UK's Christian Blog Awards

On Friday night I was privileged to be invited to attend a glitzy Christian Blog Award ceremony sponsored by a number of prominent Christian organizations, including the UK’s Premier Christian Radio.

You can imagine my pleasure, then, when some of the awards went to some of my blogging friends. I was also deeply honored and somewhat pleasantly surprised to receive second place in the “Most Inspiring Leadership” category. I hadn’t really thought of this blog specifically as a leadership blog, but I guess I write about things I’m interested in. Judging by the design of some of these sites, it’s certainly high time I made some progress on that major redesign we all know this blog needs!

Here is the full list of award winners and runner-ups:

Best Church Website

First Place and £1000
Kingdom Faith Church, Horsham
http://www.kingdomfaith.com/

Second Place
Magdalen Road Church, Oxford
http://www.magdalenroadchurch.org/

Best Christian Music Site

First Place and Bose noise cancelling headphones
The Band With No Name
http://www.thebandwithnoname.com/

Second Place
Worship Central
http://www.worshipcentral.org/

Most Inspiring Leadership Blog

First Place and Palm Pilot
Grahame Knox
http://www.insight.typepad.co.uk/

Second Place
Adrian Warnock
http://www.adrianwarnock.com/

Most Green (Environmental) Website

First Place and Solar Power Charger
Eco Congregation
ew.ecocongregation.org

Second Place
Environmental Ideas
environmentalideas.blogspot.com

Best Christian Newcomer

First Place and Nabaztag Digital Device
Looking at Life
http://www.lookingatlife.org.uk/

Second Place
What’s your point?
http://www.whatsyourpointcaller.blogspot.com/

Best Young Christian Blog (under 25)

First Place and Nintendo Wii
Hugh Bourne
http://www.hughbourne.co.uk/

Best Christian News and Reviews

First Place and Digital Recorder
Christian Today
http://www.christiantoday.com/

Shared Second
Release International
http://www.releaseinternational.org/
Shared Second
Inspire Magazine
http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/

Best Provision for Youth Website

First Place and Nintendo Wii and an article in Youthwork magazine
TearFund Youth Department
www.tearfund.org/youth

Second Place
Nymo
http://www.nymo.org/

Best Christian Social Action Website

First Place and Palm Pilot
Hope Info
http://www.hopeinfo.co.uk/

Second Place
Jubilee Centre
http://www.jubilee-centre.org/

Best Creative Christian Website or Blog

First Place and Apple iPod Touch
Theology Network
http://www.theologynetwork.org/

Second Place
CIA Basketball
http://www.ciabasketball.com/

Best Christian Organization

First Place and Palm Pilot
Catholic Church
http://www.catholicchurch.org.uk/

Second Place
Methodist Church
http://www.methodist.org.uk/

People’s Choice Award

First Place and Nabaztag Digital Device
Saffron Planet
http://www.saffronplanet.net/