Top Ministry Blogs 2013

via http://churchrelevance.com/resources/top-church-blogs/

TOP 200 MINISTRY BLOGS as of March 5, 2013

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Name

Between Two Worlds

Desiring God

DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed

Dr. Albert Mohler

Tim Challies

The Gospel Coalition Blog

The Resurgence

Fr. Z's Blog

Jesus Creed

Kingdom People

First Things

Tullian Tchividjian

Internet Monk

Ligonier Ministries

For the Love of God

Pyromaniacs

Ed Stetzer

9Marks

Frank Viola

Pure Church

Ministry to Children

Christianity Today Live Blog

Christ is Deeper Still

Theoblogy

Reformation 21

Parchment and Pen

The White Horse Inn

Ragamuffin Soul

Peter Enns

Apprising

Mark Driscoll

Ron Edmondson

Church Relevance

Blog and Mablog

Heavenward

Acts 29

Church Marketing Sucks

Roger Olson

Worship Matters

The Gospel-Driven Church

The Bible and Culture

Adrian Warnock

Exploring Our Matrix

Nadia Bolz-Weber

Swerve

Rachel Held Evans

Standing on my Head

Church Mag

Experimental Theology

Christian Web Trends

Out of Ur

Tony Morgan Live

Brian McLaren

Liturgy

Christ and Pop Culture

Orange Leaders

Doug Fields

Black, White, and Gray

Stuff Christians Like

Euangelion

Biblical Evidence for Catholicism

nakedpastor

Josh Harris

Shaun Groves

ChurchLeaders.com

Pomomusings

Thom Rainer

Emergent Village

Beyond Evangelical

The Museum of Idolatry

Todd Rhoades

Christian Piatt

Think Christian

Mark Oestreicher

Tall Skinny Kiwi

Mark D Roberts

Stuff Fundies Like

The Blazing Center

Life in Student Ministry

Homebrewed Christianity

HeadHeartHand

Elizabeth Esther

Mere Orthodoxy

Brandon A Cox

Till He Comes

Bruce Reyes-Chow

Fire in my Bones

What's Best Next

Anxious Bench

Missional Shift

James MacDonald

More Than Dodgeball

Kingdom Living

Perry Noble

Kimberly Knight

The Evangelical Outpost

Catablog

Margaret Feinberg

Eugene Cho

Youth Specialties

Matthew and Madeleine Flannagan

Rethinking Youth Ministry

Reclaiming the Mission

Church Stage Design Ideas

Timmy Brister

The Worship Community

Zwinglius Redivivus

Dallas News Religion Blog

The Naked Bible

Call & Response

Reformation Theology

Glocal Christianity

Pastors.com

Adam McLane

J.D. Greer

Andy Naselli

Prodigal Magazine

THEOOZE

Joe Thorn

Faith Forward

DJ Chuang

New City Catechism

Glory to God for All Things

Mark Batterson

Storied Theology

Sarah Posner

In A Mirror Dimly

Candace Chellew-Hodge

onehandclapping

Rev Gal Blog Pals

The Fellowship of Saints and Sinners

Christian Research Network

Take Your Vitamin Z

Tim Chester

Modern Reject

Stuff Christian Culture Likes

The Briefing

Emerging into Orthodoxy

Jesus Needs New PR

A Deeper Church

The Old Black Church!

Gifted for Leadership

Thinking Out Loud

A Place For the God-Hungry

Everyday Theology

Terry Mattingly

Founders Ministries Blog

Burnside Writers Collective

Communicate Jesus

Skye Box

Gathering in Light

Brad Lomenick

Unsettled Christianity

Confessions of a Small Church Pastor

Kathy Escobar

Blogging Theologically

Man of Dravity

Christianity Cove

Will Mancini

Ordinary Pastor

Church Tech Today

Urban Faith

Children's Ministry Online

Jenni Catron

Tim Schraeder

Joshua Blankenship

Worship.com

Uncommon God, Common Good

Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

Glenn Peoples

Reading Acts

Church Leader Insights

Dry Bones

Your Church

Cerulean Sanctum

Scripture Zealot

Growing Kids Ministry

Mark Beeson

Walt Mueller

Grace & Truth

The American Jesus

Ev'ry Day I'm Pastorin'...

Jonathan McKee

Kids Ministry 101

Sam Luce

Brian Dodd on Leadership

Modern Faith

Ben Reed

Bock's Blog

Progressive Renewal

Interfaith Encounters

DashHouse.com

Spectrum

Shaun in the City

Musicademy

Are Women Human?

