{"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":"2026-06-15T18:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:51:58","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: 0.03em;\">Upcoming Learning Opportunities<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Riverside Innovation Hub is launching our newest Community of Practice this October!<\/p>\n<p>We hope your congregation will consider participating! To learn more and sign up for info sessions, check out the New Community of Practice Page.<\/p>\n<p>Our next programming season will begin with a<strong> retreat at Camp Friendship on Oct. 9-11<\/strong> that will work with congregations through discernment into one of several RIH cohort programs to love our neighbors better. These two cohorts, <strong>The Relationship Cohort<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>The Community Partner Cohort<\/strong> will begin in January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we have a few shorter opportunities in the works and will have more details in Fall 2026. Emerging opportunities may include community organizing and mutual aid skill building and exploring how to use your building and church property to love your neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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=\"\" \/>\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\/3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"group picture from the groundswell event\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2023\/12\/3.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-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\" 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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, 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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\/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>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>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\" rel=\"noopener\">www.genesiscov.org<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Plymouth Congregational Church,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plymouth.org\/\">www.plymouth.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mentor Congregation: St. Luke\u2019s and James Episcopal Church, Trinity Congregation, Pilgrim Lutheran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>To learn more about the faith communities in the Class of 2021, read the summarizing learning report.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a class=\"sidebar-color-box blue-sidebar-box left-color-box\" href=\"https:\/\/web.augsburg.edu\/acfl\/RIH\/RIH-Learning%20Report.pdf\" style=\"text-align:left;\" >RIH Learning Report<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Learning Opportunities The Riverside Innovation Hub is launching our newest Community of Practice this October! 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