Hi, I am Doug. Thanks for visiting my site. When it comes to these sorta-formal, non-personal, psueo-professional introductions I like to refer to myself as a social and theological entrepreneur (something I would never do if we were to meet in person).

My work-life has a few aspects to it.

• I am the founder of Solomon’s Porch, a holistic missional Christian community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• I was one of the founders of Emergent Village, a social network of Christians around the world.
• I own a property management business and Wellness Center in Minneapolis.
• I am also co-owner, with Tony Jones of an event production company called JoPa Productions.
• I am also an author and professional speaker.
• I host a weekly Radio Show on AM950 in the Twin Cities and online at Doug Pagitt Radio.com

On a more interesting note I have been married to Shelley since 1988 (which is a long time – certainly longer for her than for me) and we are parents of four young adults.

Now here is more of the web-esse biographical stuff:

• I am a graduate of Meadowbrook Elementary School (1976),
• North Junior High (1981)
• Hopkins High School (1984)
• Bethel University (1988 — Anthropology),
• Bethel Theological Seminary (1992 – Masters of Arts in Theology).

I have worked in churches, for a non-profit foundation and own three businesses in Minneapolis.

I am a speaker and consultant for churches, denominations and businesses throughout the United States and around the world on issues of postmodern culture, social systems and Christianity.

My professional endeavors include pastoring a Holistic Missional Christian Community –  speaking and writing and owning businesses in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I am seeking to find creative, entrepreneurial, generative ways to join in the hopes, dreams and desires God has for the world. I was one of the founders of Emergent Village.

I am the author of Church in the Inventive Age (SparkHouse), A Christianity Worth Believing (Jossey-Bass 2008), Church Re-Imagined (Zondervan 2004), Preaching Re-Imagined (Zondervan 2005), and BodyPrayer (Waterbrook 2005). I am the co-editor of An Emergent Manifesto of Hope (Baker Books 2007). I have contributed to numerous books, including The Post-Evangelical (Zondervan 2003), Practioners (Regal 2006), and Listening To The Beliefs of the Emerging Church (Zondervan 2007).