San Diego Church Conference [The Gospel ...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Planting, Ministry Design and Sermon on 03 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment
There is nothing more beautiful than to see a city transformed by the Gospel. As a fellow laborer for seeing Gospel going forth, you are invited to the next Acts 29 regional event in San Diego, The Gospel Gone Public: Worldview·Mission·Preaching on Saturday, March 31, 2007 (this Saturday)....
Church-Focused Bus Dev/Sales Position Ek...
Monk Development is looking for 1 full or up to 3 part-time people to work with churches and ministries interested in Ekklesia 360 Church CMS. In this role you will work with these active leads, conduct online demonstrations, answer questions and complete the sales process to hand-off to our development...
The Pastor as Identity-Worker...
This Sunday, Steve Trout from the Kaleo Counseling Center preached a message entitled, Gospel-Centered Counseling. One idea he unpacked stuck with me:
How you see yourself tends to determine what you do & what/who you end up loving.
The Bible would agree. Think about how much time is...
10 Ways Outreach & Community Links...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, General Technology and Ministry Design on 03 21st, 2007 | No Comments
10 Ways to Keep Me from Discovering Your Church (ChurchRedone)
10 Ways to Avoid Building Community Within the Church (Askingy)
BONUS LINK: Integral Mission Topic: Technology for the Good of the Church (Sent to me by Justin Browne @ Redeemer)
Beyond Self-Centered Church Greetings...
Our church has been rethinking our hospitality ministry. One of the things we asked our people was, what questions do you typically ask new guests to our church? It was amazing, upon reflection many of the questions asked, were more centered on us (the church). Eg. What did you think...
Transforming Cities with the Gospel...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Planting, Culture, Faith and Ministry Design on 03 15th, 2007 | 8 Comments
There is a lot of talk among churches as being 'relevant'. I urge you to go beyond being 'relevant to our culture' to seeking to transform the city you live in. At Kaleo Church we see the gospel story as a salvational message, means for ongoing grace renewal by God...
2007 Multi-Site Church Conference...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Planting, Leadership and Ministry Design on 03 15th, 2007 | 8 Comments
The 2007 Multi-Site Church Conference just wrapped up. The conference looked at why do multi-site, different models of multi-site and specifically the Redeemer NY (multi-site) and the Harbor Presbyterian (multi-congregational & multi-site) models. (No video venues) Here are some...
Kaleo Church San Diego Reader Review...
It was bound to happen. I spent a season as a columnist writing a weekly column called the Sheep & Goats for the San Diego Reader, which 'reviews' churches and other places of worship. This last Sunday, Matthew Lickona came (the new columnist and much better writer than I ever...
2007 Church Planting Survivability &...
Ed Stetzer's full 47-page 2007 Church Planting Survivability & Health Study (pdf) is now available. See previous post for summaries: Church Planting and Survivability, How Many Church Plants Really Survive—and Why?, 10 Factors for Higher Attendance in Church Plants
Including the fourth...
Ed Stetzer & Mark Driscoll Intervie...
Many of you may have seen this, but you can check out a podcast of Ed Stetzer & Mark Driscoll in preparation for the National New Churches Conference. Also, Acts 29's blog got pimped , so you can see the new digs & read more about Mark Driscoll in an interview there.
Developing Leaders to Lead (part 2)...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Planting, Leadership and Ministry Design on 03 7th, 2007 | 2 Comments
This is based on the Developing Leaders to lead from Harbor. 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...
Pre-Preaching Conversation with Satan...
At our monthly pastors meeting a story was shared that I thought helpful. This occurred prior to the pastor going up to preach in their head.
Satan - You know you were sick this week. You shouldn't set yourself up by expecting too much this week. Lower your expectations.
Pastor...
10 Questions for Worship Leaders...
Brian Thomas, Kaleo Church's worship lead and founder Semper Reformanda Records began a series asking worship leaders 10 questions. Check out the first one: 10 Questions for Worship Leaders
10 Factors for Higher Attendance in Chur...
10 Factors for Higher Attendance in Church Plants is up as part 3 of the Church Planting Survivability and Health Study. Why do some church plants grow large with others struggle to gather people? Are there any common factors that these growing churches share? This survey looked at...
Britney Spears Bald Head and our Voyeuri...
By now I'm sure you've seen the pictures of Britney Spears bald head. It filled the news for days (until Anna Nicole Smith's death stole the spotlight). It has been like watching a train wreck happen over the years from marriages, dropped babies, missing underwear, divorce, K-Fed,...
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. More about Drew Goodmanson.
