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Dwight J. Friesen

Podcast Interview

Podcast Interview

Markus Watson, host of the “Spiritual Life and leadership” Podcast recently interviewed Tom Sine and myself regarding our book, 2020s Foresight: Three Vital Practices for Thriving in a Decade of Accelerating Change. The Podcast will be available December 21st. I

Dwight J. Friesen December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Lewis Center for Church Leadership

Lewis Center for Church Leadership

Dr. Ann Michel, associate director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary recently shared an excerpt from, 2020s Foresight: Three Vital Practices for Thriving in a Decade of Accelerating Change, on its “Leading Ideas” blog &

Dwight J. Friesen August 13, 2021November 8, 2021

Spring Trimester Begins Today

Spring Trimester Begins Today

Spring trimester at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology begins today. I will be serving as the guide along the course of three learning journeys. My three classes this trimester include: Integrative Project: Exploring the Future Intersections 3: Textual

Dwight J. Friesen April 26, 2021November 20, 2021

Jim Gaffigan Nearly Killed Me!

Jim Gaffigan Nearly Killed Me!

“I’m not a foodie; I’m an eatie. I don’t have anything against foodies. I just don’t have the time or the interest to do that much research.” Jim Gaffigan Stand-up comedy can be – among other things – prophetic. I

Dwight J. Friesen March 4, 2021November 2, 2022

It’s My Birthday!

It’s My Birthday!

52 years ago today Ben & Rosella and my older sister Michelle (my younger brother – Dallas – wasn’t yet on the scene) welcomed me into the world. It was the same year humans first stepped on the moon; the

Dwight J. Friesen March 3, 2021October 28, 2022

Review in The Presbyterian Outlook

Review in The Presbyterian Outlook

“Spiritual Direction” is the theme of the February 8, 2021 edition of The Presbyterian Outlook. The issue provides resources to support Christian faith communities in their ongoing work of discerning the presence and invitation of the Holy Spirit through its

Dwight J. Friesen February 8, 2021November 24, 2021

Early Mystical Encounter

Early Mystical Encounter

God is _______! As a child I heard many responses meant to fill in this blank . . . just, holy, righteous, perfect, omnipresent, omnipotent, savior, love, and the list went on. I heard many names for God, mostly rooted

Dwight J. Friesen January 29, 2021February 18, 2025

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2020

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2020

Here’s my top ten list of books from 2020. Every year I 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 included, especially

Dwight J. Friesen December 31, 2020December 10, 2025

Next Year in Jerusalem!

Next Year in Jerusalem!

“Next Year in Jerusalem!” my brother reassured me, as I lamented our pandemic Easter. 2020 relentlessly exposed the myth of control I try to hide behind.  Sometimes I fear the cracks in my spiritual, emotional, relational, and physical realms will

Dwight J. Friesen December 30, 2020November 8, 2021

Help me Launch my New Book

Help me Launch my New Book

Hey friend, I’m looking for a few folks who might be willing to help me launch my new book. 2020s Foresight: Three Vital Practices for Thriving in a Decade of Accelerating Change is going to be released on September 1,

Dwight J. Friesen July 28, 2020November 8, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2019

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2019

Here’s my list of book picks for 2019. These books touched me in some meaningful way. I feel grateful for them, and to the people who birthed them into our world. These are some of the books I have found

Dwight J. Friesen December 31, 2019November 1, 2022

50 Years Old Today

50 Years Old Today

Today, March 3rd, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of my birth. Fifty years old! I hosted a birthday celebration a couple of days ago with a mix of family, neighbors, old & newer friends, and colleagues. It was a mid-century

Dwight J. Friesen March 3, 2019May 7, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2018

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2018

Here are my top ten books for 2018. Since 2000 when I began my online journal, I have complied a list of the recently published books that have worked their way into my imagination in some important way, and shared

Dwight J. Friesen December 30, 2018November 1, 2022

The Dare of Proximity

The Dare of Proximity

“The Dare of Proximity” was an interview I did for the “Text.Soul.Culture” podcast hosted by Derek McNeil of The Seattle School.

