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Articles are written by Center staff, program participants, friends, and faculty of The Seattle School.
6 Best Practices for Leadership
6 Best Practices for Effective Leadership Are effective leaders born that way, or are they cultivated over time? It may seem like some people are just naturally meant for leadership, but the truth is, effective leadership practices take time, humility, skill,...
The Importance of Self-Care in Preventing Compassion Fatigue for Non-Profit Workers and Pastors
Concerned about developing empathy fatigue? Discover how to avoid compassion fatigue and emotional exhaustion through self-care for NP workers and pastors.
Handling Stress and Leading Effectively as a Pastor: Best Practices for Church Leaders
Pastoring in today’s world is NOT for the faint of heart. Join us and hear J.P. Kang’s best practices for managing stress in order to lead effectively.
CTE Live! with Christy Bauman
During our next CTE LIve!, Dr. Christy Bauman shares her daring invitation to you to discover and claim your identity and purpose, and to embrace the freedom to thrive right where you are!
The Basics of Transforming Engagement
Transforming engagement is about changing how we show up and participate in deeper and more meaningful ways for ourselves, friends, family, colleagues and for our communities.
Stress Management in Leadership Roles: Strategies to Strike a Healthy Balance
Learn how to manage your stress levels effectively and strike a healthy work-life balance in leadership roles for churches, nonprofits, and social enterprises.
CTE Live! “Confessions of an Amateur Saint” with Mandy Smith | Free Online Event August 21
Ever wonder why so many Christian leaders are burning out, losing faith, and abusing power? Rather than relying on our self-sufficiency and toughing our way through the tension, pastor and author Mandy Smith invites us to confess it in her latest book, Confessions of...
Pastors and the Problem of Social Constraint
For pastors and other people in ministry who often focus on caring for others at the expense of their own needs, social constraint can lead to isolation and loneliness.
The Seattle School Receives $1,250,000 Grant from Lilly Endowment
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology has received a grant of $1,250,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help continue efforts to equip leaders by gathering lay and ordained, active and aspiring preachers in the western region of the United States to develop...
Only You Can Start Forest Fires: Reduction as Resilience
In 1935 the United States Forest Service (USFS) instituted a policy called the “10 a.m. policy.” Already using fire suppression as the way of dealing with devastating wildfires for two decades, the 10 a.m. policy was instituted in response to particularly bad fire...
