Dustin Benac
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Professor | Practical Theologian | Director, Program for the Future Church @TruettSeminary/@Baylor | Author ADAPTIVE CHURCH @Baylor_Press | Editor @PrThJournal
Waco, TX
Joined November 2012
My book ADAPTIVE CHURCH: COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY IN A CHANGING WORLD will be out 8.16.2022 with @Baylor_Press You can pre-order it here: https://t.co/sI68zAwXJP Special thanks to @TruettSeminary @DukeDivinity @LouInst & so many others for supporting this collaborative work!
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Looking forward to this! And congrats to @TimDalrymple_ !
From champion gymnast to philosopher of religion to media CEO, our president @TimDalrymple_ now leads the John Templeton Foundation in the pursuit of life's biggest questions—and he joins the Templeton Ideas podcast to tell us all about his path and vision. Tune in tomorrow for
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The interaction between autistic experience and evangelical church environments @PrThJournal Autistic Christians tell experiences of UK #Evangelical churches @BIAPTheology @Routledge_Phil
https://t.co/RTkSM2Ybv2
tandfonline.com
This study explores what autistic Christians who attend evangelical churches in the UK find both valuable and challenging about how they experience faith, worship, and community within these contex...
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After the 5 years of serving in an editorial capacity for @PrThJournal, I am delighted to hand this work off to an able and thoughtful colleague and continue to support the field in other ways. It's been a joy to serve, and I look forward to what's ahead for this journal!
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In my latest Editorial, I explore how the life of faith and the work of theology require inhabiting a tension b/t the past, present, & future. It also concludes with the announcement that @calidachu will succeed me as Editor of at the beginning of 2026. https://t.co/fS7O0C363L
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Published in Practical Theology (Vol. 18, No. 3, 2025)
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Grateful for this collaborative work and the great team that makes it possible! And thank you @TheBaylorLariat for such a thoughtful profile about this project. #TapestryofCare
https://t.co/2yNIVwvTFn
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Tapestry of Care, a new $1.76 million initiative, aims to bridge the gap between faith communities and mental health support, helping churches better address crises and connect congregations with...
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Here’s just a few of the sights from new faculty orientation at @Baylor as I transition into an expanded role. It’s a great joy and honor to continue the work I’ve been doing in an expanded role this fall alongside more than 100 new faculty!
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Open access article @PrThJournal Growing in wisdom in old age - the need to research wisdom from the perspective of older people living in care @BIAPTheology @Routledge_Phil
https://t.co/WgmWhFmOgK
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Wisdom is associated with older age in psychosocial and spiritual models of development. However research in this area does not include the voices of older people living in residential care homes. ...
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Full article: Artificial intelligence and religious communication: theological perspectives on the common humus of ‘our common home’
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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping contemporary social and religious communication, bringing a range of theological implications. Amidst these transformations, the evidence...
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Google kindly lets me know when new citations appear… This one, a DMin thesis that does a deep dive on #AdaptiveChurch, was a particular honor and surprise.
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Very excited about this one!
AI Special Issue @PrThJournal now available online Editorial https://t.co/6EcjRqSM7b
@BIAPTheology @Routledge_Phil
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.@Baylor, @CongCollective & @harvardmed receive @TempletonFdn grant for Tapestry of Care, a pathbreaking partnership to innovate equipping congregations as community hubs for mental health engagement. It's an “invitation to hope” in a crisis-weary world.
news.web.baylor.edu
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In partnership with the Congregational Collective and Harvard Medical School, we're launching a new project to expand research and resourcing about congregational engagement with the mental health needs in their communities. Read more from @Baylor here:
news.web.baylor.edu
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This may be of interest to some. We're hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support our expanding research and engagement around matters of #Faith and #MentalHealth. Please share within your networks! https://t.co/c6nc3KmnTi
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Baylor University is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the mission and vison of the University within the Program for the Future Church (PFFC) to advance grant-funded...
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This organization supported me at an important time as a Post Doctoral Fellow at @bayloruniversity’s @truettseminary, so it was a great joy to give back in some small way! Thank you @ericabryandramirez for your brilliant leadership of our time together.
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Grateful to join friends at the @louisvilleinstitute’s Vocation for Theological Education gathering to talk about #PathwaystoBelonging and my vocational journey of writing for the church and academy.
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Until next time, Vancouver. I’ve now spent half of my life traveling to and from the Pacific Northwest and Cascadia for various reasons. What began as an itch to ask a different type of question about #PostChristendom has become a space meaningful connections and hope.
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We open #PathwaysToBelonging by talking about how belonging is an invitation to reality. Belonging is not simply a feeling, or a sense; it is a reality we all need. It is also a reality we have the opportunity to foster and offer in our lives and in our communities. @wipfandstock
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Had a delightful day with @markrglanville and the team from the Center for Missional Leadership at St Andrew’s Hall. And do check out his new book on preaching!
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Dr. Willie James Jennings offers a beautiful foreword to Pathways to Belonging from @wipfandstock. His words are 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Here and elsewhere, his writing invites all of us to participate in God’s ongoing work of making and remaking our sense of belonging. Check it out!
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