As 2009 wanes I took advantage of Google Analytics to find the ten most popular posts of the year. I learned that Retired Pastor Ruminates, which was launched on March 23, has 10,467 page-views, of which 6,928 were unique page-views, and the average time spent on the page was 3:19. They came from 53 countries, with the US being first, and all but two of its states represented. The other countries with the most visitors are in order of visits: the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, India, South Africa, Ireland and Singapore.
Here are the most visited posts:
My top 10 most visited blogposts in 2009
- “In Defense of Blogging” (November 3)
- “Funny Church Video: Church History in Four Minutes” (October 3)
- “Where I Ruminate on the Death of Michael Jackson and the Culture of Celebrity”(June 27)
- “The Future of Newspapers: An Interview with Martin Langeveld” (June 14)
- “Another Lifeline: Leslie Newbigin” (October 28)
- “Tools of a Learned Ministry” (June 8)
- “Help, My Facebook Page, like Billy Pilgrim has become ‘unstuck on time’” (September 7)
- “Some Fun for the Pastors’Family after Easter” (April 14)
- “Prepare Three Envelopes: A Parable about Pastoral Ministry” (July 1)
Thank you for visiting Retired Pastor Ruminates, and come again in the New Year. Happy New Year!
When I Survey . . . 
>I have been thoroughly enjoying coming over here to read Richard, thanks!
>Scott,The feeling is mutual. Keep blogging in 2010.Best,Rick