Speaking & Teaching

Skylight Festival

Just got home after an amazing time at Canada’s Skylight Festival. Special thanks to Russell Mitchell-Walker and the entire organizing team for curating a truly beautiful event. The artists, facilitators, & presenters included: Anna Golladay, Mike McHargue (aka Science Mike),

Dwight J. Friesen July 31, 2018November 14, 2022

“Re:Imagine Vancouver” New Parish Training

Paul, Tim, & I get to go up to St. Andrew’s Hall’s “Centre for Missional Leadership” at the invitation of Ross Lockhart and his leadership team at the beginning of next month. Leaders from different church traditions, cultures and regions

Dwight J. Friesen November 1, 2016May 6, 2022

Reimagining Theological Education National Summit

 Convergence and ATS have collaborated to bring together some of the more innovative theological educators, seminaries administrators, and directors of leadership training programs for a national summit for Reimagining Theological Education. October 9 & 11, 2015. The Seattle School was

Dwight J. Friesen October 2, 2015September 29, 2022

Got to Team-Teach with my Brother!

I just got back from team teaching an immersive learning course at McMaster Divinity College. The course was “Leadership in the New Parish” and I got to team teach it with my brother, Dallas Friesen. So grateful for the team

Dwight J. Friesen June 8, 2015November 3, 2022

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

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

admin April 1, 2014May 5, 2022

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

admin March 1, 2014May 5, 2022

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

admin January 11, 2014May 5, 2022

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

admin June 21, 2012May 5, 2022

“The Seattle School” has arrived

I’m excited to inform you that as of the beginning of last week we officially changed the name of our school – Mars Hill Graduate School is now The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. The staff has been hard

Dwight J. Friesen August 17, 2011January 14, 2021

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

admin March 29, 2011May 5, 2022

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

admin October 1, 2010May 5, 2022

Networked Church

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

admin June 12, 2010May 5, 2022

World Café @ Communities First Association

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

admin March 22, 2010May 5, 2022

Speaking @ Transcona Memorial United

In just a couple of weeks I get to head up to Winnipeg (near the town I grew up in – Brandon), to join my friend, Jeff Cook and the Transcona Memorial United Church for a weekend of exploring the

Dwight J. Friesen September 4, 2009May 7, 2022

Speaking @ SPU’s Chapel

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

admin May 26, 2009May 5, 2022

Vox Veniae – Austin, TX

I just returned from weekend retreat with a vox veniae in the happening town of austin.  Thanks Sam, Gid, Kevin and the whole crew for such a great time. Together we explored the concept of living as a glocal parish. 

Dwight J. Friesen January 19, 2009September 20, 2022

Guiding a Church into their Fall Retreat

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

admin October 17, 2008May 5, 2022

emergent @ national workshop on Christian Unity

I will be representing emergent village at the National Workshop on Christian Unity in Chicago later this Spring. I’ll have the privilege to present a workshop on emergent village and ecumenism. BTW, Emergent may have some opportunities to include some

Dwight J. Friesen December 30, 2007September 21, 2022

MHGS Video 2007

A video college celebrating life at MHGS. peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen December 20, 2007January 18, 2021

@ zoe in tacoma

Tomorrow, I have the privilege of facilitating at one of the pacific northwest most holistically, missionally focused churches: zoe: livable church. Paul Sparks is the pastor and he is fast becoming a dear friend. I can’t wait to hang out

Dwight J. Friesen June 30, 2007May 8, 2022

Intro to the Hermeneutical Task: the Art of Reading Beyond the Page

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

Dwight J. Friesen May 31, 2007September 29, 2022

Postmodernity

Postmodernity The course examines the interplay of philosophical, theological, sociological, historical, and cutting-edge theories of culture that affect what is commonly known as “postmodernist” thought and professional practice. Students will understand what culture is and why it must be “engaged”

Dwight J. Friesen May 31, 2007May 7, 2022

jan 18th, 2007, wartburg seminary

I get to interact with a group of seminary students from Wartburg Seminary, around some of my research regarding the “Scale-Free Kingdom.” This j-term course is hosted and facilitated by Karen Ward and COTA. So excited to be able to

Dwight J. Friesen January 1, 2007September 20, 2022

Relational Teaching?

The other day I was asked for a working definition of “interpersonal relations” within an educational environment. I hummed and hawed and stumbled a little longer than was necessary to reinforce my buffoon-tendencies. Of the many possible responses which have

Dwight J. Friesen January 31, 2006January 14, 2021

the church has left the building

Tom & Christine Sine & the Mustard Seed Associates are presenting: The Church has Left the Building. I will be guiding an appreciative inquiry exploring the possibility of a more profoundly local, particular, and geographically missional Christ-commons. Does it mean

Dwight J. Friesen January 13, 2006September 29, 2022

wartburg seminary

I will be interacting with a group of “J-TERM SEATTLE” seminary students from Wartburg Seminary, around some of my research regarding the “Scale-Free Kingdom.” Jan 18, 2006. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen January 10, 2006May 8, 2022

booking 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

Dwight J. Friesen August 4, 2005November 18, 2020

emerging church learning party

I’ll be helping out with this event.  Register here. peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen August 4, 2005January 18, 2021

fall retreat for PSCC

I have the privilege participating in Puget Sound Christian College’s fall orientation retreat. August 25 – 27th, 2005. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen August 3, 2005January 18, 2021