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Endorsements
for “The Emerging Church” by Dan Kimball
This book will challenge you to do some hard thinking
and rethinking about how your church can engage with
the emerging culture in your unique setting, with you
and your team as unique individuals, in the unique moment
in which you are living … whether you’re
ministering in an established church rich in tradition,
or in a new church-plant wide-open with freedom. No
book can make your ministry easy, but a good book like
this can help you rise to the challenge.
Brian McLaren
Author of A New Kind of Christian
Pastor, Cedar Ridge Community Church (crcc.org)
Senior Fellow, Emergent (emergentvillage.com)
Once
in a while, a book comes along that oh-so simply and
effortlessly describes reality. In the world of ministry,
this is one of those books.
Sally Morgenthaler
Founder, Sacramentis.com and author of Worship Evangelism
This book is a wonderful, detailed example of what a
purpose-driven church can look like in a post-modern
world. My friend, Dan Kimball, writes passionately from
his heart, with a deep desire to reach emerging generations
and culture. While my book, The Purpose-Driven Church,
explained what the church is called to do, Dan’s
book explains how to do it with the cultural-creatives
who think and feel in post-modern terms. You need to
pay attention to him because times are changing.
Rick Warren
Saddleback Church, author of Purpose-Driven Church and
Purpose-Driven Life
It is rare for a church leader to bring both clarity
of thought and passionate emotion to the needs of the
future church. Dan Kimball does both, and he speaks
as somebody who actually lives in the trenches. I’m
grateful for his wisdom.
John Ortberg
Teaching Pastor at Willowcreek Community Church and
author of The Life You’ve Always Wanted and If
you Want to Walk on the Water, You’ve Got to Get
Out of the Boat
In his research and ministry to post-seeker sensitive
emerging generations, Dan Kimball is emulating the apostle
Paul: “I have become all things to all men so
that by all possible means I might save some. I do all
this for the sake of the gospel.”
Luis Palau
Luis Palau Evangelistic Association
I am inspired and thrilled whenever I see a church leader
wrestle with how the church can more effectively reach
a generation in a shifting culture. Dan Kimball’s
ministry and learnings will stretch and challenge all
of us who long to lead the bride of Christ to its greatest
potential.
Nancy Beach
Director of Programming, Willowcreek Community Church
Being
tested in the laboratory of his own effective ministry,
Dan continues to learn and to model a passion for the
unreached souls of emerging generations. He deserves
honest and thorough evaluation. Read this book at your
own risk. To many it may look threatening, but it may
open your eyes to reality and to a refreshing hope for
our children and grandchildren.
Howard G. Hendricks
Dallas Theological Seminary, author of Living by the
Book, Teaching to Change Lives
Dan
Kimball shines a spotlight (or, more precisely, lights
a bank of candles), illuminating the mystery-laden “post-seeker”
world. Churches dare not ignore the perspectives and
preferences of the emerging generation as they take
the gospel into the future.
Marshall Shelley
Editor, Leadership Journal
www.leadershipjournal.net
Cool
hair, bright mind, passionate heart – Dan Kimball
belongs to the tribe of men and women who creatively
advance the cause of Christ. His commitment to mission
and context lays an important foundation for any conve |