Welcome to day nine of the Tony Jones’, The Teaching of the Twelve, blog Tour. Let me begin expressing my gratitude for the thoughtful engagement with the Didache not only by Tony Jones but also by the other bloggers who
Here’s my top ten list of books from 2009. I’ve developed a tradition of pulling 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 am going to begin a series of highlighting churches in the Pacific Northwest – mostly in Seattle and the surrounding area, but I hope to dip down to Portland and reach up to Vancouver from time to time. I
I am excited to announce that Pete Rollins, philosopher, author, and founder of Ikon in Northern Ireland is coming to town. A group of MHGS students are making this happen . . . I love it. The evening event will
Ryan Bolger has created a helpful slide illustrating an overview of local theologies as they have emerged over time. Ryan is drawing heavily from amazing thought leaders like: David Bosch, Andrew Walls, and Wilbert Shenk. peace, dwight
Keep your eyes out for an upcoming theology/technology/culture conversation at Claremont School of Theology. Follow this link for more information. Philip Clayton and Tripp Fuller are putting together what is looking to be a fascinating conversation. I will be presenting
Jim Henderson and the crew over at Off-the-Map are getting will be hosting their annual learning party in Seattle. November 20-21. This year the line-up includes. Phyllis Tickle Author of The Great Emergence Michael Frost Author of Re Jesus Todd
Looks like I will be speaking at the NW ministry conference in a few months. One of the things I really appreciate about this event is the efforts to keep it affordable. Check out the growing list of presenters at
Dr. Soong Chan Rah, author of The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity and professor at North Park Seminary, will be in Seattle November 14th speaking at Quest’s “Skin Deep Conference on Faith and Race in the
Phyllis Tickle, author of numerous books and the recent best selling The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why is coming to Seattle. She will be Speaking at Off-the-Map’s fall learning party called “Mirrors & Maps“. Publishers Weekly Says:
Tonight when I got home from school I was thrilled to find my first copy of my new book waiting for me. Thy Kingdom Connected: What the Church can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other Networks. It feels more
MHGS is hosting an important daylong race and ethnicity workshop on Thursday, November 12th, for all faculty, staff, students, alumni, and our significant others. The workshop seeks to acknowledge the voices of MHGS faculty, staff, students, alumni, and significant others
Carl Raschke just made a great post “the Church and Postmodern Culture: Conversation” which he called: The new German postmodern Christianity – beyond deconstruction Peace, dwight
Wednesday, November 4th author and friend, Mark Scandrette will be in Seattle at Mars Hill Graduate School (corner of Elliott & Wall) presenting a workshop called, The Jesus Dojo: a simple path to action, community and change“. There will be
Nathan & Justin created an 18 minute exploration of “postmodernism” in which they interview an architect, a graphic designer, a pastor and a café owner. Really well done and worth taking a peek. Peace, dwight
Rachel Maddow talks to Frank Schaeffer, author of Crazy For God, about why a good deal of conservative Christians when polled said they weren’t sure President Obama was the anti-Christ. The worldview Schaeffer describes is far too familiar to me.
One of the thrills of my life – thus far – was to share space with Professor Jürgen Moltmann. It was a great privilege to hear professor Moltmann tell his story of being held as a prisoner of war in
Last night a fire broke out in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood destroying four buildings, including the GreenBean Coffee House where a number of my friends work; Taproot Theater also suffered damage. I am deeply saddened by this loss and my heart
Last week was The Other Journal’s annual Film, Faith & Justice forum. And as with previous years, I found myself drawn into hope. This year I could only attend one evening of the forum but I was able to met
The October 2009 issue of aLife is publishing a short piece I wrote titled: “Learning from Google.” Clearly this little piece emerges from my new book, Thy Kingdom Connected: What the Church can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other
In just a couple of weeks I get to head up to Winnipeg (near the town I grew up in – Brandon), to join my friend, Jeff Cook and the Transcona Memorial United Church for a weekend of exploring the
What makes theology practical is not the fitting of orthopedic devices to theoretical concepts in order to make them walk. Rather, theology occurs as a divine partner joins us on our walk, stimulating our reflection and inspiring us to recognize
PRESS RELEASE for envision ’09 Evangelical, Mainline Theologians Gather in DC to Rethink Freedom and Faith (Washington, DC) – As unrest in Iran continues to highlight the role of religion in public life overseas and U.S. faith leaders of diverse
Joshua Longbrake is a brilliant photographer. I recently came across a time-lapse piece he created while sitting in a meeting on the 4th floor of MHGS. Joshua writes, “There’s something sacred and beautiful about combining the fast and the slow.”
So my first solo book now has cover art. And is listed on Amazon.com for pre-order. How cool is that? What do you think, is my name big enough? Seriously though, I’m a little concerned about the image of the
One of the courses of study I get to guide missional leaders through at MHGS is “Mission in a Global Context.” Each year one of the learning engagements we do together is teaming up in small groups to participate with
Saturday, May 16th 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM “Come Holy Spirit! Come!” for millennia Christians have given voice to this prayer. Across traditions, denomination; on the week before the Church remembers the first Pentecost Christ-followers from many traditions will gather
