Lately I’ve been in a couple conversations regarding online conversions. Are they happening? Yes and by the millions according to sites like GodRev (see Joy in Heaven). Using GodRev as the example, they take people through a process of Knowing God where visitors go through a multimedia rich 7-...

Monk Development has a number of ministry sites coming down the pipeline, here are a few of our recent launches: Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) has spread to more than 100 campuses across the country and has grown to include well over 200 full time staff. RUF holds to the core beliefs of histo...

The Audio for The Total Church North America Conference 2008 have now been uploaded. Total church is a way of thinking about church and mission in the 21st century which sees the local Christian community as integral to Christian living and Christian mission. The Christian life is ‘total churc...

PHP developer wanted for development of a niche community building and social networking product that tightly integration into Monk Development’s existing Content Management Framework. This product provides developers with an opportunity to shine on a cutting edge product aimed at a large user...

A couple years ago, after the success of The Passion of the Christ, several film makers tried to tap into the Christian word-of-mouth marketing.  I cringed (see: Hollywood: Turning the Christian Faith into a Marketing Gimmick) when I saw Rocky's newest film use a faith-based marketing appro...

Thoughts from Living at the Crossroads: Church & Mission with Michael W. Goheen.  "One of the reasons we have to create evangelism programs is that no one is asking us questions such as, "What is the reason for the hope within you", "Why do you live so differently" ...

Monk Development is pleased to announce that our design partners continue to demonstrate excellence in their field. Here are a few of the recent church websites and the recognition they have received. City of Grace City of Grace is a multi-site church in Arizona. Currently they have sites at Mesa &a...

Recently, people visited this blog from the Alcohol, Acts 29 and the Missouri Baptist Convention “Straw Man”? article, which lists me by name. It is a detailed report showcasing the continual reference of alcohol at Acts 29 events. Alcohol continues to be a hot topic but how we handle it...

As we continue to form around around the gospel, mission and community one of the questions we are asking is who is qualified to lead a missional community?  What are the characteristics, competencies and convictions of a MC leader?  Soma has provided us with their Missional Community Lead...

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 healthiest assets to a formal counseling relationship. Gone...