February 2007

by Drew Goodmanson|27 February 200727 February 2007|Church, Culture

Great article from CNN Study: Vanity on the rise among college students Today's college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful...

Ideas for Church Websites and using Technology on Mission

by Drew Goodmanson|27 February 200727 February 2007|Church, Culture, General Technology

ChurchBIT (a group of people who are involved in and passionate about how to use technology for the church) Here are some suggestions from discussions about ways to enhance a church website. (1) Use stories in your community. Eg. Watermark...

The Problem of Evil & the Fullness of God's Attributes

by Drew Goodmanson|24 February 200724 February 2007|Culture, Teaching

The Problem of Evil & Suffering was the topic of this months Men's Group at Kaleo Church. I encourage you to visit David's site, as he put the study up and it an excellent work on the subject (philosophically, theologically...

Are you in sales? Sales Book Recommendations & Notes

by Drew Goodmanson|23 February 200723 February 2007|Church, Church Technology, Ekklesia, Monk Dev

Over the years I've done a lot of sales (staffing/recruiting, consulting, application development, websites, etc.). Of course, most 'traditionally trained' sales people would now say, "Everything is sales" or "Everyone is in sales" but I digress. There are a few...

How Big is Yours? (Blogging for Righteousness)

by Drew Goodmanson|23 February 200723 February 2007|Church, Culture

One of the inevitable conversation moments that occurs when pastors (particularly church planters) gather is the question of size. How big is your church? Certainly there are times when size helps determine context, but often it seems to establish a...

Poll Dancing Evangelism

by Drew Goodmanson|21 February 200721 February 2007|Church, Culture

Lately, we've been gripped with the idea of what a city would look like as it's changed by the Gospel. Oddly, in several situations in prayer and conversation the love for strippers has come up. How would a church reach...

Church Planting and Survivability

by Drew Goodmanson|20 February 200720 February 2007|Church, Church Planting

Ed Stetzer has been working an a number of church planting statistics that we've all been waiting for...well wait no more: Statistics are a dangerous thing. Some use them well; some use them badly; but most evangelical leaders use them—and...

'Secular' Work as a Calling and Design by God

by Drew Goodmanson|19 February 200719 February 2007|Church, Church Technology, Culture

People spend roughly sixty percent of their life in work or work-related tasks. Yet, according to a poll conducted by Career Impact Ministries, ninety percent of Christians had not heard a sermon, read a book, listened to a tape or...

Developing Leaders to lead

by Drew Goodmanson|18 February 200718 February 2007|Church, Leadership, Ministry Design, Triperspectivalism

How do you develop leaders at your church? This is a common challenge for churches, who must utilize the volunteer pool to lead important ministries in their church. Harbor Presbyterian, Kaleo Church and a group of other church planters meet...

Wedding Message – Redemptive/Gospel Centered

by Drew Goodmanson|18 February 200718 February 2007|Sermon

I have new weddings scheduled this year. I moved to a diff't wedding message I received from Stephen Trout (who is starting the Kaleo Christian Counseling Center) that is a redemptive historical/gospel presentation. Feel free to download it. Gospel Wedding...

1 2 3 Next