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Articles are written by Center staff, program participants, friends, and faculty of The Seattle School.
Hope—Crisis as Change Catalyst
Crisis can accelerate transformation and fundamentally change social interactions. Christian ministry will need to respond to these changes to stay relevant.
Chronic Stress as Trauma: Resilience in the Time of COVID-19
In times of chronic stress, perhaps especially in a traumatic era, it’s increasingly important to intentionally develop our wellbeing and resilience. Completing stress cycles and practicing self-compassion can help reduce the effects of stress now and, in the long term, protect your brain from developing patterns of hypervigilance.
Disillusionment, Posttraumatic Growth, and Resilience in Pandemic
A shift in our core belief system can cause trauma. But Posttraumatic growth can occur when we embrace disillusionment and build resilience.
Dear Clergy, Take Care of Yourselves
Pastors experiencing vicarious trauma may not notice the impact of repeated exposure to traumatic stories until it becomes cumulative, altering their beliefs about the world, humanity, and God. Perhaps you lose trust in humanity, or faith in the goodness of relationships, or hope in the possibility of love. Perhaps God feels far away, or indifferent to such overwhelming need.
Resilience from a Place of Crisis
This is what we get wrong about resilience and wellbeing: it’s not just about individual behaviors and practices. It has much, much more to do with what we call place — the context, culture, and environment in which we live and work and have our being.
Components of Resilience Part One: People
The Center deep-dives into the three main components of Resilience starting with people, the need for relationship and how gathering is our primary task.
Components of Resilience Part Two: Practice
If you’ve been following The Center for Transforming Engagement, you’ve likely heard mention of the three streams of resilience: people, practice, and purpose. Each are a necessary component of resilience; no one is sufficient on its own. This article is part two of a...
Components of Resilience Part Three: Purpose
As I’ve worked with The Center to build a process for ministry leaders to articulate and live into their purpose, we’ve come to realize that, in order for someone to be resilient in their work, Purpose must contain these three components.
21 Resources for Mentoring Pastors and Pastors in Training
In the journey of spiritual leadership, mentorship plays a pivotal role. In this article, we’ve curated 21 essential resources designed to enrich the mentoring experience for both mentors and mentees. Dive in and discover how these resources can help you build stronger, more impactful ministry leaders.
Becoming a Wise Mentor to Christian Leaders
Mentors for pastors need a dual focus of developing the ministry skills and the ministry character of their mentee. That kind of mentorship requires a real relationship with your mentee–not just an imparting of knowledge or a handing off of tasks, but a vulnerable partnership.
