Culture

Creating a Church to Change Culture
by Drew Goodmanson|15 May 2007|Church, Culture, Triperspectivalism
Lately churches have spoken a lot about being relevant to the culture.  For many churches, this was a necessary first step.  We had to begin by taking a missionary posture to understand the prevailing worldview and the ideological shifts that...
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A La Carte (5/10)
by Drew Goodmanson|10 May 2007|Church, Culture
Buzzard Blog: X-Ray Questions to identify your functional messiah/idols "The questions aim to help people identify the ungodly masters that occupy positions of authority in their heart. These questions reveal 'functional gods,' what or who actually controls their particular actions,...
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The Decline of the Western Church and the Call to renew your Church's Ecclesiology
by Drew Goodmanson|06 May 2007|Church, Church Planting, Culture, Ministry Design, Triperspectivalism
The Western Church is in decline. Part of the challenge is the church is stuck in old models of ecclesiology based on Constantinian views of church.  The church is seen as a power structure seeking to 'attract' people from the...
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Triperspectival Ecclesiology – Being the Church as Corporate, Intimate & Group
by Drew Goodmanson|02 May 2007|Church, Church Planting, Culture, Ministry Design, Triperspectivalism
There is a lot of conversation lately around missional ecclesiology.  From The Shaping of Things to Come and the Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch to Dr. Michael Goheen's Missional Ecclesiology sessions at our church conference based on Lesslie Newbigin, who...
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The Forgotten Ways
by Drew Goodmanson|27 April 2007|Church, Church Planting, Culture, Ministry Design
I had a chance to hear Alan Hirsch and ask him a few questions at a dinner at the NNCC.  On the plane ride back (with layovers) I'm reading through his book, The Forgotten Ways.  If you blog, I'm sure...
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Acts 29 Regional Church Conference Audio Sessions
by Drew Goodmanson|13 April 2007|Church, Church Planting, Culture, Ministry Design
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...
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Worse than Internet Porn?
by Drew Goodmanson|12 April 2007|Culture
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! 
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Western Idols that Shape US
by Drew Goodmanson|03 April 2007|Church, Culture
Dr. Michael Goheen (dual US/Canadian citizen) who lives in Canada spoke about Western Idols (I forgot who he was quoting).  It made me think about (and reflect on his comments) regarding how this effects the church. The 4 Western Ideological...
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Transforming Cities with the Gospel
by Drew Goodmanson|15 March 2007|Church, Church Planting, Culture, Ministry Design
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...
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Kaleo Church San Diego Reader Review
by Drew Goodmanson|14 March 2007|Church, Culture, Sheep&Goats
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...
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