Scott Erickson is a multi-hyphenate artist: a touring painter, co-author of two books, and a performer of autobiographical, multimedia, interactive plays. As Andrea Sielaff, researcher for Resilient Leaders Project at The Seattle School, conducted qualitative interviews about what contributes to resilience in ministry, Scott was identified as an exemplar of resilience by one of his […]
I’m sitting in the valley as I write this, coffee steam billowing from my cup next to me, the mountains loom before me in their magnificent gentleness, my calves and feet ache. Yesterday I completed the through-hike of The Enchantments, an ~18 mile trek that careens upwards of 4800 feet through Asgaard Pass in the […]
In the larger conversation of resilient practices, or wellbeing, or (already an on-the-way-to-outdated term) self-care, people are often quick to say “And I don’t just mean bubble baths and yoga,” or “bubble baths and candles,” or “bubble baths and manicures,” or really, bubble baths and anything. Bubble baths have become the mascot of superficial self-care, […]
Resilient Leaders Project, a grant-funded program within The Seattle School, has named its flagship training to Certificate in Resilient Service. The first phase of the program included a high volume of original survey and research material, including a 25-page research report. Once completed, Resilient Leaders Project expanded to provide in-person training to clergy and ministry […]
Heather Abbott shares about her journey with stage 4 cancer and the relentless, hope-filled joy that she found even in the midst of great suffering.
Dr. Doug Shirley writes about the ease of hiding our vulnerability and need for care behind things that appear important or beautiful.
Kate Davis and Laura Wade Shirley share about the stories and experiences that inform their work of helping leaders deepen their resilience.
All this month, we’re exploring how to open ourselves to the nurture required to live as embodied people committed to the movement of hope and healing.
We found a few students after class to chat about the realities of fatigue, how it’s different from tiredness, and how to care for themselves along the way.
Kate Davis reflects on the pain that comes when the body of Christ is wounded—and the hope-filled belief that that body is still not broken.
Laura Wade Shirley writes about the work of spiritual health, and how running helps connect her body, mind, and spirit more fully to God and herself.
This month on the blog, we’ll be exploring what the movement of Lent might be inviting us to give up, affirm, or resist in our particular context.