This lecture series is offered in honor of the great Stanley J. Grenz; former Professor at The Seattle School, (then known as Mars Hill Graduate School). Stan was a prolific Christian scholar with a pastoral heart and deep intellectual presence.
In the revelation of this moment with COVID-19 and systemic racial injustice – is it too late to reorganize the church in the neighborhood for a more equitable future? For far too long, we as a society have ignored the
This year’s Inhabit Conference will be our fourth one, the first three all “Sold Out!” Hundreds of parish leaders gathered to celebrate the move toward a more embodied, participatory, and sustainable way of being the church. Our theme this year
Thursday, March 25 @ 7:00PM – Dr. John Franke will be presenting a lecture at MHGS that is open to the public, and only costs $5. The lecture will be a look a “the nature of truth,” drawing on the
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
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
A very interesting, and I think very important conversation is about to take place around “the Gospel, politics & the future.” Here is an excerpt from an email my friend Keelan Downton sent this morning. “This June 8-10, scholars, artists,
Mars Hill Graduate School will be hosting a conversation with Doug Pagitt, Saturday evening June 2. If you’re in the Seattle area I hope you’ll join in, you are more than welcome. Register here. Peace, dwight
A Three Day Learning Party in the Bahamas with your host Spencer Burke. Speakers include: N. T. (Tom) Wright, Rita Nakashima Brock, and Father Richard Rohr. I will be serving as one of the conversation facilitators. Follow this link for
November 3-4 is the “You Say You Want a Revolution” conference, sponsored by Jim Henderson and Off-the-Map.org. Lot’s of great people are involved, and I am strongly encouraging the people in my faith community participate in the event. I will
Paul Stienke and I will be sharing our experience of the Younger Leaders Gathering ’06 sponsored by the Lausanne Movement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with Tom and Christine Sine and the Mustard Seed Associates. peace, dwight
I just received word that I’ll have the privilege and responsibility being one of the North American representatives (mid 30’s and younger) at the Younger Leaders Gathering ’06 sponsored by the Lausanne Movement. This gathering of 550 emerging leaders from
Mars Hill Graduate School is hosting the Leadership Crucible . . . a leading expereince, Thursday, March 9 – Saturday, March 11, 2006. This will be an interactive exploration into team leadership. I highly recommend it. peace, 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
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,
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
