{"id":19,"date":"2017-10-24T18:52:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T18:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:02:49","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Upcoming Learning Community<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All systems that sustain life on this planet have a cycle &#8211; from the water cycle to the seasons to the phases of the moon &#8211; there is a process that builds on itself, impacts the environment around it, and produces mutual thriving. The Church was meant to be a vital part of the neighborhood ecosystem, woven relationally into the community in ways that draw life and give life symbiotically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our next 2 year program will walk participants through a step by step skill building process that starts with relationship building in your team and in your neighborhood. Then we will help you map the ecosystem of your neighborhood and understand how you fit into the wider story of the community that you inhabit. Next we will help you start to build a network of relationships within that larger ecosystem and begin to find your partners in this work. Lastly, you will go through a discernment season that takes all of the work and relationships and learning of the previous 18 months and begins to ask the question, \u201cwho is God calling us to be and partner with and what is the work of mending that we are being called to participate in?\u201d. From that discernment process, we will help you distill your next steps for this work so that you can graduate from this program with a plan and the tools you need to be a force for healing and mutual thriving in your community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our application will go live later this spring. Check back for more updates that will be shared in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1816 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/04\/April-Guests-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/04\/April-Guests-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/04\/April-Guests-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/04\/April-Guests-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/04\/April-Guests-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/04\/April-Guests-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: 0.03em;\">Previous Learning Communities<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Class of 2025<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Christ on Capitol Hill: <a href=\"https:\/\/christoncapitolhill.com\/\">https:\/\/christoncapitolhill.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Christ the King-Bloomington: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctkb.org\/\">https:\/\/www.ctkb.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Easter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easter.org\/\">https:\/\/www.easter.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Immanuel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immanuel-amherst.org\/\">https:\/\/www.immanuel-amherst.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Moscow Lutheran: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Moscow.Lutheran.Church\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Moscow.Lutheran.Church\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Roseville Lutheran: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosevillelutheran.org\/\">https:\/\/www.rosevillelutheran.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>St. Barnabas: <a href=\"https:\/\/stbarnabaslutheran.org\/\">https:\/\/stbarnabaslutheran.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>St. Stephen&#8217;s: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ststephenswsp.org\/\">https:\/\/www.ststephenswsp.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wesley UMC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyeugene.org\/\">https:\/\/www.wesleyeugene.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To read more about what the RIH Class of 2025 learning community experienced, check out the RIH Blog.<\/p>\n<a class=\"sidebar-color-box blue-sidebar-box left-color-box\" href=\"#\" style=\"text-align:left;\" >RIH BLOG<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-19 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-93-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-91-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/8-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"group of folks showing the vegetable they picked\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/8.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Screenshot of zoom meeting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/01\/RIH-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2025\/01\/BBQ-10-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/7-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Team members from Epiphany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/7.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-94-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/10-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Notecards folded with words on them on a table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/10-300x300.png 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Question-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"At our cultural humility event, one community member is asking Joe a question using the microphone.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Question-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Question-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Question-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Question-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/04\/Question.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div>\n<h4>Class of 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>St. Peder\u2019s Lutheran,\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;www.stpeders.org&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"http:\/\/www.stpeders.org\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stpeders.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.stpeders.org<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Immanuel Lutheran Church,\u00a0www.ilcsp.org<\/li>\n<li>Mentor Congregation: St. Luke\u2019s and James Episcopal Church<\/li>\n<li>Bethel Lutheran Church,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethel-mpls.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bethel-mpls.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Church of the Epiphany, Episcopal<\/li>\n<li>Messiah Lutheran Church,\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;www.messiahlutheranmpls.org&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"http:\/\/www.messiahlutheranmpls.org\">www.messiahlutheranmpls.org<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Shiloh Temple \u2013 Brooklyn Park,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/Shiloh-Temple-Brooklyn-Park-150710588317569\/\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/Shiloh-Temple-Brooklyn-Park-150710588317569\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mentor Congregation: Trinity Congregation<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Lake Lutheran,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dllc.org\/\">https:\/\/www.dllc.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elim Church \u2013 Robbinsdale,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elim-robbinsdale.org\/\">www.elim-robbinsdale.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Genesis Covenant Church,\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;www.genesiscov.org&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"http:\/\/www.genesiscov.org\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.genesiscov.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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