One of the questions I hear from prospective students is some version of, “What will my week look like once I’m done?” I wish I had one tidy answer. After my own experience as a clinician, and after watching colleagues build very different careers from the same degree, what I can tell you is that […]
In a culture that measures success by scale and influence, what would it mean to pursue a different vision of ministry? Join Andrew Root, PhD, scholar of theology, ministry, and culture, as he discusses the forces shaping the Church’s pursuit of growth and scale. Drawing from his latest book, Baal and the Gods of More, […]
At The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, we don’t train technicians alone — we form reflective, relational practitioners. You’ll learn to bring your whole self into the room with clients, integrating authentic presence, emotional awareness, and clinical skill. Let us tell you how! Tell me about The Seattle School’s “Secret Sauce” courses? While our […]
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology hosted the 2026 Integrative Projects & Portfolio Symposium. This is when students from our Master of Arts in Theology & Culture programs shared the projects that served as a capstone of their time in graduate school. Integrative Projects begin with a question that lingers with a student, engaged […]
Our hope at The Seattle School is to be led by our alumni and their stories–how they labor to live out their calling among the people and communities they serve. Recently we had the opportunity to catch up with Jodi Bagge, MACP 2021, and understand how The Seattle School helped shape her path. How did you […]
There are moments when reality refuses to fit the story we have about it. Someone we thought we understood turns out to be more. We experience something that unsettles our convictions. A moment of beauty catches us unexpectedly and takes our breath away. A loss changes the landscape of our life. A question we thought […]
What does it take to move from talking about anti-racism to building communities where equity, belonging, and meaningful change can happen? Dr. Paul Hoard, PhD, LMHC, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, and Dr. Ron Ruthruff, DMin, Professor of Theology & Culture, explore what it takes for churches, schools, agencies, and other organizations to move beyond […]
This conversation explores Eucontamination as a theological framework for understanding how disgust shapes our inner lives, communities, and responses to difference. Building from their book, Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life, Dr. Paul Hoard and Billie Hoard argue that disgust is not merely an emotional reflex but a formative moment that reveals what we […]
What if there is more beyond traditional church and talk therapy models? How do we use the transformative tools of psychology and theology, but also not get stuck in models that lack responsiveness to these times? Theologians, Dwight Friesen and Joel Kiekintveld, join in conversation with psychologist, Paul Hoard, as they explore the question of […]
Areej is a Palestinian Christian woman from Bethlehem and the founder of Khayari Women’s Leadership and Economic Empowerment Organization. In a September 2025 interview with Dwight Friesen, Professor of Practical Theology at The Seattle School, Areej spoke about. Areej spoke about her experiences having been born and raised under occupation and what it meant to […]
The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology welcomes Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza— Transqueer, Latinx public theologian, activist-scholar—as they discuss their new book “Body Becoming: Our Path to Liberation.” Pointing to the increasing disconnection from our bodies and from one another, Body Becoming takes a critical look at which bodies count in this country and offers […]
Our hope at The Seattle School is to be led by our alumni and their stories–how they labor to live out their calling among the people and communities they serve. Recently we had the opportunity to catch up with Sonja Lund, MDiv 2023 and understand how The Seattle School helped shape her path. How did you […]