November 2006

Evangelism at Work through the Interview Process

by Drew Goodmanson|25 November 200625 November 2006|Church, Church Technology, Culture

A few years ago I considered ways that Christians could evangelize even in a secular workplace. One of the ways I thought this could be done is through interviewing and/or promotion situations. (This idea came years ago when I started...

The Web and the increase of Recycled Sermons

by Drew Goodmanson|25 November 200625 November 2006|Church, Sermon

The Internet is changing the landscape of preaching. Congregants now have access to thousands of preachers and many preachers feel the pressure of comparison against the best and brightest. How are some of these pastors responding? By using the same...

Hollywood: Turning the Christian Faith into a Marketing Gimmick

by Drew Goodmanson|23 November 200623 November 2006|Church, Culture

I'm sure many of you have received the email: Sylvester Stallone (as in, "Rocky") cordially invites you, as a leader in the faith and family community, to JOIN HIM ON THE PHONE LIVE...Sly would like to take some time to...

Church Planting Wisdom

by Drew Goodmanson|20 November 200620 November 2006|Church, Church Planting

Derek Brown (Harmony Blog) started a new series: Church Planting Wisdom. Several church planters have already shared some of their thoughts on planting churches (eg. Michael Foster, Bruce Chant, Kevin Cawley) Here is my addition: Church Planting Wisdom - From...

Sermon Zeitgeist

by Drew Goodmanson|18 November 200618 November 2006|Church, Culture, Sermon

One of the cool things about Sermon Cloud is it gives you a sort of sermon zeitgeist. Because Sermon Cloud is fairly new, it has taken a bit to find out what people are preaching on and who are the...

Ministry Design: Greeting as Hospitality, Connecting & Ministry

by Drew Goodmanson|15 November 200615 November 2006|Church, Leadership, Ministry Design

Last month I transitioned from many of my responsibilities, such as overseeing our deacon development (which has entered a more mature season, we've installed 3 new deacons and have 3 more identified this year) into thinking through the process people...

Preparing Him for the Other Woman

by Drew Goodmanson|15 November 200615 November 2006|Church, Culture

Any mom's read my blog? Read Preparing Him for the Other Woman review by my wife over at Misguided Saint. Summary: In her book, Preparing Him for the Other Woman, Sheri Rose Shepherd uses scripture to encourage mothers in their...

Acts 29 Europe

by Drew Goodmanson|10 November 200610 November 2006|Church, Church Planting

This year the Acts 29 Network has formed an international board to begin building the Acts 29 Network throughout the world. Mark Moore (Pastor of Providence Community and who made his first blog comment EVER on this site ) will...

Getting Things Done (Summary) & Ready for Anything

by Drew Goodmanson|09 November 200609 November 2006|Church Technology, Culture, Leadership

Getting Things Done is a giant method of how to be productive and efficient, without being stressed out. The goal is 1) to get all of the stuff you need to do and remember out of your head and into...

This Beautiful Mess: Practicing the Presence of the Kingdom of God

by Drew Goodmanson|07 November 200607 November 2006|Church, Sermon

Rick McKinley's new book is out, This Beautiful Mess: Practicing the Presence of the Kingdom of God. Description: The kingdom of God has already broken into this world, but it is not yet fully here. Therefore, as kingdom dwellers, Christians...

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