The Rev. Dwight J. Zscheile Luther Seminary 2481 Como Ave St. Paul, MN 55108 651-641-3246 dzscheile001@luthersem.edu Education: PhD, 2008 Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN 2005-2008 Congregational Mission and Leadership Dissertation: Reframing Mission: An Action Research Intervention into a Mainline Judicatory. Received with distinction. MDiv, 1998 Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, CT 1995-1998 BA, 1995 Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1991-1995 With Distinction University of Oxford, Oxford, England 1993-1994 Studies applied toward Stanford BA Professional Positions: Luther Seminary 2007- Associate Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership (2014- ) Assistant Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership (2008-14) Co-Director, Center for Missional Leadership (2012-13) Adjunct Instructor, Congregational Leadership (2007-2008) The Missional Network 2016- Consultant St. Matthew s Episcopal Church, St. Paul, MN 2005- Associate Priest Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation 2012- Adjunct Professor Journal of Religious Leadership 2012-15 Co-Editor (2013-15) St. David s Episcopal Church, Ashburn, VA 2002-2005 Executive Pastor (2003-2005) Director of Adult Christian Formation (2002-2003) Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, New Haven, CT 1999-2002 Media and Church Relations Director
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 2 Honors: David and Martha Tiede Doctoral Fellowship, Luther Seminary, 2006-07 Lewis Fellow, Lewis Center for Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary, 2005-06 Marquand Scholar, Yale University Divinity School, 1995-98 Religion and the Arts Prize, Yale University Divinity School, 1998 Tew Prize for Excellence in First Year, Yale University Divinity School, 1997 Robert M. Golden Major Grant in the Humanities, Stanford University, 1993 Boothe Prize for Excellence in Writing, Stanford University, 1993 Publications: Books Participating in God s Mission: A Theological Missiology for America (with Craig Van Gelder; forthcoming, 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) Editor, Cultivating Sent Communities: Missional Spiritual Formation (Eerdmans, 2012) The Missional Church in Perspective: Mapping Trends and Shaping the Conversation (with Craig Van Gelder; Baker Academic, 2011) Book Chapters Cultivating the Spirit s Leadership in Congregational Life in Edwin Van Driel, ed., What is Jesus Doing? Divine Agency in the Life of the Church and the Work of the Pastor (forthcoming, IVP Academic). A Participatory God for a Participatory Culture: Christian Theological Perspectives on Networks in Hayim Herring and Terri Martinson Elton, Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Networked World (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017). From Establishment to Innovation: Rethinking Structure in a New Apostolic Age in Winnie Varghese, ed., What We Shall Become: The Future and Structure of the Episcopal Church (Church Publishing, 2013). Christian Biblical Understandings of Leadership in Sharon Callahan, ed., The Sage Handbook of Religious Leadership (Sage Publications, 2013). A Missional Theology of Spiritual Formation, in Dwight Zscheile, ed., Cultivating Sent Communities: Missional Spiritual Formation (Eerdmans, 2012) A More True Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society : Toward a Missional Polity for the Episcopal Church in Craig Van Gelder, ed., The Missional Church and Denominations (Eerdmans, 2008). Articles Who Is My Neighbor? The Church s Vocation in an Era of Shifting Community. Word & World, 37:1 (Winter 2017), 27-36.
