Church Planting

Total Church North America Conference
by Drew Goodmanson|08 April 2008|Church, Church Planting, Ministry Design
Save the dates of August 12th-14th.  I'd encourage you to attend the Total Church North America Conference in San Diego, hosted by Kaleo Church.  This will not be your typical conference and will radically benefit those who attend so they...
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Missional Communities and Contextualization
by Drew Goodmanson|01 April 2008|Church, Church Planting, Ministry Design, Teaching
How do you contextualize in proclamation and demonstration as you launch missional communities/churches?  (Contextualization is adapting the declaration and demonstration of the gospel in culturally adaptable forms, holding to the essence of the gospel at the same time.)  Another document...
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Leading a Missional Community
by Drew Goodmanson|18 March 2008|Church, Church Planting, Leadership, Ministry Design, Triperspectivalism
MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES DEFINED A Missional Community (MC) is a committed core of believers who live out the mission of God together in a specific area or to a particular people group by demonstrating the gospel in tangible forms and declaring...
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Missional Communities as Extension of the Counseling Process
by Drew Goodmanson|17 March 2008|Church, Church Planting, Ministry Design
At Kaleo church , we call our home groups “missional communities,” (MC’s). The title serves as an intentional reminder of why we exist here on this earth: to love God and neighbor. Not surprisingly, this is also one of the...
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Organic Movement – Reverse Church Planting
by Drew Goodmanson|04 March 2008|Church, Church Planting, Ministry Design
Today, a lot of what is called church planting is really starting a new 1 hour service for people to attend.  There's a belief that just by opening your doors and great preaching, you will start a revolution.  We've seen...
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Advice to a Church Planter
by Drew Goodmanson|15 February 2008|Church, Church Planting
A church planter asked about how/where to plant.  Here is my response: Go somewhere where a church plant will take you and help you plant. Be mentored first. Plant with a team, a group who are on mission and have...
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Living at the Crossroads: Church & Mission Kairos
by Drew Goodmanson|01 February 2008|Church, Church Planting
Kaleo is hosting a conference March 25-27. Here is a brief synopsis: Living at the Crossroads: Church and Mission Kairos The church is at a crossroads. The cultural landscape is shifting and it requires thought into how to be a...
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GCA – Live Blogging
by Drew Goodmanson|29 January 2008|Church, Church Planting
I'm at the Global Church Advancement Conference (GCA) this week and am encouraged to see "the stodgy old dudes at GCA are finally shedding their blog-norance" (as Bart put it) and do live blogging of the conference.  Alex Chediak (author,...
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Strategy for City-wide Discipleship & Planting Organic Churches
by Drew Goodmanson|27 December 2007|Church, Church Planting, Leadership, Ministry Design
I'm working on a couple new posts for after the new year, until then enjoy a couple posts from others: The Tyrannus Effect - Paul’s Neglected Strategy for City-wide Discipleship : Jeremy Pryor writes that "In a little known passage...
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GCA – Church Planting Conferences
by Drew Goodmanson|20 December 2007|Church, Church Planting, General Technology
The GCA Church Planting Conference is around the corner: January 28 - February 1 in Orlando, Florida.  This is one of the most gospel-centered & missional church planting conferences I attend each year.  If you have not made your way...
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