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 to personal relationships and American society. "We need to...
read moreChurchBIT (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 Testimonies (2) Allow people to participate in 'journal- like'...
read moreThe 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 & pastorally). One observation: David quotes a professor at Oxford by the name of...
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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 books I've thought are...
read moreOne 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 pecking order among who hopes to learn from whom. The same can be said...
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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 women and men in strip clubs? One woman (wisely, only women are allowed to go in the...
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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 church planting is no exception. One of the statistics that is frequently...
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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 been to a seminar that applied biblical principles to everyday work issues. Sadly, if you...
read moreHow 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 monthly to discuss these types of challenges. This is a document Dick...
read moreI 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 Message (Word...
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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.
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