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 3 Disruptive Innovations and the Deinstitutionalization of Religion. Journal of Religious Leadership, 14:2 (Fall 2015). Forming and Restoring Community in a Nomadic World: A Next Generation Perspective on the Future of the Discipline of Missiology. Missiology 42:1 (January 2014). The Spirit Leads Us Out. Trinity News (Spring 2013). Dwelling in the Word: Affirming Its Promise. Word and World 32, no. 4 (Fall 2012). Meeting Neighbors on Their Turf. Diolog: The Texas Episcopalian 1, no. 4 (Winter 2011). Social Networking and Church Systems. Word and World 30, no. 3 (Summer 2010). Beyond Benevolence: Toward a Reframing of Mission in the Episcopal Church. Journal of Anglican Studies 8 no. 1 (Spring 2010). The Trinity, Leadership, and Power. Journal of Religious Leadership 6, no. 2 (Fall 2007). A More True Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society : Toward a Missional Polity for the Episcopal Church. Journal of Religious Leadership 5, no. 1 & 2 (2006). Book Reviews Review of Alan J. Roxburgh, Structured for Mission: Renewing the Culture of the Church. Journal of Religious Leadership 15, no. 2 (Fall 2016). Review of Jason S. Lantzer, Mainline Christianity: The Past and Future of America s Majority Faith. Lutheran Quarterly 27, no. 4 (Winter 2013). Review of Paul Froese and Christopher Bader, America s Four Gods. Lutheran Quarterly 25, no. 4 (Winter 2011). Review of Lisa M. Hess, Artisanal Theology. Journal of Religious Leadership 8, no. 2 (2009). Review of Chad Owen Brand and R. Stanton Norman, eds. Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity. Journal of Religious Leadership 5, no. 1 & 2 (2006). Web-Based Reclaiming Conversation. Leading Ideas, January 27, 2016. Leaders Interpret the Present in Light of the Past. Leading Ideas, March 11, 2015. Where Do People Find Meaning Today. Leading Ideas, February 11, 2015. Through the Wilderness: Lenten Theology and Preaching. Workingpreacher.org, February 2010. Sensemaking and Congregational Leadership. Workingpreacher.org, June 2009.
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 4 Social Networking and the Church. Video presentation produced by Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, distributed through DVD and youtube.com, 2009. Leadership Multiplication and the Way of Jesus. Leading Ideas (Lewis Center for Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary), June 7, 2006. Leading in the Wilderness: Thoughts on 21 st -Century Pastoral Identity. Leading Ideas (Lewis Center for Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary), March 15, 2006. Teaching: Luther Seminary: CL0510 Evangelism in Contemporary Contexts, 2015 CL0520 Church Organization and Leadership, 2014, 2016 CL0540 Transforming Christian Communities for Mission, 2017 SG0405 Leading Christian Communities in Mission, 2014, 2015, 2016 IC1615 Reading the Audiences, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 IC1615 Reading the Audiences Hybrid (Intensive & Online), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 IC2623 The Anglican Tradition, Summer 2009, 2012, 2014 CL4515 Church Organization, 2009 (Spring and Fall), 2010, 2012, 2013 CL4520 Church Leadership, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 CL7511 Integration of Theology and Ministry (DMin Seminar), 2015, 2016 CL7512 Pastoral Identity, Leadership, and Spiritual Life (DMin Seminar), 2010-11, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 CL7532 Theological Foundations for Congregational Vitalization, Part II (DMin Seminar), 2013-14, 2014-15 CL8525 Congregational Leadership (Ph.D. Seminar), 2008, 2010 CL4535 Biblical and Theological Foundations for the Missional Church, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 CL4510 Ministry of Evangelism in Congregations, 2013, 2014 Kairos Seminar, Leading Change, June 2009 Kairos Seminar, Everyday People, November 2010 Leadership and Administration for Congregational Teams, Strategic Planning, 2011, 2012, 2014 Leading Learning Communities Workshop, Mid-Winter Convocation, 2012 Independent Studies: IC 2623 Anglican Tradition, Fall 2009, Summer 2010 CL4597 Readings in Congregational Leadership, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Bexley Seabury Seminary: Congregations in the 21 st Century, June 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Contemporary Issues in Anglicanism: Renewing Anglican and Episcopal Identity, January 2013 Wesley Theological Seminary: DM-L721 Leading the Missional Church (D.Min. Seminar), January 2010 Grants: Director, Missional Leadership Cohort for Episcopal Clergy (funded by Hamilton and Mildred Kellogg Trust), 2014- Research Advisor, Luther Seminary Vibrant Congregations Project (funded by Lilly), 2010-12 Stewardship Project Team Member, Vibrant Congregations Project (funded by Lilly), 2010-12
