At the end of a chapter on multisensory worship and teaching, Dan Kimball had this to say:
The goal is not to manipulate people's emotions through experiences or preaching or use of multisensory experiences. We need discernment. I believe the more the emerging church uses multisensory worship and teaching, the stronger and deeper our use of Scripture needs to be. Those of us who are emerging leaders need to make sure we are using Scriptures to guide and teach as we worship. This will put Jesus all the more at the center of our worship gatherings, not move him away!
Then in a later chapter (Expecting the Spiritual, Expressing the Arts:)
The emerging church must be 100 percent about worshiping God when we gather. No matter what creative form it takes, worship cannot be merely a meeting, a presentation, or a program. We must worship or we cheat God and those who come to our gatherings.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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3 comments:
I like these quotes.
They sound pretty fair. Kimball said them, right? They were in the main body of text?
To God be all glory,
Lisa of Longbourn
Yes, both of those are Kimball's, and part of the main body of text.
Should finish the book in the next few days; will likely have a wrap up post of the book then.
i appreciate kimballs sense of balance. there are some in the emerging church who treat scripture as playdough.
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