Earlier today, we received our 1,000,000th page view on this site. For a Fortune 500 company, that might not be remarkable, but we think it's noteworthy on a site devoted to Lent. While the Supreme Executive Committee is not shy about trumpeting our supremacy, even we could not have done all this alone. Of course, our Celebrity Bloggers deserve the credit for writing compelling, entertaining, and even inspiring bios. We also give thanks for the Global Lent Madness Viewing Public. You keep us going whenever we get discouraged, whether it's Tim's Luddite inability to run a website or Scott's procrastination at doing his part of the epic SEC book proposal that will change the face of Lent.
One million page views means that many of you find something worthwhile here. We've heard that some of you enjoy Lent Madness because of the glimpses of God's glory we see in the lives of saints. Many others take great delight in the vibrant conversations throughout Lent. We sometimes have well over 200 comments each day of Lent, and we're well over 10,000 total comments. Community doesn't end here though. We've surpassed 8,000 likes on Facebook and over 2,000 likes on Twitter. Opening day yesterday set a traffic record with over 30,000 page views.
Our point in sharing all this is that perhaps there is a lesson here for the church. With a very modest budget (just ask our volunteer Celebrity Bloggers) and a simple concept, Lent Madness has attracted a wide audience. Perhaps there is a message that we would do well to think about joyful ways to proclaim the Good News. Perhaps we should find other ways to do Christian education outside classrooms. Perhaps we should use Lent as a time to invite others to join us on a journey as we all seek to follow Jesus.
Keep up the madness. We look forward to sharing some more numbers when we post our 2,000,000th page view. It might be sooner than you think!
Happy Lent!
Tim+ Scott+
The Supreme Executive Committee of Lent Madness
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Not related to lent madness i realize, but i am accessing the internet for the first time from my living room! 🙂 woo hoooo! Now i can go online at 4 am if i want to!!!
I too came to Lent Madness very late this year, but I plan on making the most of the tourney solo and then spend the rest of the year getting my home parish, St. Christopher's in Fort Worth, geared up for an all out onslaught in time for Lent Madness 2015!! :o) Thanks SEC and the rest of the brain trust!!
Congratulations Tim and Scott! and thanks for your generous welcome to us non-Episcopalians. I'm sure Bishop Brent would approve! 🙂
This is my third year playing, and as I wrote on my blog,
Hurrah for the Madness! 🙂
Lent leads us to Easter.....what a journey
I share Lent Madness on my FB page. A friend, currently working in Africa, has been bitten by the LM bug! There are intermittent electricity and internet connection issures in her remote location. So, she may have difficulty registering her vote in some contests. But, she's game for the game!
Pleased and honored to be a part of Lent Madness for the third year. Go Bach, Bedell, and Brooks!
Congratulations. Who care about the Fortune 500? It's the fortunate 1,ooo,000 involved in lent madness with the treasure.
Peace and good,
Nino