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 5 Project Team Member, Christians Callings in the World (funded by Lilly), 2009-13 Workshop for Pre-Tenured Theological School Faculty, Wabash Center, 2010-11 Speaking, Consulting, and Service to the Church: Associate Priest, St. Matthew s Episcopal Church, St. Paul, MN (monthly preaching, frequent worship leadership, regular adult forum teaching, theological counsel to vestry/ministry teams), 2005- Consultant, Living Local: Joining God: A Learning Community of Episcopal Dioceses, facilitated by The Missional Network, 2016-2018 Keynote Speaker, Winter Convocation, Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, February 2017 Interim Pastors Gathering, Minneapolis Synod of the ELCA, January 2017 Clergy Conference, Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, November 2016 Dodson Lecture, St. John s Episcopal Church, Roanoke, VA, November 2016 Clergy Retreat, Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, October 2016 Keynote Speaker, Leadership Convocation, South Carolina Synod (ELCA), October 2016 Clergy Retreat, Episcopal Diocese of Maine, May 2016 Clergy Day, Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee, February 2016 Keynote Speaker, Equipping Congregations Day, Southwest Minnesota ELCA Synod, February 2016 Facilitator, Missional Incubator of Episcopal Church Planters, February 2016 Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Annual Council, January 2016 Speaker and Preacher, Nativity Episcopal Cathedral, Bethlehem, PA, October 2015 Leader, Pastor-to-Pastor Conference, Southwestern and Southeastern MN ELCA Synods, Gustavus Adolphus College, October 2015 Co-Leader, Discipleship Matters Conference (Renewalworks), Kanuga, NC, October 2015 Keynote Speaker, Navigating the Shift Conference, Episcopal Church in South Carolina, September 2015 College for Clergy, Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, September 2015 Speaker, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Auburn, AL, September 2015 Leader, Anglican/Lutheran Residential Study Conference, Diocese of Rupert s Land and Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario Synod, Canada, June 2015
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 6 Speaker, Diocesan Leadership Gathering, Episcopal Church in New Hampshire, May 2015 Keynote Address, Disruptive Innovations and the Deinstitutionalization of Religion, Academy of Religious Leadership Annual Meeting, April 2015 Baptismal Living Day Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, April 2015 Brennan Lectures, Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, February 2015 Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee Annual Convention, February 2015 Leader, Clergy Retreat, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, February 2015 Member, Task Force on Reimagining the Episcopal Church, 2012-14 St. Andrew s Lecture, St. Andrew s Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2014 Facilitator, Bexley Seabury Federation Seminary Board Retreat, October, 2014 Leadership Event Speaker and Preacher, Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, Indianapolis, September 2014 Speaker, Spring Leadership Conference, Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real, May 2014 Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio Best Practices Conference, March 2014 Council Retreat, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Brooklyn Park, MN, February 2014 Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Convention, February 2014 Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey Convention, February 2014 Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Convention, January 2014 Co-Facilitator, Missional Summit of Episcopal Dioceses, January 2014 Co-Leader, Episcopal Church Province I Bishops Retreat, December 2013 Leader, Clergy Continuing Education Day, Episcopal Diocese of Maine, November 2013 Missional Engagement Day, Christ Church Episcopal, Woodbury, MN, November 2013 Clergy Conference Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of Texas, October 2013 Clergy Conference Leader, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, October 2013 Clergy Day Leader, Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, October 2013 People of the Way, Adult Forum, Trinity Episcopal Church, Excelsior, MN, September 2013
