Now more than ever

Now more than ever.

The Center for Transforming Engagement invites community builders to reclaim your well being, reimagine your role, and reinvent how you serve others in our complex culture.

WHY WE EXIST
It’s no secret that Christendom is in crisis. With many religious institutions unable to address massive cultural fragmentation and isolation, traditional ministry models often can’t do the job. We invite you to rethink faith-inspired service to achieve a greater impact.

WE GET YOU
Our leaders, trainers, and coaches have walked in your shoes. We are boots-on-the-ground practitioners who have faced discouragement, disillusionment, and burnout. Yet somehow, deep inside, we knew that wasn’t the end of the story. Who we are.

Rooted in Tradition, while Innovating for the Future

Innovation and tradition may seem at odds, but holding these two things together can produce thoughtful leadership. Remaining stuck in the status quo, or wanting to burn everything to the ground aren’t helpful positions to take. Instead, we advocate a model of service rooted in Christian values of faith, hope and love, that also learns and applies the tools of the social sciences to develop social cohesion and rebuild communities.

Visionaries  ●  Non-profit Leaders  ●  Educators  ●  Pastors & Ex-pastors  ●  Artists  ●  Burnt-out or Aspiring leaders  ●  Social Entrepreneurs  ●  Lifelong Learners  ●  Counselors & Therapists  ●  Academic Professionals  ●  Individuals Navigating Life Transitions  ●  Community Organizers  ●  Social Change Agents

WE PARTNER WITH…

PUSHING BACK AGAINST FRAGMENTATION

Individual and societal fragmentation is the #1 threat to our collective well-being. The Center offers a mix of offerings for leadership formation, training and organizational development intended to tackle this threat. Our programs are designed to address the three levels of challenge to fragmentation:

Individual Growth

Organizational Growth

Community Growth

Individual Growth

Organizational Growth

Community Growth

Change Begins With You

As you transform your engagement with God and self, the way you relate to others is also transformed.

The teams you lead, the groups you’re a part of, and the communities you serve experience the fruit of this greater awareness, deeper trust, and more honest communication. This new way of engaging cascades out into their circles of influence, creating a greater impact on our society.

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The Podcast

Center staff host conversations about changes that serve a common good — and a higher good. Each season explores a single aspect of transforming engagement.

Listen to the Podcast
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Articles & News

Read the latest news plus articles on resilience, calling, community, and more, written by Center staff, program participants, friends, and faculty of  The Seattle School.

Read & Learn
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Research & Downloadables

The Center offers thought-provoking research and practical resources to help you on your  journey. We invite you to download and share.

Access Research

It’s not too late to create a new story.

Let's Connect

Let’s Connect

Become More Resilient.
When you invest in your personal resilience, you are also building the resilience of the communities around you. Start today with our free Self-Facilitated Resilience Retreat Guides.
When you invest in your personal resilience, you are also building the resilience of the communities around you. Start today with our free Self-Facilitated Resilience Retreat Guides.
Become More Resilient.
Full attendance and participation during all sessions are expected to complete the program.
Terms / Conditions. By registering for a Resilience or Leaders Circle, you agree to the following (scroll down and click agree)
Please consider the schedule closely to ensure you will be able to participate in the virtual meetings, and block off your calendar to ensure your attendance. Should you have an emergency (illness, situations out of your control) that will impact your participation please email transforming@theseattleschool.edu
Time commitment:
Two hours one day per month for 8 months, dates to be determined by majority of registrants' availability and adjusted as needed during the first group meeting.
Your feedback is immensely valuable!
As an essential component of your participation in this program, we ask that you provide us with your honest, candid, and timely feedback in program surveys and conversations, and consider providing reviews or testimonials of the program for promotional use.
Code of Conduct:
The Center for Transforming Engagement strives for intentionality in the ways we relate to one another - how we as a team relate to each other, how we relate to participants, and how we hope participants will relate to us and one another. To that end, we hold cultural norms about the ways we interact with one another. Your participation in this program is contingent on your agreement to abide by these cultural norms. i. For growth to happen, we all need to be able to share about the deeper challenges we face. To provide that atmosphere of openness and support, you commit to not sharing personal information that is shared in program meetings. ii. In our interactions with each other and our communities, we practice the humility of not-knowing that is required to listen and discover. iii. Be aware of different cultural and characterological ways of communicating, and invite others’ voices. Respect theological differences: the river of Christian orthodoxy is wide, and while the streams of that river are distinct, they are not inherently better or worse. Even if you can’t respect the belief, treat the person with respect. iiii. We value both thoughts and feelings as valuable pieces of information that inform one another, and inform our learning and discerning together. iv. Be in the here and now (not mentally somewhere or some time else), with the people who are sharing their time and stories with you. Eliminate any distractions possible.
Fair Use Policy
All program content, recordings, and materials are the intellectual property of The Seattle School and may not be presented, distributed, or replicated. The Seattle School retains the copyright for all recorded content. Some print materials (PDFs, worksheets, journal prompts, etc.) will be licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike. Those materials will be available for download on our website, and may be used as long as the following conditions are met: (1) attribute to the Center for Transforming Engagement even if remixed/modified; (2) do not use for commercial (paid) purposes; and (3) anything you make that remixes or builds upon this material, you must also distribute under Creative Commons. More information on this license is available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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(scroll down and click agree) Full attendance and participation during all sessions are expected to complete the program. Please consider the schedule closely to ensure you will be able to participate in the virtual meetings, and block off your calendar to ensure your attendance. Should you have an emergency (illness, situations out of your control) that will impact your participation please email transforming@theseattleschool.edu Time commitment: Two hours one day per month for 8 months, dates to be determined by majority of registrants' availability and adjusted as needed during the first group meeting. Your feedback is immensely valuable! As an essential component of your participation in this program, we ask that you provide us with your honest, candid, and timely feedback in program surveys and conversations, and consider providing reviews or testimonials of the program for promotional use. 2. Code of Conduct The Center for Transforming Engagement strives for intentionality in the ways we relate to one another - how we as a team relate to each other, how we relate to participants, and how we hope participants will relate to us and one another. To that end, we hold cultural norms about the ways we interact with one another. Your participation in this program is contingent on your agreement to abide by these cultural norms. Confidentiality. For growth to happen, we all need to be able to share about the deeper challenges we face. To provide that atmosphere of openness and support, you commit to not sharing personal information that is shared in program meetings. Curiosity. In our interactions with each other and our communities, we practice the humility of not-knowing that is required to listen and discover. Respect differences. Be aware of different cultural and characterological ways of communicating, and invite others’ voices. Respect theological differences: the river of Christian orthodoxy is wide, and while the streams of that river are distinct, they are not inherently better or worse. Even if you can’t respect the belief, treat the person with respect. You are invited to be a whole person, with both thoughts and feelings. We value both thoughts and feelings as valuable pieces of information that inform one another, and inform our learning and discerning together. Presence. Be in the here and now (not mentally somewhere or some time else), with the people who are sharing their time and stories with you. Eliminate any distractions possible. 3. Fair Use Policy All program content, recordings, and materials are the intellectual property of The Seattle School and may not be presented, distributed, or replicated. The Seattle School retains the copyright for all recorded content. Some print materials (PDFs, worksheets, journal prompts, etc.) will be licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike. Those materials will be available for download on our website, and may be used as long as the following conditions are met: (1) attribute to the Center for Transforming Engagement even if remixed/modified; (2) do not use for commercial (paid) purposes; and (3) anything you make that remixes or builds upon this material, you must also distribute under Creative Commons. More information on this license is available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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