Juicy Ecumenism

Small Preacher Big God

In The Name of Love

Small Group Dynamics

Author

Justin Taylor

Various

Kevin DeYoung

Albert Mohler

Tim Challies

Various

Various

John Zuhlsdorf

Scot McKnight

Trevin Wax

Various

Tullian Tchividjian

Various

Various

D.A. Carson

Various

Ed Stetzer

Various

Frank Viola

Thabiti Anyabwile

Various

Various

Ray Ortlund

Tony Jones

Various

Michael Patton

Various

Carlos Whittaker

Peter Enns

Ken Silva

Mark Driscoll

Ron Edmondson

Various

Doug Wilson

Scotty Smith

Scott Thomas

Various

Roger Olson

Bob Kauflin

Jared Wilson

Ben Witherington

Adrian Warnock

James McGrath

Nadia Bolz-Weber

Various

Rachel Held Evans

Dwight Longnecker

Various

Richard Beck

Paul Steinbrueck

Various

Tony Morgan

Brian McLaren

Bosco Peters

Various

Various

Doug Fields

Various

Jon Acuff

Various

David Armstrong

David Hayward

Josh Harris

Shaun Groves

Various

Adam Walker Cleaveland

Thom Ranier

Various

Frank Viola

Chris Rosebrough

Todd Rhoades

Christian Piatt

Various

Mark Oestreicher

Andrew Jones

Mark D Roberts

Darrell

Various

Tim Schmoyer

Various

David Murray

Elizabeth Esther

Various

Brandon Cox

Jeremy Myers

Bruce Reyes-Chow

J Lee Grady

Matt Perman

Various

Steve Knight

James MacDonald

Joshua Griffin

Matt Dabbs

Perry Noble

Kimberly Knight

Various

Various

Margaret Feinberg

Eugene Cho

Various

Various

Various

David Fitch

Jonathan Malm

Timmy Brister

Various

Jim West

Various

Michael S. Heiser

Various

Various

Matt Stone

Various

Adam McLane

J.D. Greer

Andy Naselli

Various

Spencer Burke

Joe Thorn

Various

DJ Chuang

Various

Father Stephen

Mark Batterson

J. R. Daniel Kirk

Sarah Posner

Ed Cyzewski

Candace Chellew-Hodge

Julie Clawson

Various

Kristina Robb-Dover

Various

Zach Nielsen

Tim Chester

Nicole Cottrell

Stephanie Drury

Various

Drew Tatusko

Matthew Paul Turner

Various

Ann Brock

Various

Paul Wilkinson

Jim Martin

Marc Cortez

Terry Mattingly

Tom Ascol

Various

Steve Kryger

Skye Jethani

C. Wess Daniels

Brad Lomenick

Joel L. Watts

Chuck Warnock

Kathy Escobar

Aaron Armstrong

Tyler Braun

Mary-Kate

Will Mancini

Erik Raymond

Various

Various

Kenny Conley

Jenni Catron

Tim Schraeder

Joshua Blankenship

Various

Paul Louis Metzger

Nick Norelli

Glenn Peoples

Phillip Long

Nelson Searcy

K. Mulhern

Various

Dan Edelen

Jeff Oien

Lindsey

Mark Beeson

Walt Mueller

Various

Zack Hunt

Anonymous

Jonathan McKee

Various

Sam Luce

Brian Dodd

Evan Dolive

Ben Reed

Darrell Bock

Various

Robert Hunt

Darryl Dash

Various

Shaun King

Various

T.F. Charlton

Various

Duke Taber

Bianca Olthoff

Various

Alexa Rank
Compete Pageviews
Google Page Rank
Google Reader Subscribers
Open Site Explorer Homepage Rank
Open Site Explorer Linking Root Domains (Homepage)

