Dr. Friesen brings decades of missional pastoral experience to his role as Associate Professor of Practical Theology. He was the community-curate of an Eastside emerging simple church for more than 11 years. Formerly ordained by the Christian & Missionary Alliance, Dr. Friesen surrendered those credentials in solidarity with women seeking ordination. He is a liturgical Anabaptist with progressively Evangelical and emergent sensibilities actively seeking to root his faith practice within place while linking globally with others who are seeking to live into their contexts. You can read more about Dwight on his faculty bio page.
On this Maundy Thursday, we are sharing a guest post from Dr. Dwight J. Friesen, Associate Professor of Practical Theology. Thanks to Dwight for allowing us to republish this piece of writing from his blog on 鈥渢he kind of God I鈥檇 be interested in getting to know鈥�. May you be blessed by this imaginative reflection […]
As a mostly able-body heterosexual, middle-class white cisgender male, my life oozes with privilege. I am acquainted with the sanctimonious anger of Brett Kavanaugh, the smug sexism of Mark Driscoll, the pompous arrogance of Donald Trump, the assumption-rightness of John Piper, and the murderous racism of Derek Chauvin. Yet, Jesus indicates that with God鈥檚 help, […]
Dwight Friesen, Associate Professor of Practical Theology, reflects on how we learn from the places we inhabit鈥攁 relational presence that transcends dogma.