the “accent” being in view here:
I rest my case.
@Brother Hank: Nice . . .
It’s not that we need proof text, it’s just that everything Timmy writes can come off Provocative, that is except his Pantings.
Brother Hank,
That is pretty good, and I enjoy calling you Brother Hank. Just don’t call me Brother Brister.
Professor of Mischief has an uncanny ability to spot the verse in controversy. I guess that’s why he is so good at getting me in trouble. Keep ‘em at arms length or he will be making a YouTube video of you lip syncing to Numa Numa.
Timmy Bristers last blog post..Ending Abortion a Pipe Dream?
“It’s what we’re talking about…”
Massimo Lorenzinis last blog post..Four Stages on the Journey to Meaning
Here’s a tagline lifted from a song idea I’m currently working on:
“Said at Southern: Freeing the Monster from it’s Chains”
Stephen Newells last blog post..NCAA Football Week 2
@Stephen Newell: Does that make the SBTS bloggers the monsters?
“A big bag of candy for your theological sweettooth”
“They said it, we spread it”
“You’re official home for credit hours in blogging at Southern Seminary”
“Where the Southern students are when they’re not studying”
Tony,
Given how things were in the early days of the SBTS blogosphere (loaded with emergents and emergent-friendlies), I’d say so. It wasn’t pretty in some corners. I actually got called an agent of Satan by one of ‘em. So yeah, there are monsters among us. :-p
Stephen Newells last blog post..NCAA Football Week 2
“Join the conversation”
Massimo Lorenzinis last blog post..Four Stages on the Journey to Meaning
There are still 9 days left and I see room for many more suggestions. I’d like to see someone combine the ideas of from the SBTS tagline “for the truth, for the church, for the world, for the glory of God” with our collaboration and diverse trans-SBTS readership
Since it appears that we are allowed multiple entries, consider:
“Feeds that feed” or “Feeds that nourish”
Dave Theobalds last blog post..Chinese gymnast gets first Olympic gold, first menstrual cycle
“Why should the emergents have all the good blogs?”
“Because someone has to think while in Seminary.”
“Where original thoughts go between lectures ”
“No one is really going to read you research paper”
“Everything else is obsolete”
“Footnotes from the theological underground”
“Tony’s Tangled Theological Thoughts ”
“We Will Blog Anything!”
“A Course in The Ministry of Mischief: Class is now in Session”
“Stirring the Pot Because No one Else Will”
“Dangit! Just Give Me The Gift Card!”
“Outside Looking In Ain’t All That Bad”
“And You Thought The 90’s Were Exciting”
)
“We Blog So You Don’t Have To Take The Heat For What You Think”
“Said at Southern: Where the theological water is deep for a reason…” (read – baptism…
“If You think the Campus is Posh, Wait ’till you See our Blogs”
Brother Hanks last blog post..The Baby Saving the Mother
OK, so I’ve discovered that taglines are not where my creative juices flow. But here goes:
from many voices . . . one truth, one Lord, one purpose.
co-laboring for His truth and to His glory
a fellowship of voices contending for the faith.
a fellowship of voices, a chorus of truth.
speaking His truth, seeking His glory.
Todd B.s last blog post..More thoughts on the IMB restructuring
I’d like to see someone combine the ideas of from the SBTS tagline “for the truth, for the church, for the world, for the glory of God” with our collaboration and diverse trans-SBTS readership
Pulling from 2 Corininthians 4:15:
Reaching the world with God’s grace and truth that he be praised and glorified.
I really like bull’s suggestion above: “They said it, we spread it.” Playing off of it a little, I thought of:
Said at Southern
“And spread throughout the world”
“Motivated by Love, Directed by Principle, and Purposed for the Glory of God”
“From the Halls of Mullins to the Streets of Harlem”
“Engaging a Technological Culture with the Truth of God’s Word”
Brother Hanks last blog post..Obama: Savor of Death to Those Who Seek Life…
“Why should the devil have all the good musings?”
Danny Slavichs last blog post..Entertainment Forms Our Worldview in Subtle Ways
“Our Education Contending for your Joy in a 2.0 Culture”
“Our Education Contending for your Faith in an Internet Culture”
“Our Education Contending for your Faith in an Information Age”
“Where Web Culture and Theological Education Intersect”
“Said on the Web for the truth, for the church, for the world, for the glory of God”
“Theologically Informed Voices Speaking to the Information Age”
and…
“Maybe I’ll win by sheer volume”
Said at Southern
The blogs heard ’round the world
Barry Wallaces last blog post..ESV Study Bible excerpts FREE
Seems to me that “Said at Southern” is already a tagline. You just need a name now.