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32,081

26,672

32,081

211,910

77,856

32,081

112,868

97,643

6,498

32,081

61,231

32,081

306,137

64,937

32,081

680,324

313,930

284,512

106,045

32,081

67,124

19,355

32,081

6,498

544,371

265,997

489,798

382,812

6,498

207,974

314,075

368,960

438,575

458,057

32,081

830,303

525,717

6,498

851,989

32,081

6,498

6,498

6,498

6,498

58,872

144,648

6,498

77,325

1,003,711

171,775

801,489

807,534

1,028,687

203,250

6,498

330,887

649,000

6,498

80,475

6,498

1,305,461

6,498

1,042,416

1,162,764

40,419

1,017,307

450,952

6,498

6,498

879,858

504,857

6,498

635,679

689,476

1,423,010

6,498

290,390

1,362,606

971,950

1,048,352

714,847

498,538

1,040,679

1,677,214

285,523

6,498

87,716

1,164,645

6,498

6,498

325,709

312,381

370,115

944,419

6,498

1,769,561

760,168

911,159

1,399,207

293,372

305,934

1,021,397

1,123,266

626,824

1,279,419

782,418

162,143

5,166

467,995

579,513

839,349

1,149,463

232,496

934,179

1,376,614

760,418

388,067

2,662,832

2,148,585

6,498

1,026,077

32,081

997,686

2,871,552

3,589,095

167,812

1,018,202

167,812

3,465,594

3,972,919

13,812

574,495

1,426,742

3,492,389

494,419

1,850,810

685,430

6,498

1,337,028

256,871

1,720,110

1,835,891

1,320,266

543,696

388,767

6,498

752,922

750,383

797,924

2,885,257

2,196,327

2,420,142

445,937

2,612,312

2,091,126

1,319,496

2,131,699

539,424

2,323,801

1,384,295

1,582,852

1,354,073

1,886,311

3,665,947

2,612,613

1,550,913

1,885,508

5,162

2,001,903

534,142

386,551

1,399,992

6,498

1,246,863

2,857,063

1,645,727

1,782,276

2,021,013

2,535,416

1,143,927

729,182

535,437

1,980,329

30,124

1,287,744

865,089

1,419

1,834,477

19,456

6,498

6,498

2,760,607

423,354

3,851,875

582,906

1,615,835

811,911

5,162

2,218,879

539,378

CV

136,186

222,986

136,186

60,404

43,029

136,186

48,382

42,604

536,620

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93,744

136,186

14,621

173,709

136,186

11,165

13,649

22,188

15,213

136,186

305,019

59,294

136,186

536,620

13,847

15,582

7,458

4,625

536,620

39,533

16,483

9,639

11,010

8,529

136,186

4,889

3,854

536,620

5,990

136,186

536,620

536,620

536,620

536,620

466

14,826

536,620

10,852

5,504

35,166

2,688

4,190

1,676

8,020

536,620

21,247

6,374

536,620

23,800

536,620

4,751

536,620

6,276

2,277

181,703

3,793

31,227

536,620

536,620

6,286

10,675

536,620

5,839

1,131

0

536,620

9,844

5,940

10,676

4,202

8,791

3,753

2,103

2,084

7,373

536,620

82,434

2,635

536,620

536,620

43,809

6,847

5,466

6,383

536,620

1,207

4,462

2,538

3,325

12,497

684

7,174

705

4,144

3,120

5,084

0

3,337

6,389

12,865

8,588

4,424

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814

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5,254

5,655

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1,674

536,620

681

136,186

2,933

1,997

2,958

29,768

3,467

29,768

2,574

3,882

124,948

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1,450

2,419

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13,937

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2,312

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1,585

3,549

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1,806

4,458

2,027

7,761

2,733

493

171

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3,664

33,960

0

607

4,359

7,122

536,620

14,779

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3,675

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2,758

0

4,417

2,135

1,907

6,990

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1,670

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9,078

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7,933

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5,938

19,439

3,544

4,098

10,519

6,785

8,053

12,948

1,574

1,201

1,743

1,335

2,417

5,258

779

4,304

1,819

2,984

1,383

933

825

529

985

659

4,497

2,504

1,167

2,410

808

882

1,250

1,914

2,856

832

580

1,797

1,030

508

2,852

475

462

60

288

578

2,440

4,995

321

480

2,721

480

1,007

1,275

2,212

171

60

254

1,102

207

0

295

558

67

4,274

747

0

630

96

187

56

1,136

1,521

176

135

894

1,717

87

626

1,138

695

625

1,125

630

588

284

173

54

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1,345

99

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36

219

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23

235

2,225

104

306

552

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654

528

702

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128

8,175

129

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573

751

161

290

152

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1,458

740

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1,202

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386

1,205

238

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476

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515

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372

565

1,507

1,621

301

1,469

521

285

361

166

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665

187

223

690

588

277

505

174

379

128

151

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375

226

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87

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235

350

291

426

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1,120

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578

113

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69

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171

196

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335

553

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5,572

214

33

559

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317

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445

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202

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Honorable Mentions

These blogs didn’t qualify based on topical scope or other criteria, but we think they’re a nice complement to the list or at least enjoyable to read.