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Emerged Podcast . All Episodes

Emerged Podcast . All Episodes

I am so, so, so grateful to Tripp, Tony, Josh, and all the funders of this podcast. What a gift! I can only imagine all the creative energy, conversations, and time invested… thank you! Emergent Village and the entire emerging

Dwight J. Friesen May 6, 2024May 7, 2024

…On This Day

…On This Day

Today is the third of March. An important day in my life, for it marks my birth, and so much more… March 3… 1263 – Hugh of Saint Cher dies; he reputedly compiled the first Bible concordance, and divided the

Dwight J. Friesen March 3, 2024March 1, 2024

Learning from Recent Church History

Learning from Recent Church History

Mike Cosper and a talented team at Christianity Today’s CT Podcasts have produced series exploring “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill.” As you likely know, Mars Hill Church was planted in 1996 and pastored by Mark Driscoll in Seattle

Dwight J. Friesen September 23, 2021November 4, 2021

Go Back, Engage, Bring It Forward

Go Back, Engage, Bring It Forward

Earlier this week The Seattle School held its 2021 Instructional Team Orientation retreat, during which Dr. President Derek McNeil delivered an address. He organized his talk around “Sankofa.” Which as you may know, is a word from the Akan Twi

Dwight J. Friesen September 10, 2021November 4, 2021

Formative Practices

  • Ad Busters
  • Book of Common Prayer
  • Celtic Prayer
  • Center for Action & Contemplation
  • Divine Hours
  • God Space
  • Inner Development Goals (IDGs)
  • Insight Timer
  • Lectionary
  • Sloww
  • Spirituality for Trauma Survivors
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Taize

Linking with Organizations

  • Christian Peacemaker Teams
  • Equal Justice Initiative
  • Jesus Radicals
  • Micah Global
  • Sojourners
  • The Global Church Project
  • The Other Journal
  • The Work of the People

Multifaith & Ecumenical Connections

  • Christian Churches Together
  • Faith Action Network
  • Faith For Cities
  • Interfaith Community Sanctuary
  • National Council of Churches
  • Parliament of the World's Religions
  • The Church Council of Greater Seattle
  • The Pluralism Project
  • World Council of Churches

Podcasts

  • Embedded Church Podcast
  • Friends Like Us
  • On Being
  • Queerology
  • Reality Studies
  • Redemptification Podcast
  • Strong Towns Podcast
  • Talking Headways Podcast
  • Tara Brach
  • The Witness
  • Truth's Table
  • Wild

Rooting in Place

  • Better Cities Films Festival
  • CCDA
  • Center For Environmental Leadership
  • Christ & Cascadia
  • City Observatory
  • Compassionate Citizens
  • Design Justice
  • Making Housing Happen
  • Parish Collective
  • Proximity Project
  • Rooted Good
  • Strong Towns
  • The Good Neighbor Movement
  • UN-Habitat
  • Urban Shalom Society

Shalomic Voices

  • Bob & Gracie Ekblad
  • Brenda Salter McNeil
  • Brian McLaren
  • Cornel West
  • Daniel Schmachtenberger
  • Dominique DuBois Gilliard
  • Eliacin Rosario Cruz
  • Esther Lightcap Meek
  • Eugene Cho
  • Iain McGilchrist
  • James Alison
  • James Howard Kunstler
  • John Vervaeke
  • Jonathan Brooks
  • Jonathan Rowson
  • Jonny Baker
  • José Humphreys
  • Kwok Pui-Lan
  • Leanne Friesen
  • Majora Carter
  • Margaret J. Wheatley
  • Mark Scandrette
  • Micah Bournes
  • Mitzi J. Smith
  • N. T. Wright
  • Peter Block
  • Peter Enns
  • Peter Rollins
  • Peterson Toscano
  • Randy Woodley
  • Romal Tune
  • Soong-Chan Rah
  • Tall Skinny Kiwi
  • Thomas Jay Oord
  • Tim Soerens
  • Tripp Fuller

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