Dan Kimball Coming to Town

Just a heads up for all of you out there who are interested: Dan Kimball, church planter, pastor, author, blogger and one of the leading voices among younger evangelicals in America, will be with us here in Columbia, Maryland, on Tuesday, May 12.  “A Day with Dan Kimball” will focus on what’s happening among emerging generations and why they are disappearing from our church.

During the day Dan will talk about “the emerging church” and discuss its developments, including the differences taking place within the movement (including why he personally no longer uses the term “emerging church). In addition, Dan will discuss how churches are viewing themselves as missional and what that means to the average pastor and church in terms of a variety of things, including leadership, evangelism, preaching, worship and even facilities.

Dan will speak a portion of the day addressing some of the concerns that the emerging culture in America has in regards to Christians in particular and the church in general. These criticisms includes perceptions that the church is judgmental, homophobic, anti-intellectual and oppressive of females. He will conclude with thoughts about what we as the church can do about it without compromising the Scripture or truth.

Dan serves as founding planter/pastor of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California. He has written a number of cutting edge books, including The Emerging Church, Emerging Worship and most recently, They Like Jesus but Not the Church. He is currently completing his Doctor of Ministry degree from George Fox Seminary. For more information about Dan, you can go to his own blog here.

The event is open to the public. The cost is $50 per person. To register or for more details about location, click here.