If you know me at all, then you know how passionate I am about the mission of the grad school where I get to teach. You may have already heard that The Seattle School was recently awarded a grant to
Here’s my top ten list of books from 2011. Most years I try to pull together a list of the recently published books that have worked their way into my imagination in some important way. Surely more books could be
I’m excited to inform you that as of the beginning of last week we officially changed the name of our school – Mars Hill Graduate School is now The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. The staff has been hard
On June 30, 2011 (Thursday) you are welcome to come over to my place and spend the evening with others committed to being formed in the Way of Jesus. Mark Scandrette will be with us, 7:00 pm (bring wine and/or
Last month Kathryn Schulz delivered an outstanding TED talk on the idea of “Being Wrong.” Early in her talk she askes her audience what it feels like to be wrong. The audience responds with. “awful”, thumbs-down, embarrassing, etc. To which
There is a tectonic shift happening under the surface of the church in North America. Parishioners are returning to the parish. The greater our individual mobility extends, the greater the world’s longing and need for a faith that can be
My friend Steve Knight is going to be in the Seattle area this week. You may know his blog, knightopia, Steve is one of the primary organizers of TransFORM which held its first big conference in DC last year. And he is
Navigating the cacophonous choruses of our culture’s religious and secular fundamentalists can be overwhelming. What does it mean for Christians to be salt and light in this acrimonious cultural climate? How might Christians live faithfully without colluding with partisan shouting?
Here’s my top ten list of books from 2010. At the end of each year I compile a list of the recently published books that have worked their way into my imagination in some important way. Surely more books could
“Swim Until You Can’t See Land” by Frightened Rabbit I salute at the threshold of the North Sea of my mindAnd I nod to the boredom that drove me here to face the tideAnd I swim, I swim, oh swimDip
Richard Florida, author of the international best seller Who’s Your City: How the Creative Economy is Making Where you Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, writes to put it simply, about the importance of place. In his introduction
After spending some time with my grandmother, my cousin wrote a beautiful blog post. the journey of a diamond “Her arms held a million wrinkles and 100 million memories as well. As we (my mother and I) entered the room
So I got home at 2:30 this morning after being in Atlanta for the Emergent Villages 11th Annual Theological Conversation. This conversation was different in a lot of ways from prior conversations. Most often the conversations have focused on unscripted
In just a couple of days I get to join one of the most important theological conversations that Emergent Village has hosted to date. The conversation will bring Dr. Musa Dube , Dr. Richard Twiss, and Dr. Colin Greene together
Today The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released the “U. S. Religious Knowledge Survey” You have got to check it out. The results surprised me. READ THE REPORT Peace, dwight
This Sunday, (8/29) I’m hosting an open conversational space with Mark Scandrette, so if you are in or around Bellevue/Seattle you are welcome to join the missional banter. The grill, and condiments will be here, but food and drinks are
One may be “outside” the church, but one can never be “outside” of God’s love. Clark H. Pinnock Christian Theologian Dr. Clark Pinnock passed away yesterday, August 15th, 2010. Dr. Pinnock was a strong, and at times conversational voice in
Here’s very helpful TED talk that takes the “networking” conversation in some very helpful directions. The presenter is Ethan Zuckerman. He studies how the world — the whole world — uses new media to share information and moods across cultures,
Well, we’re back and beginning to recover from jet lag after our first trip to the African continent. Lynette, Pascal and I got to spent the better part of July in Kenya, with a few days in London en-route. Lynette
Been doing a bit of reading, exploring post-Christendom and post-colonial implications for mission and identity formation. I’ve been finding this reading to vital to my own development . . . as it drives home how limited my perspective is,
So I’m in the process of writing a short piece exploring Christian spiritual/identity formation in a post-Christendom context. I’m desperately looking for any recommended websites, readings or other resources that might help me get a better sense of the shift
You’ve got to check out this great video highlighting Portland’s “intersection repair” project. This is such a cool example of neighbors, literally, taking back the the streets such that the individuals, community and the built environment are transformed. This is
Here’s a great TED talk exploring more implications of social networks. The presenter is Nicholas Christakis. He is an internist and social scientist who conducts research on social factors that affect health, health care, and longevity. He is the author
Parish Collective is getting ready to host three gatherings of in the Pacific Northwest (Vancouver BC, Seattle, Portland). The gatherings are designed to draw communities of faith who are deeply committed to embodying the gospel in the radical particularity of
Paragraph I am so excited about the 2010 Emergent Village Theological Conversation. Like prior EV theological conversations, academic luminaries will enter into conversation with pastors – no notes, no papers delivered, no formality – simply a conversation about things that
Filled with irony, this self mocking look at emerging mega church worship is too funny. The video is made by the team over at North Point Media. Check it out. Peace, dwight
I have said many times that if Mars Hill Graduate School had existed when I was doing my Masters work I would have been here in a heartbeat. And for the last few years I’ve had the pleasure of learning
Every summer trimester at MHGS I get to guide a group of emerging leaders through a selected readings course . . . for us “selected readings” means that faculty members are given some space to develop a course around an
Spring Song by Lucille Clifton the green of Jesus is breaking the ground and the sweet smell of delicious Jesus is opening the house and the dance of Jesus music has hold of the air and the world is turning
