Conversation

Get Your Community Dreaming Together

UN-Habitat recently released a new resource to help you facilitate multi-level urban forums. Urban Forums are critical and inclusive platforms to domesticate and localize global agendas and to advance evidence-based policymaking and review, as well as communicating policy outcomes and

Dwight J. Friesen August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

You up for a Chat?

One of my great joys is engaging in conversation with leaders & groups seeking to discover the church that is emerging after Christendom. So many followers of the Jesus way can feel the many ways that our times are changing.

Dwight J. Friesen October 3, 2021November 3, 2021

Today! “Interfaith Perspectives on Loving Our Neighbors”

Today The Parliament of the World’s Religions is joining organizers and community leaders in Chicago as part of the City’s Together We Heal initiative by hosting a series of virtual programs to foster conversation and share tools on healing and

Dwight J. Friesen February 23, 2021September 26, 2022

Having Difficult Conversations

I recently came across this insightful, and immediately helpful TEDx talk by Adar Cohen, PhD, titled, “How to Lead Tough Conversations.” Here’s a link to a short article about his TED talk summarized by Daryl Chen. Dr. Cohen highlights three

Dwight J. Friesen December 21, 2019November 2, 2022

Come Hang out with Mark Scandrette

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

Dwight J. Friesen June 17, 2011May 31, 2022

2 other events in the NW

Allelon (Mark Priddy & Alan Roxborogh) is holding a gathering for creation of a Missional Order Andrew Jones and others will be there. Missional Order GatheringPacific NorthwestOct 15-18 2007 Another event coming up in Spokane is An Emergent Mainline Dialogue

Dwight J. Friesen August 15, 2007January 18, 2021

conversation in winnipeg?

My family and I are in Winnipeg for the better part of the week, if there are any emergent or resonate folks open for a cup of coffee or a pint email me and we might be able to make something work. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen August 7, 2007October 21, 2020

conversation with a heretic . . . Spencer Burke

Tomorrow night (Monday, November 6, 2006) you’re invited to my home for a conversation with Spencer Burke. Spencer is a husband, a father, an artist, entrepreneur, gadget-geek, founder of theOoze, a friend and a fun person to hang with. Our

Dwight J. Friesen November 5, 2006August 31, 2022

conversation?

“What if humans are in conversation the way fish are in water?” Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen April 17, 2006May 8, 2022

Seeking Common Ground

Rabbi Dov Gartenberg and I met through Synagogue 3000, he and I will be team teaching a Hillel Foundation class in May at University of Washington and Panim Hadashot sponsored by JConnect. We titled our class: Seeking Common Ground: A

Dwight J. Friesen April 11, 2006November 19, 2020

Open Theological Lunch with Tony

Emergent friend, fearless leader, and scrappy theologian – the ever provocative Tony Jones will be in Seattle this weekend and has an open invitation for lunch on Sunday (3/19) at Brouwer’s Cafe: 3502 Phinney Ave N at 35th Street in

Dwight J. Friesen March 17, 2006September 29, 2022

S3K: Jews & Christians in Conversation

Monday and Tuesday of this week I was privileged to be in dialogue with a remarkable cohort of Jewish and Christian religious leaders reflecting together on the challenges of guiding faith-communities in our ever morphing culture. The gathering was hosted

Dwight J. Friesen January 18, 2006January 14, 2021

emergent 2006 theological conversation

I’ll be attending the 2006 Theological Conversation featuring Dr. Miroslav Volf sponsored by Emergent, the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Zondervan Publishing, and Abingdon Press/Cokesbury Bookstores. February 6-8, 2006. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen January 13, 2006January 18, 2021

synagogue 3000

In January 2006 I will have privilege of participating in a conversation within the emergent Jewish community; leaders who are pursuing fresh ways of ushering in Shalom in our world. A number of Christian emergent folks have been invited to

Dwight J. Friesen December 14, 2005May 8, 2022

booking dwight

If you are interested in having me facilitate a conversation with your leadership team, faith-community, or in having me teach at your college or seminary please email your request: connect@dwightfriesen.com. In addition to dialogue facilitation I also occasionally consult with

Dwight J. Friesen August 4, 2005November 18, 2020

faith & race

Eugene Cho and Q-Seattle are hosting a conference addressing Faith & Race with Bob Ekblad. One of the great opportunities for today’s white – majority culture – church is to step with even greater intentionality and resolve into conversations exploring the

Dwight J. Friesen July 6, 2005November 3, 2022

a generous orthodoxy conference

Will participating in the “U2 Theology Workshops” together with Jeff Keuss and John Franke at both Off-the-Map’s “A Generous Orthodoxy Conferences” being put on my Brian McLaren and Jim Henderson. Washington DC, October 7-8, 2005 Seattle, November 4-5,

Dwight J. Friesen June 16, 2005May 8, 2022

leadership is conversation

After sitting with the question of “the nature of leadership” for some time, I find myself moving toward a very simple understanding. Is leadership is about conversation. Leadership has less to do with the clarity of vision, and much more

Dwight J. Friesen May 6, 2005November 20, 2020

re-church

The Church of the Apostles (Seattle, WA) and Moot (Westminster, UK) are sponsoring what is promising to be a great conversational space. Click for more details. peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen April 7, 2005December 8, 2020

emerging orthodox

Sky posted a few questions and challenges in response to my March 24th entry. Sky asked: “Can you explain how the statement that the Protestant Reformation gave the bible ‘back to the people’ applies to the vast communities in the

Dwight J. Friesen March 26, 2005October 7, 2022

Open Listening?

Karen Ward pointed me to an interesting article on dangers of the “emergent church movement.” The article cited Dr. Donald A. Carson (with his new book, Becoming Conversant with Emergent), Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. (President of Southern Baptist Theological

Dwight J. Friesen March 24, 2005October 10, 2022

thesis statements over creeds

For nearly as long as the church has existed so have Creeds. Creeds are the “I/we believe . . . ” statements of the people of God. As with all text, once it is “written” and made available(whatever the medium)

Dwight J. Friesen February 22, 2005September 14, 2022

thoughtful engagement

Ryan Pettit wrote a thoughtful response to my “Christianity maybe an antichrist” entry of 12/4/2004. He graciously critiques my post, offering seasoned rationale for his claims. Ryan began his response by offering three definitions of religion, these are useful. He

Dwight J. Friesen December 8, 2004September 14, 2022

Theological Conversation

So I’m thinking of participating in the theological conversation sponsored by emergent featuring Walter Brueggemann. I’ve deeply appreciated Dr. Brueggemann’s and his ongoing contribution to biblical scholarship. It would be great to interact with other emergent theologians in an intimate

Dwight J. Friesen August 17, 2004November 25, 2022

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