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 7 Keynote Speaker, Intercity Ministries Conference, Erie, PA, September 2013 Evangelism after Establishment: Joining God in the Neighborhood, Rethinking Evangelism, Luther Seminary, July 2013 Plenary Address, Forming and Restoring Community in a Nomadic World: A Next Generation Perspective on the Future of the Discipline of Missiology, American Society of Missiology Annual Meeting, June 2013 Listening as a Full Church and Community Habit, International Scholars Conference, Church Innovations Institute, June 2013 Leadership in a New Apostolic Age: Innovating into a Faithful Future, Wesley-Royce Leadership Symposium, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, June 2013 Clergy Conference Leader, Episcopal Diocese of Colorado, May 2013 Trinity Forum Speaker and Preacher, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Cleveland, OH, April 2013 Leadership Colloquium and Clergy Leadership Event, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, April 2013 Missional Innovation: Leading Learning Communities in the Spirit, Clergy Retreat, Episcopal Church in Minnesota, March 2013 Keynote Speaker, Preacher, Adult Forum Leader, Episcopal Diocese of Virginia Region V and Church of the Holy Comforter, Vienna, VA, March 2013 The Missional Church, School for Formation, Episcopal Church in Minnesota, January-February 2013 Keynote Speaker, Diocesan Convention, Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, February 2013 Keynote Speaker, Diocesan Convention, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, February 2013 Episcopal Church Province II Workshop, The Missional Challenge, November-December 2012 Keynote Speaker, Diocesan Convention, Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, October 2012 Clergy Conference Leader, Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, October 2012 Preacher and Vestry Workshop Leader, Christ Church Frederica, St. Simon s Island, GA, October 2012 Theological Conference, Southwest MN Synod (ELCA), September 2012 Congregational Planning, Mini-MBA for Pastors, Augsburg College, June 2011, 2012, 2013 Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Church Province IV Synod, North Carolina, June 2012 Preacher and Adult Forum Speaker, All Souls Episcopal Cathedral, Asheville, North Carolina, May 2012
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 8 Keynote Speaker, Mission and Ministry Conference, Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, May 2012 Keynote Speaker, Clergy Retreat, Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, March 2012 Keynote Speaker, Diocesan Convention, Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, February 2012 Adult Forum, St. Stephen s Episcopal Church, Edina, MN, February 2012 Community Engagement Group, St. Clement s Episcopal Church, St. Paul, MN, January 2012 Joining God in the Neighborhood, Christ the King Lutheran Church, New Brighton, MN, January 2012 What in the World Is God Doing? The Bible and Mission, Wayzata Community Church, January 2012 Keynote Speaker, General Convention Reimagine and Reform Meeting, Memphis, December 2011 Helping Local Churches Participate in God s Mission, Commission on Mission of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota, December 2011 Keynote Speaker and Facilitator, Council of Trustees Retreat, Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, October 2011 Panel Discussion of The Missional Church in Perspective, Christian Scholars Conference, Pepperdine University, June 2011 Leader, Clergy Retreat, Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts, May 2011 Speaker, Lewis Fellows Reunion, Wesley Theological Seminary, April 2011 Vestry Conference, Kanuga Retreat Center, Hendersonville, North Carolina, January 2011 The Episcopal Church in a New Apostolic Era, Adult Forum, St. Stephen s Episcopal Church, Edina, MN, October 2010 The Episcopal Church in a Changing Minnesota, Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Region VI Meeting, August 2010 Congregational Mission and Community Engagement, Augsburg College Leadership Development Program for Young Clergy, August 2010, April 2011 Living as Missional People, Adult Forum, Hope Presbyterian Church, Richfield, MN, February 2010 Keynote Speaker, Episcopal Diocese of Missouri Annual Convention, November 2009 Congregational Mission and Change, Augsburg College Leadership Development Program for Young Clergy, August 2009