(I’m not eligible for the contest anyway.)
Andy
Andy Kerrs last blog post..December sale
nice contest, just found it… I will make my entry:
“bloggers bringing God’s word to a 2.0 world”
@Andy Kerr: Thanks for the deflating reminder that my first “real” website suffers from a niche identity crisis
But I will add a no tagline option to the poll, that might be an attractive option! or we could use something like: “this blog was born without a tagline, please see title above”
Variations on my previous suggestion:
“The blog heard ’round the world”
(sounds more like “the shot heard round the world than it does using the plural); or shorten it to:
Said at Southern
Heard ’round the world
Barry Wallaces last blog post..Ray Boltz announces he’s gay
How about “Blogging with S@S”
“Because the conversations don’t end in the classroom”
Thads last blog post..Living Dangerously
“Blogging for Broadus”
or maybe
“on the preparation and delivery of blogs”
or seriously,
“Redeeming the Blogosphere for the Glory of God”
Craig Thompsons last blog post..Spurgeon: A New Biography
“We promise we’re not writing from our mothers’ basements.”
Brandons last blog post..Ike Photos
“Provocations and Perturbations”
Not really…but I couldn’t resist the play off Timmy’s title.
My vote goes to Hank’s “Baptist Thoughts with a Southern Accent”.
Brandons last blog post..Ike Photos
“Truth. Church. Collaboration. For the world and the glory of God.”
“Truth. Church. World. The glory of God. In collaboration.”
“Truth in the Church and the World for God’s glory.”
“Truth building Churches in the World for God’s glory.”
“Collaboration in Truth, Church, and World for the Glory of God.”
Said at Southern
“Tony Kummer’s Crown Jewel of Blogging”
Joseph Goulds last blog post..Don’t Forget Your Big, Long, Rough Donkey’s Ears
@Joseph Gould: Nice and thanks for the complement, its more like my blogging hardhat where I test all my theories and design tweaks on a live audience.
Tony,
When do you post the top 5?
Dave Theobalds last blog post..Chinese gymnast gets first Olympic gold, first menstrual cycle
@Dave Theobald: Sorry, I’m behind schedule without power – great excuse : )
Look for the final poll sometime this weekend.
Really, I am going to put up the poll soon, I was just w/o electric and had some problems with the polls plugin. I think that’s all better, so if you have a last minute add on please do it now.
Smart Readers Make A Smart Blog
The Tagline That’s 3 Weeks Overdue!
Taglines Who Made The Poll
Some of these reflect minor changes, but the credit will still go to the original suggestion. If there is a mistake attribution, let me know ASAP.
Timmy Brister
*Because some things just have to be said. Acts 4:20
*Because Boyce & Toy Would Be Blogging Too
Kevin Cowart
* Blogging for the Truth, Church, World, and Glory of God
* Our education contending for your faith
* The Intersect of Web Culture and Theological Education Intersect
Stephan Newell
* Faith Speaking Understanding
Julie H
* News, opinions, and encoruagement from the seminary community
Brother Hank
* Theology with a Southern accent (Judges 12:5-6)
House Entries (Tony)
* Why should the emergents have all the good blogs?
* Footnotes from the theological underground
* Where original thoughts go between lectures
* Because someone has to think while in Seminary
* No one will read you research paper anyway
* Smart Readers Make A Smart Blog
Terry Delaney
* Stirring the Pot Because No one Else Will
Krista Delaney
* Where Smart People Waste Time
Brother Hank
* If You think the Campus is Posh, Wait ’till you See our Blogs
* Engaging a Technological Culture with the Truth of God’s Word
Bull
* They said it, we spread it
Andy Kerr
* tagline not required
Thad
* Because the conversations don’t end in the classroom
Barry Wallace
*The blog heard ’round the world
Craig Thompson
* Redeeming the Blogosphere for the Glory of God
Sorry, didn’t mean to demoralize…
Andy
The Blog, The Seminary, The Legend!
Final poll has begun, someone is going to get a nice bump to their library.
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