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Dan Kimball

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born

New Jersey

gender

male

website

http://www.dankimball.com/

genre

Religion & Spirituality

influences

Erwin Raphael McManus, Dave Gibbons, Scot McKnight, Rick McKinley

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Dan was born and raised in north eastern New Jersey, and got his BS in Landscape Architecture from Colorado State University. Dan was a drummer in a rockabilly/punk band for many years and lived in London, England for a year playing in the band. After the band ended, Dan went to Israel and lived there for several months studying the Bible on his own to see whether Christianity was a valid faith, or simply the religion of American suburbia. Mainly all of his closest friends were not Christians, so he desired to be able to intelligently explain and know why Christianity was a faith which made sense. After Israel, he moved to Santa Cruz where he began attending Santa Cruz Bible Church and got very involved in various ministries at the church....more Dan was born and raised in north eastern New Jersey, and got his BS in Landscape Architecture from Colorado State University. Dan was a drummer in a rockabilly/punk band for many years and lived in London, England for a year playing in the band. After the band ended, Dan went to Israel and lived there for several months studying the Bible on his own to see whether Christianity was a valid faith, or simply the religion of American suburbia. Mainly all of his closest friends were not Christians, so he desired to be able to intelligently explain and know why Christianity was a faith which made sense. After Israel, he moved to Santa Cruz where he began attending Santa Cruz Bible Church and got very involved in various ministries at the church. Because he felt he wanted to dedicate all his time to serving in the church, he went to Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland, Oregon and graduated with a Graduate Certificate in Bible.

Upon returning to Santa Cruz after graduating from Multnomah Seminary, he became high school pastor at Santa Cruz Bible Church working with teenagers in what became a large youth ministry along with Josh Fox. After serving in high school ministry for 8 years as high school pastor, Dan (and Josh) felt the need for a worship gathering and ministry that reflected more of the values of the emerging culture and heart of emerging generations. So, they started the Sunday night "Graceland" worship services and ministry at Santa Cruz Bible Church. Graceland initially started as a college ministry, but because it connected with a broader age range became a "young adult" ministry and then eventually became alternative worship gatherings for all ages. After several years, Graceland eventually folded into Santa Cruz Bible Church, as the dream for launching a new church in Santa Cruz was formed. Dan was part of the leadership team that launched the first church plant of Santa Cruz Bible Church when Vintage Faith Church was birthed in February 2004. Dan's current role with Vintage Faith Church is primary teaching pastor and oversight of the missional aspects of the church. Dan has been married to Becky since 1990 and have two daughters, Katie and Claire and one day hope to have a poodle. Dan loves rockabilly and punk music, comic art and drives a 1966 Mustang that is slowly rusting. Dan is currently pursuing a doctorate degree (Doctor of Ministry) from George Fox Evangelical Seminary where he also serves as adjunct faculty mentor.
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Average rating: 3.53 · 645 ratings · 83 reviews · 20 distinct works

	They Like Jesus But Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations 3.70 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations by Dan Kimball, Ivy Beckwith, Renee N. Altson (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Emerging Worship: Creating New Worship Gatherings for Emerging Generations 3.13 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	They Like Jesus But Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Sacred Space: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Multisensory Worship Experiences for Youth Ministry [With CDROM] by Dan Kimball, Lilly Lewin 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	I Like Jesus But Not the Church: Following Jesus Without Following Organized Religion 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	They Like Jesus But Not the Church, Participant's Guide: Six Sessions Responding to Culture's Objections to Christianity 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Adventures in Churchland: Discovering the Beautiful Mess Jesus Loves 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	They Like Jesus but Not the Church Curriculum Kit: Insights from Emerging Generations 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	My rating:
	Sacred Space: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Multi Sensory Worship Experiences for Youth Ministry 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:

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“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, The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations

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