Celebration of Man at The Burning Man...
The Burning Man festival has come and gone. Roughly 40,000 people came and gathered in a desert to experience a 6 day celebration of life, existence and being man. As they ask questions about our meaning and purpose as man, what answers do they give? As they celebrate man is our initial reaction as...
My New Weekly Column @ the San Diego Rea...
Beginning in October I will be writing a weeky column for the San Diego Reader called Sheep & Goats. This column involves attending churches in the San Diego area and writing a review. The San Diego Reader is one of the nations largest weekly alternative magazines with nearly 200,000 circulation....
Culture & Christ...
I’d like to find examples of film (or music, art, or other works) that communicate a view/attack of Jesus by our culture. (The more absurd, subtle and false the better.)
For example, I was watching the movie Love Actually and they showed the nativity scene with Lobsters, Spiderman and all sorts...
Quote on Community...
Next-Wave: What, in your eyes, are key-essentials for churches that desire to reach postmodern people?
Dr. Grenz: The ultimate key is “community.” The best apologetic we have in the postmodern context is the vibrant, local community of disciples who are loyal to Christ, that is, a community...
Reflections on a sense of urgency...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Faith on 09 18th, 2004 | No Comments
In my life I often procrastinate and react to situations rather than pressing continually toward ‘the upward calling of God’. I wake up in the morning with no sense of urgency. When we fell in the garden, we now had to toil against the ground. This labor is not easy and often we wish we...
Too many masters with my work...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Uncategorized on 09 17th, 2004 | 1 Comment
Things are a bit crazy. I have way to many jobs which is pulling me in a lot of directions. I am an Elder/Pastor at Kaleo Church, write a weekly column at the San Diego Reader, recruit biotech (clinical development area) execs as a headhunter at SanoBioscience, and do some website seo/development....
Bjork - Medulla...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Culture on 09 8th, 2004 | No Comments
Bjork never ceases to amaze me. Ever since the Sugar Cubes the world has had a strange fascination with this little Icelandic pixie with a punch. The last album of hers that I’ve owned was Homogenic and I recall listening to it for hours because its sound mirrored how my life felt. Rolling Stone...
The Station Agent - Film Review...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Culture on 09 8th, 2004 | No Comments
A man born with dwarfism retreats from society and becomes a loner. When he finds himself stranded at an abandoned train depot in New Jersey, he’s forced to come to terms with his shy nature, and in the process meets up with two other like-minded loners and relationship develop. Full Review >
Love Actually - Film Review...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Culture on 09 8th, 2004 | 2 Comments
This ensemble comedy tells ten separate (but intertwining) stories of love in London (with a small portion set in France), leading up to a big climax on Christmas Eve. A subtle attack on Christianity is communicated. Full Review >
Gideon, Unity & Diversity...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Culture on 09 8th, 2004 | No Comments
Today I was proud of my son Gideon, who at the age of 17 months began wrestling with the concept that has plagued philosophy since Thales of Miletus, Heraclitus and Parmenides. He gathered giant foam letters & numbers and tried to understand how they fit together. What was the connection (unity)...
Gospel & Our Church Class...
Beginning in October I will be teaching our churches Gospel & Our Church class. This is a foundational class of what we believe as a church and how we live that out.
Session 1: Introduction & The Gospel
Session 2: The Bible
Session 3: God
Session 4: Creation and Sin
Session 5: Salvation
Session...
Books I’m Reading on Small Groups...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church on 09 5th, 2004 | No Comments
I’d like to think through the idea of community, small groups and being the church, here are some books I’m reading:
The Connecting Church: Beyond Small Groups to Authentic Community By: Randy Frazee
Many Christians never experience a deep sense of “belonging” at church—even...
Horizontal Relative Truth...
Here is a model I did a while ago as I was thinking about truth.
Gospel & Culture...
Here is a book that arrived in the mail, it is part of the Gospel & Our Culture Series which I’ve enjoyed reading from in the past (The Church between Gospel and Culture, Missional Church, The Continuing Conversion of the Church).
Storm Front: The Good News of God By: J.V. Brownson, I.T....
What I’m Reading - Return to Schae...
The God Who Is There, 30th Anniversary Edition By: Francis Schaeffer
The God Who Is There is a full, deep, penetrating look at society and its relation to the church (and vice versa), but it can be summarized in five basic passions, according to author and editor James Sire, in the foreword. One,...
Drew Goodmanson serves as CEO of Monk Development and is co-founder/pastor at Kaleo Church. Monk is an Internet strategy and development company. Monk created Ekklesia 360 which is used by thousands of churches and ministries. Drew often speaks at conferences and has written for several national publications about how churches/ministries can use the Internet. Goodmanson.com is recognized as one of the Top Church Blogs. Kaleo Church is a missional community, multi-site church planting movement in San Diego, CA. More about Drew Goodmanson.
