Rachel McLaughlin lives in Akron, Ohio with her husband and daughter. She is a former special education teacher and foster mom. As writer and cofounder of @HoldingSpaceForEducators, she strives to open up space for educators to see the challenges of their reality and experiences represented and validated. Last Christmas, my brother gifted me a plant […]
Jocelyn Skillman recently had the opportunity to connect with Seattle School alumni Christina Kemp MACP ‘17. Since graduating,Christina has worked as a realtor and an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University in their Department of Psychology. In 2019, she moved from Seattle to Bainbridge Island where she completed her first book. She is currently part of the […]
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology launches its second training center, the Center for Transforming Engagement, aimed at equipping leaders and teams to awaken social change. “We live in such fragmenting times,” says J. Derek McNeil, President of The Seattle School. “Moreover, rapid cultural changes, the pandemic, and the hostile nature of our political […]
Counseling Through the Pandemic: Grief and Lament Became Hourly Companions by Cindy Brosh MACP ’05 It was a heartbreaking morning two years ago today as I sat with clients, knowing my dear friend was two miles away at Legacy hospital. He had been living with inclusion-body myositis for fifteen years, and recently had been terrified […]
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology announces three new Theology & Culture graduate degrees open for enrollment beginning this fall. The low-residency programs have been named Master of Arts in Theology & Culture: The Arts, Master of Arts in Theology & Culture: Community Development, Master of Arts in Theology & Culture: Ministry.
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology has received a 5-year $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to help theological schools strengthen their educational and financial capacities to prepare and support pastors and congregational lay ministers for the long term.
Few students who complete a Master of Divinity graduate program at The Seattle School remain unchanged. A natural consequence of a program that integrates theology with psychology and culture, our students become uniquely equipped to enter communities with greater depth and understanding of who they are in the story of God, how to practice faithful […]
Few students who complete a Master of Divinity graduate program at The Seattle School remain unchanged. A natural consequence of a program that integrates theology with psychology and culture, our students become uniquely equipped to enter communities with greater depth and understanding of who they are in the story of God, how to practice faithful […]
The podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill has captured the attention of a large audience, both within and beyond American Christianity. Produced by Christianity Today, the podcast takes a deep dive into the implosion of a Seattle megachurch and the dysfunction of its senior pastor, Mark Driscoll. The host, Mike Cosper, both presents […]
Resilient Leaders Project has created a second training program, Resilient Congregations. This program is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Thriving Congregations Initiative. Resilient Congregations will continue building relationships with clergy and ministry leaders in the Greater Seattle Area and beyond. The program comes at a time when congregational life looks radically different than […]
Listening well is a skill often taught and practiced in the classroom, practicum, listening lab, and the spaces in between at The Seattle School. So it’s no surprise that many of us enjoy listening to podcasts, whether for educational purposes or for sheer enjoyment of a particular show. It’s an opportunity, in one sense, to […]
What can you expect from online learning in low-residency programs at The Seattle School? While asynchronous learning was well underway before the pandemic, the necessity of transitioning to online learning helped accelerate both our timeline and innovation among our faculty members. With no other choice but to teach online, our professors rose to the challenge […]