PhD in nursing programs focus on the development of scholars to become stewards of the discipline. Rooted in the philosophy of Lonergan (Lonergan, 1957/2000), our PhD in nursing program began an "Essential Questions Seminar," bringing together faculty and students to engage in dialogue around questions central to the discipline. Over time, we adopted a more structured approach to facilitate small group conversation and broader discussion known as the World Cafe method. Students participated in robust conversations on a variety of matters of disciplinary importance and reported gaining important insights from one another. Faculty observed this method to be highly valuable in promoting interactions and idea-sharing among different cohorts of PhD students. The World Cafe method is a novel approach to address essential questions in nursing and facilitate the development of future stewards of the discipline.