Michael Binder explains how the church can benefit from innovation practices such as design thinking—not for its own sake, but to discover and follow where the Holy Spirit is leading.
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Why Does the Church Need Innovation?
How design thinking can apply to ministry—not for its own sake, but to discover and follow where the Holy Spirit is leading.
- Pivot in Posture
By Michael Binder
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Michael Binder
Assistant Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Michael Binder is an assistant professor of congregational mission and leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. His teaching focuses on starting new congregations, leading change, and practicing Christian witness and evangelism amidst secular cultures.
Binder was a founding pastor of Mill City Church in northeast Minneapolis. He was the director of preaching for Bethel University from 2006-2013 and worked as a young adult pastor for Woodridge Church before that.
He has worked as a consultant with hundreds of congregations and denominations in the U.S. and Canada. Binder is a graduate of Carleton College, Bethel University (M.Div., 2008), and Luther Seminary (Ph.D., Congregational Mission and Leadership, 2017).
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