For church planters, the motivation is not about the romantic or heroic venture ... it is because you realize you can't not plant one. Dan Kimball More Quotes by Dan Kimball More Quotes From Dan Kimball So, the emerging church is about a re-imagining: re-imagining our preaching, our evangelism, and our worship services. A re-imagining of new types of churches and an opportunity to be rethinking all we do because we recognize that the next generation is at stake if we don't. Dan Kimball next church opportunity Leadership is influencing a community to follow Jesus. Dan Kimball influence community jesus The old paradigm taught that if you had the right teaching, you will experience God. The new paradigm says that if you experience God, you will have the right teaching. Dan Kimball paradigm taught teaching Aesthetics is not an end in itself. But in our culture, which is becoming more multi-sensory and less respectful of God, we have a responsibility to pay attention to the design of the space where we assemble regularly. In the emerging culture, darkness represents spirituality. We see this in Buddhist temples, as well as Catholic and Orthodox churches. Darkness communicates that something serious is happening. Dan Kimball buddhist space responsibility How ironic that returning to a raw and ancient form of worship is now seen as new and even cutting edge. We are simply going back to a vintage form of worship which has been around for as long as the church has been in existence. Dan Kimball vintage cutting long The fruit of the Spirit wasn't intended to be a list of goals for us to produce - it is the Holy Spirit through us who produces fruit. Dan Kimball fruits-of-the-spirit lists goal Time and again I hear how important the darker environment is to those at our vintage-faith worship gathering. Attenders feel they can freely pray in a corner by themselves without feeling that everyone is staring at them. Dan Kimball vintage important feelings In the emerging culture, darkness represents spirituality. We see this in Buddhist temples, as well as Catholic and orthodox churches. Darkness indicates that something serious is happening. Dan Kimball buddhist catholic darkness Meditative prayer like that we experienced in the labyrinth resonates with hearts of emerging generations. Dan Kimball labyrinth prayer heart
