Looking back on 2006...
The year 2006 has been a full year for our family.   Some of the events that shaped us were: Our family grew with the adoption of Roman in January. Gideon, our 3 year old spent two months in a full body cast February through March. Monk Development doubled in size, including 100's of...
Blog added to 9rules...
A few bloggers I respect were part of the 9rules Network, so I decided to apply.  Goodmanson.com was accepted. About 9rules: 9rules is a community of the best weblogs in the world on a variety of topics. We started 9rules to give passionate writers more exposure and to help readers find great blogs...
NPR Interview - Rocky vs Drew Goodmanson...
For those following the recent posts, I am going to be on NPR (National Public Radio) regarding the Rocky movie being marketed to churches & pastors.  If you'd like to catch it, it is going to be on NPR's Day to Day National Show (at 11:30am on KPBS radio here in San Diego). ...
Selling Sponsors some Pulpit Time...
The post Hollywood: Turning the Christian Faith into a Marketing Gimmick continues to gain steam as people take sides on the use of marketing/art and the church.  There are a lot of strong opinions on this.  In a related post at Church Marketing Sucks, Your Church, sponsored by Crest White...
Rudolph the anti-Gospel Reindeer...
Rudolph is the anti-gospel.  For years we've song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, but have you ever considered the message?   Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him...