Doug Pagitt graduated from Bethel University in 1988 with a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, and then continued on to Bethel Theological Seminary where he received a Masters of Arts in Theology. He founded Solomon’s Porch, a holistic missional Christian community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was one of the founders of Emergent Village, a social network of Christians around the world. Doug is 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. Doug has worked in churches, for a non-profit foundation and owns three businesses in Minneapolis. He has been married to Shelly since 1988, and they have four wonderful teenagers.

Doug is the author of A Christianity Worth Believing (Jossey-Bass 2008), Church Re-Imagined (Zondervan 2004), Preaching Re-Imagined (Zondervan 2005), and Body Prayer (Waterbrook 2005). He is the co-editor of An Emergent Manifesto of Hope (Baker Books 2007). He has contributed to numerous books, including The Post-Evangelical (Zondervan 2003), Practioners (Regal 2006), and Listening To The Beliefs of the Emerging Church (Zondervan 2007).