Includes *Samples and photos of emerging church worship gatherings *Recommended resources for the emerging church The seeker-sensitive movement revolutionized the way we did church and introduced countless baby boomers to Jesus. Yet trends show that today's post-Christian generations are not responding like the generations before them. As we enter a new cultural era, what do worship services look like that are connecting with the hearts of emerging generations? How do preaching, leadership, evangelism, spiritual formation, and, most of all, how we even think of "church" need to change? The Emerging Church goes beyond just theory and gets into very practical ways of assisting you in your local church circumstances. There is no one right way, no model for us all to emulate. But there is something better. Dan Kimball calls it "Vintage Christianity": a refreshing return to an unapologetically sacred, raw, historical, and Jesus-focused missional ministry. Vintage Christianity connects with emerging post-seeker generations who are very open spiritually but are not interested in church.
For pastors, leaders, and every concerned Christian, Kimball offers a riveting and easy-to-grasp exploration of today's changing culture and gives insight into the new kind of churches that are emerging in its midst. Included is running commentary by Rick Warren, Brian McLaren, Howard Hendricks, and others.
Author Biography:
Dan Kimball is the author of several books, including Emerging Worship, The Emerging Church, and, They Like Jesus, but Not the Church. He's a pastor at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California, a missional church designed for the emerging, post-Christian culture. Dan and his wife, Becky, have two daughters, Claire and Katie, and a rusty 1966 Ford Mustang. Brian D. McLaren (MA, University of Maryland) is founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church, an innovative, nondenominational church in the Baltimore-Washington region. He's also a senior fellow with emergent (www.emergentvillage.org), a growing generative friendship of missional Christian leaders. Mark Oestreicher has been in middle school ministry for 25 years, working in Illinois, Nebraska and California. Now the president of Youth Specialties, Mark has written or contributed to dozens of books for middle school ministry, including the popular Wild Truth series. Mark Oestreicher. Presidente de Jovenes especializados. Mark ha contribullido en escribir serca de 30 libros en el ministerio juvenil, incluyendo los libros mejor vendidos desde el principio de esta serie. Dos volumenes de Verdad Desenfrenada Diario para Juniors y Middle Schoolers y cuatro volumenes Verdad Desenfrenada Lecciones de la Biblia. Y esta publicada en muchas revistas. Marko tambien mantiene un horario bien pesado de hablantes a adolecentes y adultos en los Estados Unidos. El vive en El Cajon, California con su esposa y dos hijos. Rick Warren is often called "America's most influential spiritual leader." He founded Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, which is now one of the largest and best-known churches in the world. He also founded the Purpose Driven Movement, a network of tens of thousands of churches from all denominations in 160 countries. He has trained over 350,000 pastors worldwide. Calling him a "spiritual entrepreneur," Forbes magazine said, "If Warren's ministry was a business it would be compared with Dell, Google, or Starbucks in impact." Rick and Kay Warren give away 90 percent of the profits from their books to charitable causes, including their global P.E.A.C.E. plan and Acts of Mercy, which services those infected with and affected by AIDS. Rick Warren a menudo se llama el lider espiritual mas influyente de America. Fundo Saddleback Church en Orange County, California, que es ahora una de las iglesias mas grandes y mas conocidas del mundo. Tambien, fundo el "Purpose Driven Movement" un red de mas de 10.000 iglesias en muchas denominaciones en 160 paises. Ha ensenado mas de 350.000 pastores en el mundo. Llamandolo un "empresario espirutal," Forbes Revista dijo, "si el ministerio de Warren fuera un negocio que seria comparada con Dell, Google, y Starbucks en impacto." Rick y Kay Warren dan los 90 por ciento ausentes de los beneficios de sus libros a las causas caritativas, incluyendo su plan de P.E.A.C.E plan y Acts of Mercy, cuales sirven esos infectados y afectados por SIDA.
