Acts 29 Regional Church Conference Audio Sessions

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Apr 13, 2007 in Church, Church Planting, Culture, Ministry Design | 1 comment

The audio for the sessions for the Acts 29 Regional Church Conference are up.  The sessions include: 

For the Sake of the World: A Missional Ecclesiology (Newbigin’s Missional Logic)

Speaker: Michael W. Goheen

The people of God have always been chosen for the sake of the world. When they forget that they forget their God-given missional identity. This will be explored both narratively and systematically. Narratively, we will look at the role of God’s people in the Bible. Systematically, we will ask what a missional ecclesiology looks like.

Audio: For the Sake of the World: A Missional Ecclesiology

Gospel, Story, Worldview, and the Church’s Mission

Speaker: Michael W. Goheen

This session will explore the relationship between the four terms in this title–gospel, story, worldview, and the church’s mission. What will be examined is the following: The gospel is the climax and lens of the biblical story which claims to be the true story of the world. The church’s place in that story is bearing witness in life, word, and deed to the end of the story. Worldview has helped to recover the comprehensive scope of the gospel to equip the church for its all-embracing mission in the world.

Audio: Gospel, Story, Worldview, and the Church’s Mission

Preparing & Preaching a Gospel Centered Message

Speaker: Richard Kaufmann

How do you prepare and deliver a gospel-centered message? Dr. Kaufmann shares from his years of preaching, his time with Dr. Tim Keller and experience leading a church planting movement 4 pieces of wisdom to help ensure your sermons are well prepared and geared at heart-transformation.

Audio: Preparing & Preaching a Gospel Centered Message

Acts 29 Values & Mission

Speaker: David Fairchild

A session for churches, church planters and others who are interested in learning more about Acts 29 as a movement. Are you seeking to plant a church or to help plant other churches? Come learn about Acts 29’s values and mission.

Audio: Acts 29 Values & Mission

Ministry Websites

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Apr 13, 2007 in Church Technology, Ekklesia, Ministry Design, Monk Dev | 2 comments

One of the cool things working at Monk Development is we are able to do most of our work with churches and ministries.  I've posted a number of the churches we've done using Ekklesia 360 Church CMS, but here are a few ministries we are working with:

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals  is an organization of individuals that believes Evangelicals have largely forgotten the foundations of the Christian Gospel and is dedicated to calling on the Protestant churches, especially those that call themselves Reformed, to return to the principles of the Protestant Reformation. To that end, they produce print and internet resources, broadcast radio programs (The Bible Study Hour, Every Last Word, and Dr. Barnhouse & the Bible) and hold conferences (Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, Princeton regional Conference on Reformed Theology, Reformation Societies) aimed at educating different segments of the Christian population.  The Alliance consists of a who's who of pastors/theologians such as Dr. R. C. SPROUL, Dr. ALBERT MOHLER, Mr. C.J. MAHANEY, Dr. JOHN MACARTHUR, Dr. MARK DEVER, Mr. JERRY BRIDGES and many others.

The Alliance was formed in 1994, out of what was known as Evangelical Ministries, when the late Dr. James Montgomery Boice, then senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and teacher on "The Bible Study Hour" radio program, called together a group of like-minded pastor-theologians from a variety of denominations to unite in a common cause to help revive a passion "for the truth of the Gospel" within the church.

Design Partner: Designwise

Services: Content Management System, Application Development, E-Commerce.  The Alliance  brought Monk Development in to build an e-commerce resource site (ReformedResources.org) to host 60 years of reformed resources, including conferences, videos, digital downloads, books and others. 

Launch: 2nd Quarter 2007 

Enjoying God Ministries

Enjoying God Ministries (EGM) exists "to proclaim the power of truth and the truth about power." This isn't just a catchy phrase. It reflects both what is lacking in the church today and what is burning in Sam Storm's heart.

EGM exists to serve the body of Christ. Their aim is to be a resource not only for pastors and leaders but for all Christians who long to dig more deeply into the Word of God and to experience the fullness of the Spirit's power. Enjoying God Ministries is a non-profit ministry organization of Dr. Sam Storms who brings over 30 years of ministry to believers seeking a deeper and more passionate relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Design Partner: DesignWise Studios

Services: Content Management System, User Interface, Content, Ecommerce, Application Development

Launch:  Enjoying God Ministries

CFCC Job Boards

Center for Church Communication is the parent company for Church Marketing Sucks.

Churches have the greatest story ever told, but no one's listening. We think there's a communication problem. That remarkable story is lost thanks in part to poor research, little or no planning, bad clip art, cheesy photos and ignorable ads.  We believe there's a better way. It's not simply flashy designs or catchy slogans, but effective and authentic communication. If we can't communicate, how can we fulfill the great commission? We want the Church to matter. We want your church to matter.

We help the church by offering information, resources, advice and starting the conversation about church communication. We are a non-profit organized by communications professionals who have been serving the church and mainstream clients since 1998.

Services: Content Management System, Application Development, E-Commerce.  Monk built a job board to allow users to post freelance gigs and full-time positions in the church communication space.

Launch: 2nd Quarter 2007 

Pastors Edge

Pastors Edge is the web ministry of Dr. James Merritt, a pastor and two time president elect of the Southern Baptist Denomination. Pastors Edge was birthed out of Dr. Merritt's desire to help pastors across the country preach God's Word with power. His passion is to offer the best resources available for the price in order to help congregations across the country flourish.

Design Partner: Designwise

Services: Content Management System, Application Development, E-Commerce

Launch: Pastors Edge 

Worse than Internet Porn?

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Apr 12, 2007 in Culture | 4 comments

Quote from Michael Goheen @ our Acts 29 Regional Event:

The danger of the internet isn't necessarily the porn, but the continued wasting of time to find the next great thing.

Ouch! 

Tithe Brokerage Firm

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Apr 11, 2007 in Church | 8 comments

I'm sure this is something I will need to rethink (or repent of), but from a conversation an idea came up: creating a tithing brokerage firm.  People could come and talk about their tithe portfolio.  The client comes in and states:

I'd like to be 1/3 International missions, 1/4 in church planting, 1/4 inner city and please diversify the rest amongst…

The brokers would ensure these guidelines are met, investigate potential organizations, present these to the client and ensure the monies are being used appropriately.  I imagine if you could build up enough clients you could start managing a pretty significant yearly giving amount.  Of course, these funds should came after your support of the local church.   

Expository Preaching Series

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Apr 8, 2007 in Church, Sermon | 0 comments

Here is a series some of you preachers may be interested in, Colin Adams (Unashamed Workman) started a series, "Ten Questions for Expositors"  with his first interview with Tim Keller.  [HT: Reformissionary]