New Son Roman!

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Jan 30, 2006 in Church | 14 comments

Heather and I would like to introduce our new son, Roman Allan Goodmanson. He was born tonight at 7pm, 7lbs 9 ounces, 19 inches long. Also, be praying for the birth mom, Holly who is going through quite a bit.

UPDATE: Here are a few pictures of Roman & the birthmom Holly and her friends, her mother, her daughter and us…

Leadership Development: Drucker

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Jan 27, 2006 in Church, Church Technology, Ekklesia, Monk Dev | 1 comment

I just got my first Drucker book in the mail from Amazon, The Essential Drucker : The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker’s Essential Writings on Management. This is a busy year in developing ministry leaders at our church so I’m trying to read a lot of resources on leadership to help equip our people.

Book Description: Father of modern management, social commentator, and preeminent business philosopher, Peter F. Drucker has been analyzing economics and society for more than sixty years. Now for readers everywhere who are concerned with the ways that management practices and principles affect the performance of the organization, the individual, and society, there is The Essential Drucker — an invaluable compilation of management essentials from the works of a management legend.

Containing twenty-six selections, The Essential Drucker covers the basic principles and concerns of management and its problems, challenges, and opportunities, giving managers, executives, and professionals the tools to perform the tasks that the economy and society of tomorrow will demand of them.

Any other good suggestion on leadership books?

New Sheep & Goats Writer

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Jan 25, 2006 in Church Technology, Sheep&Goats | 0 comments

As some have asked, I am no longer writing the Sheep & Goats column for the San Diego Reader. The new writer is Matthew Lickona, author of Swimming with Scapulars – True Confessions of a Young Catholic. You can see more of Lickona’s work at his blog, www.matthewlickona.com. If you want to know more, Lickona’s bio on his site begins, “Matthew Lickona was born in 1973, the second son of a developmental psychologist and a sometime caterer. Raised in Cortland, a city in upstate New York, he enjoyed a happy childhood (marred only slightly in adolescence by an alarming, curly mullet). Afterward, he attended Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California…”

Tim Keller’s New Book – Addressing Obstacles to Christianity

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Jan 25, 2006 in Culture | 2 comments

(Note: The book’s title is not known yet.) Tim Keller, who has been one of the primary influencers on issues of gospel living at our church is going to be releasing a new book. (This is not new news, as it was posted at Tim Keller’s sons blog back in August.) A new excerpt was released on Christian Fanaticism:

Perhaps the biggest faith-deterrent for the average person today is not so much violence and warfare but the shadow of fanaticism. Many non-believers in Christianity have friends or relatives that have become ‘born again’ and seem to have gone off the deep end. They soon begin to loudly express disapproval of various groups and sectors of our society—especially movies and television, the Democratic party, homosexuals, evolutionists, activist judges, members of other religions (all of which are branded ‘false’) and public schools. When arguing for the truth of their faith they often appear intolerant and self-righteous. This is what many people would call fanaticism.

Read the whole excerpt by Keller on Christian Fanaticism >

God’s Neighborhood: A Hopeful Journey in Racial Reconciliation and Community Renewal

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Jan 25, 2006 in Church, Culture | 1 comment

As I’ve been spending some time studying mercy ministries and are call to seek the welfare of San Diego, I’ve found a few resources that I hope to read. Here is one: God’s Neighborhood: A Hopeful Journey in Racial Reconciliation and Community Renewal . Has anyone read this? I’m planning on picking up a copy.

Book Description: God’s Neighborhood: A Hopeful journey in Racial Reconciliation and Community Renewal, by Scott Roley, with James Isaac Elliott. Roley thought he was headed for a singing/songwrit’mg career, but when he and his family wound up in an underserved neighborhoodcalled, appropriately, Hard Bargain-a personal journey into community renewal, social justice, and racial reconciliation ensued. Roley writes honestly and humorously about what it means to truly love one’s neighbor.

Buy at Amazon: God’s Neighborhood: A Hopeful Journey in Racial Reconciliation and Community Renewal