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The Path from “I” to “We”: Extending Christian Community to the Neighborhood

Blair Pogue
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Dwight Zscheile
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Alicia Granholm
Cover of the book Embracing the Mixed Ecology by Dwight Zscheile and Blair Pogue, featuring colorful illustrations of churches and houses.

From house churches to cathedrals, the gospel has always found fresh expression in the culture and context of its time. In this webinar, we’ll explore how churches today are blending ancient traditions with new expressions of faith.

If you’re a pastor, lay leader, or someone who cares about the church’s future, you might be wondering:

  • Is there a way forward when the old models no longer fit?
  • How do we stay faithful and creative in a period of uncertainty?
  • What does leadership look like when I can’t (and shouldn’t) do it all myself?

This conversation will address those questions directly and help you imagine what’s possible when we stop going it alone.

In this webinar, we heard:

A clear understanding of what a “mixed ecology of church” is and why it matters
Stories of communities reimagining ministry with and for their neighborhoods
Insight into how the Holy Spirit is already moving beyond traditional church walls
Encouragement for leaders who feel tired, isolated, or unsure how to move forward
Practical ideas for experimenting faithfully—without having to start from scratch
A renewed sense of possibility: you don’t have to carry this alone.

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Featuring

Blair Pogue
Canon for Vitality and Innovation, Episcopal Church in Minnesota

The Rev. Blair Pogue is the Canon for Innovation in the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. In that capacity, she helps congregations all over the state go deeper in their practice of the Christian faith, and learn how to join up with spiritually curious neighbors Jesus loves who don’t go to church. Before joining Bishop Loya’s staff, she was the rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul for 16 ½ years, and before she served rural and suburban congregations in Virginia, with a special focus on Christian formation. She has a Doctor of Ministry in Congregational Mission and Leadership from Luther Seminary.

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Dwight Zscheile
Vice President of Innovation and Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership

The Rev. Dr. Dwight Zscheile is vice president of innovation and professor of congregational mission and leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

He is the author of Embracing the Mixed Ecology (with Blair Pogue, Seabury Books, 2025), Leading Faithful Innovation: Following God into a Hopeful Future (with Michael Binder and Tessa Pinkstaff, Fortress, 2023), Participating in God’s Mission: A Theological Missiology for the U.S. (with Craig Van Gelder, Eerdmans, 2018), The Agile Church: Spirit-Led Innovation in an Uncertain Age (Morehouse Publishing, 2014), People of the Way: Renewing Episcopal Identity (Morehouse Publishing, 2012) and The Missional Church in Perspective: Mapping Trends and Shaping the Conversation (with Craig Van Gelder, Baker Academic, 2011) and editor of Cultivating Sent Communities: Missional Spiritual Formation (Eerdmans, 2012).

A graduate of Stanford University (BA), Yale University (MDiv) and Luther Seminary (PhD, Congregational Mission and Leadership), Dwight previously served congregations in Minnesota, Virginia and Connecticut. Dwight’s experience growing up in a secular home in California has shaped his commitment to helping the church cultivate Christian community with neighbors in today’s changing world.

Host

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Alicia Granholm
Senior Director, Faith+Lead

Dr. Alicia Granholm is senior director of Faith+Lead and a leadership and church consultant based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She helps pastors and leaders engage culture to make a lasting impact. For nearly two decades, she has trained, equipped, and empowered followers of Jesus to engage their local communities by contextualizing the Gospel and its application. Alicia compassionately crosses cultural boundaries having lived, studied, traveled, and served in 25 countries on six continents. Alicia has a Doctor of Strategic Leadership, Global Consulting (Regent University), MDiv (Bethel Seminary), and MA in Teaching (University of St. Thomas).

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