Articles for tag: Dan Kimball

April 24, 2012

Christian Standard

The Attractional Model: “˜Come and See”

By Brian Jobe The growing population of church critics out there disheartens me. I”m not talking about the reform-minded leaders who actually love the church of Jesus and work to make it stronger. I”m referring to the so-called leaders who cloister themselves in a corner and proclaim how horrible the church is. Everybody but them is doing it wrong! As a young leader””and by that, I mean under 40″”I have been around a lot of younger guys who preach the praises of the missional church model. The premise is excellent: We need to be in the trenches, in the communities,

January 28, 2009

Christian Standard

Random Notes, Important Items

By Mark A. Taylor This week”s items have little relationship to each other except that (1) they”re important, and (2) they don”t fit anywhere else in the magazine. So, please forgive the somewhat random nature of this, but keep reading. The first is an apology, not for two articles we published, but for the way we illustrated them. William R. Baker”s comparison of emerging churches with Restoration Movement thought (November 23 and 30) is valuable to consider. But by positioning images of Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone over the shoulders of Dan Kimball, Brian McLaren, and Spencer Burke, we

September 16, 2007

Christian Standard

The Emerging Church Phenomenon

By Gary Zustiak A new church movement is sweeping across the country. In many ways it is much like the beginnings of the Restoration Movement. It freely crosses racial and economic boundaries and knows no denominational ties. It has no headquarters or officials who make binding decisions about doctrine or church polity. Its advocates rabidly insist they are not a new denomination, preferring the terms movement or conversation. Some have observed a likeness to the old Jesus People movement of the “60s and “70s. What am I referring to? The emerging church movement. The Beginnings The emerging church movement informally

January 17, 2007

Mark A. Taylor

postmodern worship services

A Nagging Concern

Mark A. Taylor reflects on house churches, silent worship, and interactive services—and urges readers to look past comfort to deeper questions about what best forms worship, obedience, and a meaningful witness to postmodern adults.

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