Dwight J. Friesen April 2, 2018May 6, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2017

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2017

Here’s my top ten list of books for 2017. Each December I pull together a list of the recently published books that ignited something inside of me. Take my lists for what they are, a small collection of titles that

Dwight J. Friesen December 30, 2017October 31, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2016

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2016

Here’s my top ten list of books of 2016. 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 deserve to

Dwight J. Friesen December 28, 2016October 31, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2015

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2015

Here’s my top ten list of books from 2015. Each December I pull together a list of the recently published books that have worked their way into my imagination in some important way. Surely more books deserve to be included.

Dwight J. Friesen December 29, 2015October 30, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2014

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2014

Here’s my top ten list of books from 2014. Every December I pull together a list of the recently published books that have worked their way into my imagination in some important way. Surely more books deserve to be included.

Dwight J. Friesen December 30, 2014October 28, 2022

Speaking @ “Ministry in a Changing World”

Speaking @ “Ministry in a Changing World”

Next week I’m heading to the Twin Cities to keynote at the PCUSA “Ministry in a Changing World” leadership conference. Saturday, November 1, 2014. Special thanks to Newell Krogmann, and David Parker for making this event happen. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen October 24, 2014November 3, 2022

Helping a Church Listen to Its Collective Story

Helping a Church Listen to Its Collective Story

This weekend I have been invited to join the Evergreen Mennonite Church drawing out its collective narrative and listening to God’s invitation to them in light of who they are becoming. We’re calling the time: “Listening to our Story:  Exploring

Dwight J. Friesen April 1, 2014May 5, 2022

Keynote Speaker for “Bishop’s Convocation”

Keynote Speaker for “Bishop’s Convocation”

Bishop Kirby Unti of the ELCA NWWA Synod has invited me to serve as the 2014 keynote speaker for their region’s pastor’s conference. I will be presenting on the key themes of the new book that I have co-authored with

Dwight J. Friesen March 1, 2014May 5, 2022

The Pope Tweets: The Ethical Interplay of our Liturgical & Digital Lives

The Pope Tweets: The Ethical Interplay of our Liturgical & Digital Lives

Tonight I get to participate in a conversation annual gathering of The Society of Christian Ethics (SCE). Tonight’s conversation will bring together the “Liturgy & Ethics Interest Group” and the “Technology & Ethics Interest Group.” Both liturgy and technology are formative

Dwight J. Friesen January 11, 2014May 5, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2013

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2013

Here’s my list of book picks for 2013, (once again have included a few books published the year before which I didn’t get to until 2013). So many more could have been included and I probably left out some that

Dwight J. Friesen December 19, 2013October 28, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2012

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2012

Here’s my list of book picks form 2012 (have a listed a few books published last year which I didn’t get to until 2012). I am grateful for the women and men who birthed these books into being; your labor

Dwight J. Friesen December 22, 2012October 28, 2022

Doug Pagitt Radio

Doug Pagitt Radio

Got to hang out with Doug Pagitt as he recorded a Doug Pagitt Radio show from a small classroom at The Seattle School. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen October 26, 2012January 14, 2021

PLU Summer Institute on Pastoral Theology

PLU Summer Institute on Pastoral Theology

What a privilege to be one of the keynote speakers for this year’s PLU’s annual Summer Institute on Pastoral Theology. Granted Dr. Nate Frambach, who is the Associate Professor of Youth & Culture at Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa was scheduled

Dwight J. Friesen June 21, 2012May 5, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2011

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2011

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

Dwight J. Friesen December 15, 2011October 28, 2022

Speaking @ GFU’s Chapel

Speaking @ GFU’s Chapel

Yesterday I got to head down to Newburg, Oregon to speak in the chapel at GFU. It was super fun, and I got to go down with Lynette and Pascal and make a mini family getaway out of it. I

Dwight J. Friesen March 29, 2011May 5, 2022

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2010

Dwight’s Top Ten Books of 2010

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

Dwight J. Friesen January 6, 2011October 28, 2022

Intro to the Emerging Church

Intro to the Emerging Church

On October 11th at the Church of the Resurrection in the Lake Hills neighborhood of Bellevue I will begin a short series of conversations introducing folks to all things “Emerging Church.” Its going to be a blast to pull together

Dwight J. Friesen October 1, 2010May 5, 2022
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