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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Got to go down to Portland at the invitation of Karen Ward to participate in an emergent conversation within the Episcopal Church. The event is “Episcopal Village West.” Its so cool to see more of denominations and faith traditions further
The good folks over at the Communities First Association have invited me to facilitate a “World Café”. Tomorrow is the big day. As you may know, a world café is a structured conversational process for knowledge sharing in which groups of people discuss a
Just found out that our completed manuscript for our new book has been officially accepted by Zondervan. I looks like the book should hit the shelves in October 2010. The book will be titled, Routes & Radishes: and other things
As a friend and I were chatting about our favorite CDs of the past year it occurred to me that I’ve never posted a music list. So even though its a bit late, this is my list looking back on
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
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
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
Today I had the privilege of speaking during Chapel at Seattle Pacific University Chapel. My title was: “Unintentional” Community: What about casual relationships? So much fun. Thanks SPU what a blast. Peace, dwight
Here’s my top ten list of books from 2008. 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
This weekend I will be guiding Seattle’s Calvary Chapel in their Fall retreat (October 24-26, 2008). Through conversation with their leadership team I’ll be blending spiritual practices, group engagements, and teaching times to invite them to center their thoughts and
Here’s my top ten list of books from 2007. 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
My friend Jim Henderson together with the collaborative team at Off-the-Map are gearing up for a national conversation happening in Seattle, in early November. This year’s theme is Hear·Listen·Connect.Presenters include Diana Butler Bass, Brian McLaren, Richard Twiss, Ruth Padilla DeBorst,
I am thrilled to be guiding students through a course exploring the art and science of reading. This course is part one of a two part series at the school and this, first part, is designed to enable people to
