Church Closings...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church on 10 27th, 2005 | 7 Comments
Take a look at the article in World magazine (October 29, 2005 issue) about church closings.
Get ready, America. Get ready for the huge collapse from within that is soon to result in the locking of hundreds and then thousands of church doors across our country—all from the inside.
The trend is already...
Salvation Gate Ministry...
“Fundamentalist Muslims are manifesting what they believe today. Their mission is to change the world so that it is under their control. If you don’t agree with them, they will kill you. They don’t value or respect other people’s lives or even their own lives. They will have no...
The Gospel According to Anne Rice...
Years ago I would enjoy a good Anne Rice book with her depiction of vampire life. Her take on vampires (while controversial) portrayed a thirst for blood like a drug addiction, immortality as a path towards isolation and loneliness and a burning desire for power. It was in her writing that I saw James...
The Twelve Tribes...
I spent 5 hours Saturday with the Twelve Tribes community in Vista. Have you ever heard of it?
The Growth and Influence of Islam...
I spoke with an Ethiopian who provided some pretty amazing stories of what is happening as Islam targets the conversion of Ethopia. Ethopia is the United Africa capital and all countries have their ambassadors there. Islam has dedicated considerable resources to convert this nation…more to come.
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Useful Church Web Sites...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Technology, Ekklesia and Monk Dev on 10 20th, 2005 | 2 Comments
An interesting article about how useful people consider their church website. Poll question, How Useful is your Church Website?
12% say they use their church web site every day
12% ask “What church web site?”
35% say their church’s web site is as current as a 1980 hymnal.
Another reason...
National Outreach Convention...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church on 10 20th, 2005 | No Comments
I’ve been given a pass to attend the National Outreach Convention. I listened to the promo video, it says:
Every day in America, 6 new churches are born but 8 close their doors.
Only 6% of churches are growing at the pace of their community.
95% of Christians have never led a person to Christ.
Their...
Business Writings through the lense of t...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church on 10 19th, 2005 | No Comments
Here are some drive-by observations from a sort of Harvard Business Review (HBR) Jesus Business Review (JBR) perspetive:
How Companies Turn Buzz Into Sales
In recent years, firms have turned to nontraditional marketing campaigns to generate buzz about their products and services. Indeed, positive word-of-mouth...
All Souls Episcopal Church...
“The Episcopal denomination has always been one of the most inclusive denominations. We don’t fight over doctrine. For example, in my church we have pro-life and pro-choice congregants. My preferences are for life, but the decision needs to be based on the circumstances,” said Reverend...
Domino...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Culture on 10 19th, 2005 | No Comments
I went and saw Domino last night. It follows a long-line of Pulp Fiction/Guy Ritchie style knock-offs. The film was mildly entertaining (the first half dragged a bit) but all-in-all I’d give it a thumbs down. Just not enough there to make a good film. They incorporated a mild level of Christian...
Geneva and Classical Christian Education...
I spoke with the headmaster (Scott Parson) at Geneva School in Manhattan. It was great to hear what they are doing, which includes a real sense of redemptive teaching. “It is easy to fall into the trap of Christian Classical Education (CCE) that creates a performance-based environment that sends...
San Diego Christian Reformed Church...
“In the past, people’s mindset was, if people aren’t having kids, how is the Reformed faith going to grow?” said Rick Roeda, the director of youth ministries at San Diego Christian Reformed Church (SDCRC). “Reformed churches primarily grow through birth and through church...
Geneva School of San Diego...
We want to start a Classical Christian Education system in San Diego. I threw together a site to communicate our vision for the Geneva School of San Diego:
Geneva School is the vision of like-minded people who prepare to plant a Classical Christian Education school in San Diego. The Geneva School...
Benedictions...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church on 10 8th, 2005 | 7 Comments
At the end of each service, I say a benediction. It’s been that way for a while and I had tried to tie in the benediction with the sermon message. I had prefered to mix a sentence with an actual scriptural benediction verse. I ran into this article:
A few years ago it occurred to me that most...
New York City Trip...
I’m back. My wife and I had a great time in New York city.
Sunday Evening- Arrival, Times Square
Monday - A trip around all NY city boroughs with a local cop of 20 years, whose father was a cop before him. Great time filled with stories and other valuable ‘insider’ info on the city,...
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.
