Doug Pagitt (born July 5, 1966) is a progressive evangelical pastor and author associated with the

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Pagitt is the founding pastor of Solomon's Porch in South

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and the executive director of

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. During weekly "gatherings" of Solomon's Porch, instead of giving traditional sermons, Pagitt facilitates dialogical talks, encouraging questions and participation from the congregation. Pagitt founded Emergent Village in 1999, a generative friendship of

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leaders around the world and is a leading architect of the emergent church discussion. He sees the emergent movement not as one organization but as an "incubation center" that has influenced hundreds of organizations by inspiring new ways of thinking of the Christian faith. In recent years, he has come to advocate for a what is termed a "Generous Christianity" through his involvement with Cana Initiative/Convergence. In 2010, Pagitt launched the Doug Pagitt Radio Program on AM950 to discuss theology and culture. Pagitt's recent endeavor, Greater Things, encompasses his unwavering passion to share the good news of a more just, generous and inclusive Christianity among those seeking to follow God in the way of Jesus. In 2018, Pagitt founded Vote Common Good, a nonprofit political organization working with progressive, religiously-motivated voters. He currently serves as the group's Executive Director.

Bibliography

*''Reimagining Spiritual Formation: A Week in the Life of an Experimental Church'' (

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, 2003) *''Preaching Re-Imagined: The Role of the Sermon in Communities of Faith'' (

, 2005) . *''Church Re-Imagined: The Spiritual Formation of People in Communities of Faith'' (

, 2005) . *''Listening to the Beliefs of Emerging Churches: Five Perspectives'' by Webber, Robert E. (General Editor) and John Burke,

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, Doug Pagitt,

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, Karen M. Ward (

, 2007) *''A Christianity Worth Believing: Hope-filled, Open-armed, Alive-and-well Faith for the Left Out, Left Behind, and Let Down in us All'', (

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, 2008) *''BodyPrayer: The Posture of Intimacy with God'' with Kathryn Prill and Colleen Shealer Olson (

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, 2013) *''Evangelism in the Inventive Age'' (

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, 2014) *''Community in the Inventive Age'' (

, 2014) *''Church in the Inventive Age'' (

, 2014) *''Preaching in the Inventive Age'' (

, 2014) *''Flipped: The Provocative Truth That Changes Everything We Know About God'' (

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, 2015) *''Outdoing Jesus: Seven Ways to Live Out the Promise of "Greater Than"'' (

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, 2019)

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