Faithful Innovation

Faithful Innovation

Joining the Spirit in new ways to proclaim and live out the gospel. Click the video below to hear the Reverend Canon Blair Pogue discuss an exciting new process to invite faith communities to join in the new things that God is already up to in the world.

Faithful Innovation Process

Faithful Innovation is a process that invites participants to engage in simple spiritual practices and small experiments to develop deeper relationships with God, fellow faith community members, and their neighbors. In times of crisis, crossroads, or "stuck-ness," these practices will give you and your faith community the muscle memory to know what to do when you don't know what to do. Rather than focusing inward on deficits, this process invites you to focus outward, to where God is already at work in the world around you! New life doesn't come from a rehashed budget or yet another program, but from seeing where God is already bringing new life into our midst and joining up with that work.

What's the Commitment?

Guiding teams of 3-8 lay leaders from participating faith communities will gather three times over a 9-10 month period. These teams will learn spiritual practices that will help you:

  • Listen
  • Act
  • Share

Between trainings, teams will engage regularly in the spiritual practices taught during the sessions, share those practices with their faith community, meet monthly with a trained coach to check in and process learnings, and undertake small experiments to learn more about what God is up to in the lives of their neighbors.

Each participating group will be asked to sign a participation covenant, found in the registration sign-up.

Is this a program my congregation is expected to participate in?

No! Faithful Innovation is not a program, and there is no expectation your congregation will participate. It’s a process that becomes a way of life. It has been used by over 400 congregations and 50 judicatories (including a couple of dioceses) with amazing results. However, it’s only for congregations that want to participate and can commit to full participation.

What’s the cost?

The cost is $100 per congregation to cover the cost of food and materials. However, money should be no barrier to participation, and scholarships are available. 

Want to participate?

Click the links above to register your team. One person from each faith community should register your whole team, so assemble them before registering!

If you'd like to learn more about the upcoming Faithful Innovation processes, please contact the Rev. Canon Blair Pogue at blair.p@episcopalmn.org.

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Questions about Faithful Innovation?

Don't hesitate to call or email Blair with any questions or to learn more about Faithful Innovation!

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Explore the Priorities

Discipleship

Transformative encounters with Jesus.

Faithful Innovation

A culture of experimentation.

Justice

Building community with the poor and marginalized.

Congregational Vitality

Sharing life together deeply.