Tentmaker Group graduates first class...
Church Planters, missionaries, ministry leaders and kingdom-minded business people flew in from across the country (and drove in from the SoCal area) to attend our three day Tentmaker Group training. The training went great and we all left encouraged as we begin to create a new funding mechanism...
My Cat Blog Post...
It's been a while since I've posted some pictures. Here are a few shots from the last few months that are mainly family pictures. I typically don't do many 'personal' posts since I'm not wanting to have a 'cat blog'.
Cat Blogs are blogs...
Transforming Cities - The Church beyond ...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Planting, Culture, Faith and Ministry Design on 08 22nd, 2007 | 6 Comments
When most people think of church, they envision a place where Christians gather on Sunday. A building dominates the mind of both Christians or non-believers. Today, the concept of church has been de-clawed of it's full of meaning. The gathered people of God (who once overthrew the...
Gospel Sales Cycles - Redemptive Histori...
Can there be a gospel sales cycle that follows the pattern of redemptive history? This idea came to me as we discuss the Tentmaker Group and seek to launch our Gospel@Work ministry. We believe that not one square inch of all things isn't claimed by Christ. Let me give you an example. ...
Church Planting & Movement Training...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Planting, Faith, Leadership, Ministry Design and Triperspectivalism on 08 17th, 2007 | 2 Comments
We believe it is important to provide potential church planters a new kind of missional training through the Tentmaker Group and discussions with the Porterbrook Network (created by the authors of Total Church and the pastors of the Crowded House. They have put together a great 2-year program...
Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Culture, Faith and Ministry Design on 08 13th, 2007 | 11 Comments
I highly recommend Making Room: Recovering Hospitality As a Christian Tradition by Christine D. Pohl, Author. At the GCA conference, Martin Ban recommended this book and I see why. Simply, this is another must read. A few points:
Christians should regard hospitality to strangers as...
America’s Most Innovative Churches...
Why are America's Most Innovative Churches also some of the largest in America? Northpointe, NewSpring, Saddleback et al are nominees for the award in 2008. Is this like when Taco Bell wins best Mexican food because it's the most voted place in town? Aren't...
Ekklesia 360 Church CMS v2.0...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Technology, Ekklesia, General Technology and Monk Dev on 08 10th, 2007 | 2 Comments
Ekklesia 360 Church CMS has launched our new design. The old design had run it's course and we decided to give the site a fresh look. The website uses the Ekklesia Website CMS. The website was designed by Designwise and Shane Thacker developed our new logo. (see blue/white...
Kaleo Church Website v 5.0...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Technology, Ekklesia, General Technology and Monk Dev on 08 7th, 2007 | 10 Comments
Kaleo Church has re-launched it's website for the 5th time. Our website has been a significant tool in our ministry as an effective way to connect our community, communicate with people who visit our church and non-believers. Through our website we've seen people attend events/services...
Triperspectival Benedictions...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Faith, Sermon and Triperspectivalism on 08 6th, 2007 | 5 Comments
Each week I (or an elder @ Kaleo) end our worship service with a benediction. I used to do these benedictions based on verses in the bible. In the last 6-months I have transitioned to Triperspectival Benedictions that follow the sermon. The three elements of the benediction are:
Normative/Information:...
Tentmakers, Porn, Worship and Near Death...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church, Church Planting, Church Technology, Culture and Faith on 08 3rd, 2007 | No Comments
Here are a few links of interest:
Seminary’s, Vocation, Depressed Cities & Tentmakers - Learn how seminary's, church Bible schools, cities with high unemployment can utilize the Tentmaker Group to make a difference.
The Porn Myth - Great article on the myths of porn by an early feminist. ...
What is your churches Mullet Strategy?...
Posted by D. Goodmanson in Church on 08 3rd, 2007 | 8 Comments
As we prepare to relaunch Kaleo's website with a new design, we are adding a major element. We will implement Ekklesia's "web mullet strategy".
The biggest sites on the web are all embracing the “mullet strategy”—business up front, party in the back! User generated...
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.
