The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and the Parish Collective are gearing up to host the annual Inhabit conference, April 15-16 in Seattle. Inhabit is a two-day conference designed to engage, encourage, and empower innovative, missional practitioners as they go about practicing the way of Jesus in place. Church planters, practitioners, and leaders from […]
Last October, we hosted the first annual Symposia: An Intersection of Conversation & Innovation, a forum in which alumni of The Seattle School presented the ongoing work they are pursuing at the intersection of text, soul, and culture. Integrative education does not end at graduation, and our alumni are proof of that. Symposia highlighted the […]
Last week, The Seattle School community gathered to hear Dr. Keith Anderson, President, deliver the “State of the School” address. The annual gathering is an opportunity for students, alumni, faculty, and staff to hear an update about institutional changes, big announcements, and how the overall mission of the school is playing out in day-to-day programs […]
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology has announced the hire of Rev. Andrea Saccoccio as Director of Advancement. In this new role, Saccoccio will serve as primary fundraiser for The Seattle School, and she will also explore a variety of ways to advance the work of the institution in programs, community engagement, and innovative […]
The Seattle School has reserved a portion of its public space on both the second and third floors to display and honor art created by students, staff, faculty, alumni, and artists from the greater Seattle area. These gallery spaces are curated by students in conversation with faculty and seek to represent an experience of our […]
The Forum at The Seattle School is partnering with The Missional Network for an intimate, three-day event inviting denominational leaders into an important and timely conversation about the shifting state of church systems and denominations. The Denominational Leaders Gathering, February 18-20, will provide a limited number of West Coast denominational leaders with the frames and […]
Dr. Ron Ruthruff, Associate Professor of Theology & Culture at The Seattle School, has released his second book, Closer to the Edge: Walking with Jesus for the World’s Sake. In the book, Ron wonders how the world’s perceptions of Christians—and, therefore, its perception of Christ—might change if our way of doing justice work is as […]
The falling leaves and the afternoon’s fading light mark the approach of another season of Advent. As a community that savors the seasons through storytelling, we are preparing to launch our second annual Advent series, featuring reflections from students, faculty, and staff about everything that this season holds, and everything that it calls us to. […]
Next week, November 2-3, we will be welcoming constructive theologian Dr. Shelly Rambo to The Seattle School for the annual Stanley Grenz Lecture Series. Dr. Rambo will discuss her concept of “Resurrection Wounds,” an understanding of trauma and healing that goes far beyond the traditional notions of redemptive suffering. Here, in an interview that originally […]
On October 10, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of The Allender Center Podcast, a weekly feature in which Dr. Dan Allender engages the issues that are at the heart of the work of The Allender Center. When we launched the podcast last year, our desire was to offer weekly, 20-minute glimpses into The Allender Center’s […]
Last weekend, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology was invited to participate in the National Summit on Reimagining Theological Education. The summit, which exists to highlight innovation and foster conversation about new, sustainable forms of theological education, is an initiative of the Convergence Movement and is funded through a grant from the Carpenter Foundation. […]
Student Leadership at The Seattle School is facilitated by four individuals—three students and one spouse or partner of a student—who lead four distinct realms: Anamchara, Sacred Space, Student Council, and Mosaic. Alex Mrakovich is the 2015-2016 facilitator of Sacred Space, which also includes Drew Dixon, Rosie Pearson, and Alex Zarecki. Here, we talk with Alex, […]