Media • dwight j. friesen

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

UN Climate Change AD & Human Extinction

Did you happen to catch the latest public awareness AD about climate change made by the United Nations. It is worth checking out. The UN has many very helpful resources for learning more or finding actionable practices postures for making

Dwight J. Friesen November 7, 2021November 7, 2021

Cultivating Imagination for a More Shalomic Future

Leading Ideas Talks brings to the table cutting-edge leaders on subjects you care about — navigating change, reaching younger people, financing your ministry, communicating effectively — to help you be the leader God is calling you to be. Dr. Ann Michel,

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

Mr. Rogers & Jeff Erlanger

How sad it is that we give up on people who are just like us. Fred Rogers Growing up in Canada when I did, I watched and loved the Mr. Dressup show. I’ve come to learn that Mr. Dressup was

Dwight J. Friesen March 31, 2021November 21, 2021

Interview in Sojourners

The theme of the January 2021 issue of SoJourners magazine is “A Time To Rebuild,” and it features a story titled, “How to thrive in a Decade of Accelerating Change” by Associate Editor, Da’Shawn Mosley. Da’Shawn interviewed Tom Sine and

Dwight J. Friesen December 9, 2020November 9, 2021

2020s Foresight Webinar with Tom Sine

“We can approach the future with confidence because we know the end from the beginning, the mustard seed wins the day.” Tom Sine Here is a link to a recent webinar Tom Sine and I hosted exploring our new book.

Dwight J. Friesen November 24, 2020November 24, 2021

2021 R U ready? Webinar

So are you? Are you ready for 2021? If you’re like me, you’re ready for a new normal… eager to leave 2020 in the rearview mirror. However, just because the presidential election is over doesn’t mean this decade of accelerating

Dwight J. Friesen November 9, 2020November 24, 2021

(Re)Integrate Podcast hosts 2020s Foresight

Bob Robinson, executive director of (Re)Integrate together with podcast co-host, Brendan Romigh recently Zoomed in with Tom Sine and myself for a conversation about our new book, 2020s Foresight. (Re)Integrate encourages and equips God’s people to reintegrate their faith with

Dwight J. Friesen October 6, 2020May 6, 2022

Five Signs of New Parish Expressions

Immediately following the release of The New Parish, Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, myself, and a number of artists who joined us for legs of the tour hit the road. Our travels – which were a purposeful blending of on the

Dwight J. Friesen October 5, 2020January 13, 2021

All that’s Holy Blue Collar Podcast

Craig Morton and Cody Stauffer of the All that’s Holy Blue Collar Podcast (a podcast of The Mission Place) invited Tom Sine and I to a conversation about our new book. According to its site, the Mission Place is not

Dwight J. Friesen October 4, 2020May 6, 2022

Ruah Space Podcast “2020s Foresight”

Phil Vestal of the Ruah Space podcast invited Tom Sine and I to a conversation about our book 2020s Foresight. Ruah Space focuses on making space for the Spirit in our everyday lives. And pays attention to spiritual disciplines can

Dwight J. Friesen September 23, 2020May 6, 2022

Webinar: Lament & Shalom

WEBINAR 3 – Lament & Imagination: A Theological Response to a Covid-19 World Wednesday June 24, 9:00–11:00 AM Eastern Time… that’s 6:00AM for those of us on the West Coast of the USA. I will serve as a participant in the third

Dwight J. Friesen June 17, 2020November 8, 2022

Webinar: Shalom in a Time of Pandemic

URBAN SHALOM SOCIETY WEBINAR SERIES: Shalom in a Time of Pandemic: Glimpses of Regeneration In just a few short months the global novel coronavirus pandemic has racked the world with tragic human loss. Hundreds of thousands of people are dead

Dwight J. Friesen June 9, 2020May 12, 2022

Cote, Tim & Resistencia on King5

Cote and Tim Soerens and Resistencia Coffee were featured last night on King5’s “Evening” take a look. “You’re able to love others when you feel loved. So if you feel a little bruised in the heart, we hope that this

Dwight J. Friesen December 11, 2019December 14, 2022

Conversations After Church

“Conversations after Church” is the latest film directed by Winnipeg’s Bevan Klassen. The film explores faith and spiritual journeys of six people who at one time described themselves as Evangelical Christians and/or Mennonites. Each person’s story testifies to their experience

Dwight J. Friesen November 3, 2015May 31, 2022

Christianity Today Awards The New Parish

Every December Christianity Today publishes its books of the year. This year in “The Church/Pastoral Leadership” CT awarded The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community its Award of Merit! Writing of our book for CT

Dwight J. Friesen December 15, 2014November 3, 2022

Interviewed by Tom Sine

Dwight J. Friesen September 3, 2014November 9, 2021

Tasha Hicks on Parish

Rev. Tasha Hicks, pastor in Seattle’s White Center neighborhood shares about loving her place and discovering faithful presence. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen April 30, 2014May 12, 2022

Sean Hall on Parish

Dwight J. Friesen April 17, 2014May 12, 2022

The New Parish

I am thrilled to announce the release of the new book, co-authored by myself, and Paul Sparks, and Tim Soerens. It’s called,The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community. This project emerged out of loneliness, developed

Dwight J. Friesen March 13, 2014June 10, 2022

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

Article in Alife, “Learning from Google”

The October 2009 issue of aLife is publishing a short piece I wrote titled: “Learning from Google.” Clearly this little piece emerges from my new book, Thy Kingdom Connected: What the Church can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other

Dwight J. Friesen October 1, 2009June 17, 2022

gospel in a hyper-connective prosumer village

Media history – media future If the medium and the message are intrinsically linked what might the gospel look like in our connective world? peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen June 22, 2007May 8, 2022

Lovin’ Da Web

I’ve been checking out some of the many video bloggers out there. vspan.blogspot.com www.michaelverdi.com crule.typepad.com annieee.blogspot.com www.rocketboom.com Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen June 11, 2005January 15, 2021

George Bush sings U2

If you haven’t already heard this George Dubya Mix I highly recommend it to you; it is powerful. O, the irony of hearing George Bush singing U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” It’s a mix of a few George W. parody tracks from

Dwight J. Friesen February 16, 2005October 26, 2022

Media Ecology

Neil Postman (1931-2003) was chair of the Department of Culture and Communications at New York University, wrote important books on education (including Teaching as a Conserving Activity and The Disappearance of Childhood), on the effect of media (Amusing Ourselves to Death),

Dwight J. Friesen July 8, 2004November 28, 2022

Interviewed by theooze

Almost a year ago theOoze.com interviewed me for their Seedstories deal, which has been undergoing a retooling for some time. Seedstories is a curated collection of stories and interviews with people from around the globe who are pioneering new expressions

Dwight J. Friesen January 7, 2004December 8, 2022

merchants of cool

The other night i watched a great PBS documentary called the Merchants of Cool. It talks about the way teens are marketed to in our culture. Good stuff. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen August 30, 2003May 4, 2022

Remembering Neil Postman

“People will come to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think” ― Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death Neil Postman (1931-2003) died yesterday, October 5, 2003. Postman was chair of the Department of Culture and Communications at New York University,

Dwight J. Friesen January 6, 2003January 15, 2021

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