Season 17: Designing for the Spirit: Faith in a Technological Age | Episode 7
The Questions We’re All Asking About Tech
Overview
This week on the season finale of the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood, Rev. Sue Phillips, and Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson reflect on the insights shared by guests throughout this season as they explore the intersection of technology and the church. Together, they unpack the ethical challenges posed by emerging technologies, and explore the crucial importance of engaging with technology in ways that nurture human flourishing, strengthen community, and uphold faith.
Lisa, Sue, and Blair invite listeners to reflect on their roles as leaders in the church and the broader community, embracing the responsibility to foster belonging and generosity in the digital world.
Meet Our Guest
Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson
Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson is chief learning and innovation officer at Wesleyan Impact Partners and Texas Methodist Foundation, where she and her team lead the organizations’ three Lilly Endowment-funded initiatives: Courageous Congregations Collaborate (C3), Courageous Leadership Imperative (CLI), and Phygital Preaching Fellows. She also leads Wesleyan Impact Partners’ Locke Innovative Leader Award process and cohorts of spiritual entrepreneurs. Blair is the creator and producer of the Igniting Imagination® podcast.
An ordained Elder in the Horizon Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church, Blair is a seasoned speaker, writer, preacher, and facilitator. Her work focuses on expanding imagination, discerning purpose, and developing leaders across the Wesleyan ecosystem.
Blair joined Wesleyan Impact Partners in 2020 after more than a decade in pastoral ministry. She previously served as senior pastor at Arapaho UMC in Richardson, associate pastor at First UMC in downtown Dallas, and senior pastor at Frontenac UMC in Kansas.
She holds both a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Perkins School of Theology, where her doctoral research explored pilgrimage as a formative practice for clergy leadership.
Show Notes
Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson is chief learning and innovation officer at Wesleyan Impact Partners and Texas Methodist Foundation, where she and her team lead the organizations’ three Lilly Endowment-funded initiatives: Courageous Congregations Collaborate (C3), Courageous Leadership Imperative (CLI), and Phygital Preaching Fellows. She also leads Wesleyan Impact Partners’ Locke Innovative Leader Award process and cohorts of spiritual entrepreneurs. Blair is the creator and producer of the Igniting Imagination® podcast.
An ordained Elder in the Horizon Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church, Blair is a seasoned speaker, writer, preacher, and facilitator. Her work focuses on expanding imagination, discerning purpose, and developing leaders across the Wesleyan ecosystem.
Blair joined Wesleyan Impact Partners in 2020 after more than a decade in pastoral ministry. She previously served as senior pastor at Arapaho UMC in Richardson, associate pastor at First UMC in downtown Dallas, and senior pastor at Frontenac UMC in Kansas.
She holds both a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Perkins School of Theology, where her doctoral research explored pilgrimage as a formative practice for clergy leadership.
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