Webinars at The Seattle School
Introducing Faculty Webinars!
A free online conversation series with Seattle School faculty and friends
In a world shaped by fragmentation, anxiety, and quick answers, many of us are longing for a different kind of learning that makes space for complexity, depth, and honest conversation. The Seattle School invites you to join a global community of healers exploring provocative, challenging, and nuanced perspectives in theology, psychology, and culture to discover G-d at work beyond certainty and stability. In times of fragmentation and accelerating crisis, our society often pushes us toward simple answers and definitive solutions. Yet these responses can unintentionally reinforce the very dynamics of disconnection we hope to mend.
This a series of free webinars, invites us to a different kind of educational posture: where we learn to listen deeply to the pains of our world, holding its complexity with attention and care. These free webinars are designed for the next generation of healers and rebuilders exploring theology, psychology, and culture in an educational space that honors:
- Formation Without Fixing
- Curiosity Over Control
- Being with (rather than solving) Uncertainty
2026 Summer Webinar
From Aspiration to Action: Equipping White Folks for Anti-Racist Practice
Dr. Ron Ruthruff and Dr. Paul Hoard
August 27, 2026
9:30-11:00 am PT
Many White individuals express aspirations toward anti-racism, yet struggle to translate these intentions into meaningful action that fosters belonging for all. How can we help white members of our organizations move beyond ideological platitudes to embodied practices that build equitable communities?
Drs. Paul Hoard (psychology) and Ron Ruthruff (theology) have spent the past three years grappling with this challenge within a theological institution. In this webinar, engage with the psychological and theological factors that often inhibit white individuals’ ability to sustain anti-racist action—particularly the temptation to protect an idealized self-image rather than confront uncomfortable realities.
Participants will explore policies and practices that cultivate equity and inclusion in churches, schools, and agencies. This conversation asks new questions to help organizations move toward credible, community-rooted anti-racist practice.