San Diego Classical Christian Education

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Sep 6, 2005 in Teaching | 18 comments

Our son, Gideon, is now 2 1/2. Even before Gideon was born my wife and I have discussed Classical Christian Education. The debate has been one of responsible education of our (hopefully many) children, the missional opportunity of public/private school as well raising them with a Christian worldview. Many of you have children, what are your education plans for them?

Some links on Classical Christian Education:
Classical Christian Education History
Classical Christian Education Links Resource
Free Online Classical Christian Education
Escondido Classical Christian Tutorial Service

There is a group of people we have found in San Diego that want to do this collectively (with some already doing it in their homes). We’d love to start a co-op.

Diversity and the Church

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Sep 5, 2005 in Church, Culture | 0 comments

This week’s Sheep & Goats will deal with diversity in the church. Here is an article of 3 pastor’s discussing the issue of ethnic diversity in the church. A quote from Mark Driscoll:

I was recently late to my cousin’s funeral because I spent the better part of an hour lost in the woods driving around. I later realized that the directions were fine, but I had typed in the wrong address. Likewise, it is important for churches to not simply have good directions, but determine the correct destination. And, regarding diversity in the church there are really only two destinations: Babel or Pentecost.

Full Article: An Army of Ones – Does diversity in the church work?

(Heads-up from Robb Stankey who loves a good hotdog.)

Trip to New York

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Sep 4, 2005 in Church | 4 comments

I’m taking my wife to New York for a week to celebrate our anniversary. If you had a week in NY, what would you make sure to do?

Pew Reservations & Other Church Satire

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Sep 3, 2005 in Culture | 0 comments

I know where I’m picking!

City / State
Church Name
Reserve Parking	Close to sanctuary Close to exit
Reserve Pew	Front Right Front Left Middle Right Middle Left Back Row Right Back Row Left Balcony Next to sound board
Seating Preference	Aisle Away from hand-raisers Away from loud singers Away from small children Anywhere but near my mother-in-law

You got to love this church humor from Lark. (saw this at Radical Congruency)

This one is also classic:

Jabez book devastates China house churches

BEIJING ‚Äî The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson, one of the best-selling non-fiction books in the past ten years, has gutted China’s house church movement, say observers.
“Chinese Christians used to sacrifice everything for Christ. Now they only want God to bless them,” says one Chinese elder who has served five prison terms for planting churches. He and others say China’s Christians have “grown soft with navel-gazing” and have lost their tolerance for persecution.
Copies of The Prayer of Jabez began circulating in China in 2001. Many Christians began “talking endlessly about God expanding their borders and keeping them free from pain,” says one Chinese pastor whose weekly prayer meeting shrunk to half its previous size.
“Instead of asking God to strengthen the Chinese church they pray for personal fulfillment. They ignore all the Bible except Jabez,” he says.

Entire article

Church Template launched for Ekklesia CMS

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Sep 2, 2005 in Church Technology, Ekklesia, Monk Dev | 3 comments

Take a look at Ekklesia Systems‘ first templated design mock-up. There is still a ton to be done but we just got this up there.

I need your feedback. Thoughts on the design?

Added a paragraph on what Ekklesia is all about:

Ekklesia Systems is a scalable Content Management Architectures for churches who are serious about integrating technology into the vision of their church. The system is designed from the ground up around the latest technologies. This allows your church to leverage the online medium and communicate your vision to both your community and to the world. Users will be able to Podcast, stream or download sermons, receive syndication of the newest content and events and interact through the church’s forums and blogs.

I usually write these things and then come back after to remove marketing mumbo-jumbo.