What We Do
Proxima provides coaching and insight to reflect the love of Christ in everyday life.
INDIVIDUAL COACHING
We offer free coaching to help individual Christians develop an effective witness in post-Christian San Francisco.
LEARNING COMMUNITIES
We facilitate peer learning to help groups and churches develop an effective witness in post-Christian San Francisco.
INSIGHTS & RESOURCES
Proxima makes insights from San Francisco accessible to Christians wanting to grow as a witness for Jesus.
CITY ENGAGEMENT
Proxima builds relationships with the diverse, faith-based community to strengthen the witness of Jesus in the city.
Proxima Partners exists to help the church thrive in post-Christian environments as Christians humbly and effectively live out their faith in Jesus.
190+
Individual Partners
17
Church Partners
35 years
Experience in post-Christian cities
Local churches flourish and multiply as believers learn how to effectively reflect Christ in post-Christian environments.
Our Church Partners
St Peters MO
Western District
Torrance CA
Arcadia CA
San Francisco CA
Minneapolis MN
Fremont CA
Goodyear AZ
Washington DC
El Cerrito CA
West District
Fullerton CA
St Louis MO
Meet Our Executive Staff
Collectively our executive team has over 30 years living in the post-Christian context of Europe. Our staff span 50+ years of developing and helping others from diverse spiritual backgrounds.
Katie Dudgeon
Co-Founder & Executive Director
With nearly 25 years in nonprofit leadership and a Master of Divinity, Katie brings strategic insight and a deep commitment to developing people, strengthening teams and and guiding communities toward lasting impact.
Mike Edwards
Co-Founder & Program Director
With a graduate degree in Urban Theology and 15 years working in Germany, Mike combines his engineering expertise and executive leadership to spark meaningful innovation and tangible change in cities.
Our Advisor Board
We have an incredible Board of Advisors assisting us with Proxima Partners. This group has impressive experience in church leadership, church planting, business & finance and non-profit fundraising.
Tim Jacobs
EFCA West
Superintendent
Scott Taylor
Resonate Church
Pastor | Discipleship
Heidi Riehl
Masterworks
Senior Vice President
Brad Dingfelder
Beckman Coulter
Senior Finance Director
Toby Kurth
Christ Church SF
Lead Pastor
Lauren Borgogna
World Vision
Director | NextGen
Linda Bishop
EFCA West
Women in Leadership
Gloria Grell
EFCA
Director | Prepared