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 9 Consultant, Lewis Fellows Young Clergy Group, Lewis Center for Church Leadership, Wesley Seminary, 2006-08 Introducing the Missional Church, St. David s Episcopal Church, Minnetonka, MN, May 2008. The Church and American Pop Culture: An Uneasy Marriage (Adult Forum), Nativity Episcopal Church, Burnsville, MN, January 2007 Member, Bishop s Commission on Mission Strategy and Bishop s Commission on Metro Mission Strategy, Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, 2005-07 Consultant, Organizational and Leadership Development, Nativity Episcopal Church, Burnsville, MN, 2005-06 The Emerging Church in the 21 st Century (Senior Colloquium), Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, New Haven, CT, March 2005 Member, Implementation Task Force on Ministry and Commission on Lay Ministry, Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, 2003-05 Lay Educator, Trinity Episcopal Church, Upperville, VA, 2000-02 Lay Preacher and Liturgical Assistant, St. Thomas s Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT, 1998-2000 Service to Luther Seminary: Congregational Mission and Leadership MA/MDiv/DMin Point Person (2013- ) Faculty Concerns Committee Chair (2017-18) Adaptive Leadership Group (2017- ) Word and World Board Member (2014-17) Chair, Center for Stewardship Leadership Director Search Committee (2014-15) Center for Missional Leadership Co-Director (2012-13) and Affiliated Faculty (2008-13) Faculty Concerns Committee (2012-15) Task Force on Luther Seminary Leadership (2013) Intercultural Diversity Pilot Group (2012-14) Director of Contextual Learning Search Committee (2012-13) Curricular Revision Task Force on Congregational Relations and Signature Writing Team (2012-13) Lead Organizer, 2010 Missional Church Consultation New Horizons in Theological Education Work Group (2009-10) Vocational Formation Work Group (2009-10) Teaching Congregations Work Group (2009-10) Academic Rigor Work Group (2008-09) Assessment Committee (2008) Leadership Circle Donor Retreat (October 2008) Advising: PhD Dissertation Committee, John Ogren, 2017 PhD Dissertation Committee, Michael Binder, 2017 PhD Dissertation Committee, Mark Love, 2015 PhD Dissertation Committee, Scott Nelson, 2015
Dwight J. Zscheile, 4/12/2017, page 10 PhD Dissertation Committee, Hrang Hlei, 2015 PhD Dissertation Committee, Byungokh Lee, 2013 PhD Dissertation Committee, Harvey Kwiyani, 2012 PhD Comprehensive Exams, Mesfin Ayele, 2014 PhD Comprehensive Exams, Michael Binder, 2013 PhD Comprehensive Exams, Scott Nelson, 2013 PhD Comprehensive Exams, Byungokh Lee, 2012 PhD Comprehensive Exams, David Hahn, 2011 PhD Comprehensive Exams, John Ogren, 2010 PhD Comprehensive Exams, Harvey Kwiyani, 2010 MTh thesis advisor, Sanjeev Bhonslee, 2016 MTh thesis reader, Tae-Hyung Ha, 2013 MTh thesis reader, Choong-Un Lee, 2012 MA thesis advisor, Jaddie Edwards, 2015 MA thesis advisor, Grace Duddy, 2012 MA thesis advisor, Galgalo Elema, 2011 MA thesis advisor, Lynea Geinert, 2011 MA thesis advisor, Michael Feltes, 2010 MA thesis reader, Ina Barton, 2010 Professional Affiliations: Academy of Religious Leadership Co-Editor, Journal of Religious Leadership, 2013-15 Editorial Board Member, Journal of Religious Leadership, 2012- Secretary-Treasurer, 2009-12 Member, 2005- American Society of Missiology Board of Directors, 2013-16 Member, 2006- Additional Ministry Experience: Chaplain Intern, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2005 Seminarian Intern, North Madison Congregational Church, Madison, CT, 1997-1998 Peer Minister, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Stanford, CA, 1994-1995 Ecclesiastical Status: Ordained priest, The Episcopal Church (canonically resident in Minnesota; ordained deacon in 2005, priest in 2006) Family: Married to the Rev. Blair Pogue since 2000; one son, Luke, born 2003.