The path to The Seattle School is a time of transitions and changes that can feel abrupt and jarring. As we look back on who we were years ago, or maybe months ago, it can be difficult—even impossible—to reconcile those versions of ourselves with who we are now becoming. Here, J Rourke, a first-year student […]
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. Emily McBroom is the 2015-2016 facilitator of Anamchara, which also includes Page DeVere, Gretchen Krumwiede, Kenzi Roberson, Erin Schmoll, and Alisa Westover. Emily is […]
On June 27, Dr. Pat Loughery, Adjunct Professor of Spiritual Formation, delivered the Commencement charge to The Seattle School’s 2015 graduates. This week we are thrilled to share the text from that charge, in which Dr. Loughery challenges students to find and cultivate beauty in the world and in themselves. This text also appeared on […]
Recently, The Seattle School community marked the end of another academic year at the 15th annual Spring Banquet. This year’s theme was Come Tell the Story, an evening of weaving individual narratives into the collective story of who we are. In case you missed it, we’re sharing several of the stories that were read at the […]
Last week, The Seattle School community marked the end of another academic year at the 15th annual Spring Banquet. This year’s theme was Come Tell the Story, an evening of weaving individual narratives into the collective story of who we are. Over the next few weeks, we will share several of the stories that were […]
There is a certain type of life that can only come after a journey through death. Here, first-year Master of Divinity and MA in Counseling Psychology student Kelsey Paulsen likens the difficult, frightening, and often lonely process of telling her story and pursuing healing to a journey into the wilderness—which looks far different than she […]
At the Spring Banquet last year, a few weeks before I graduated from The Seattle School, I was asked to pray for the returning students. I had a lot going on for me that weekend, including an impending breakup with my boyfriend, but at the forefront of my mind was I don’t want to leave. […]
This week, we are continuing our series in which first year students reflect on the last year and the path that brought them to The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. Read previous entries from Jessica Hoekstra, Matthias Roberts, and Beau Denton. Splashing forward along the trail, my shoulders hunched against the rain and the […]
This post is part of an ongoing series in which first-year students reflect on the last year and the path that led them to The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. Read previous entries from Matthias Roberts and Beau Denton, and check back next Thursday for a new story. When a new year dawns, we ring […]
This week, we are continuing a series in which first-year students reflect on the path that brought them to The Seattle School. Check back next Thursday for a new story, and if you missed last week’s, read it here. When I started my application to The Seattle School in the summer of 2014, I was […]
Five students from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology recently participated in One Night Count, an annual effort organized by the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness to document the nature and extent of homelessness in the city. Launched in 1980, One Night Count is the largest community-driven count of its kind in the United […]
Where were you this time last year? How did you end up here? This week, we are launching a new series in which first-year students reflect on the path that brought them to The Seattle School. Check back every Thursday for a new story. “If you don’t like the direction you are going, change it.” […]