Intersections at The Seattle School
To Stay, Walk Away
Andrea Sielaff with the Resilient Leaders Project argues that, for long-term sustainability in ministry, we need to regularly step away and recharge.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” with Stephen Michael Newby, Part Two
Dr. Chelle Stearns continues her conversation with composer Stephen Michael Newby about his work inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., and how it intersects with our cultural moment.
Finding Home in an Accelerated Age with Dr. Craig Detweiler
Craig Detweiler talks about six months as President, adaptive resilience, the importance of home, and The Seattle School’s next chapter.
Submission as Resistance: Romans 13 in Light of Psalm 2
Dr. Bob Ekblad writes that Christian notions of submission and resistance must be understood as part of the ongoing narrative of Christ’s victory and destruction of systems of power.
Take Back the Text: Stopping the Mishandling of Texts by Toxic “Christian” Masculinity
Dr. Angela Parker responds to those who use the biblical text to justify silencing, subjugating, separating, or killing others.
Understanding Practicum
As you know, at The Seattle School we believe that who we are is an essential component to what we do vocationally. Our curriculum invites you as students to reflect and consider your personal narrative, and how your story informs and impacts who you are in relationship and what it is that you feel called […]
Ritual for Waking: Staying Close to Our Lives
Brittany Deininger offers a ritual for waking that is helping her learn how to remain close to herself as she begins each new day.
Abba, Father
Heather Casimere writes about her complex relationship with her father—in all its beauty and all its pain—and about what that is teaching her about the God she calls Abba.
Voices from the Artist Residency: A text.soul.culture Minisode
Today on text.soul.culture, the students and alumni who participated in the 2018 Artist Residency reflect on what it was like to spend a week painting, drawing, and creating in The Seattle School’s red brick building.
Storytelling and Resilience with Nikkita Oliver
On the text.soul.culture podcast, Shauna Gauthier talks with artist and community organizer Nikkita Oliver about her formation, her work in Seattle, and the difference between natural and forced resilience.
Roundup: Podcasts We Love
Seattle School community members share about the podcasts they’re enjoying these days, and about the best episodes to dive in.
New Foundations
Heather Casimere looks back on her journey to Seattle and the work of deconstruction that comes before growing new foundations.