At the Center for Transforming Engagement, we equip leaders and communities to reclaim well-being, reimagine their roles, and reinvent how they serve others in our complex culture. We know firsthand the discouragement, disillusionment, and burnout that often accompany ministry and community leadership, yet we remain clear-eyed and hopeful, committed to building a future marked by resilience, belonging, and generativity. Our work bridges the wisdom of Christian tradition with the insights of social science, offering tools and spaces that help leaders engage today’s challenges with courage and compassion.

Two of our flagship offerings, Resilience Circles and Leaders Circles, provide spaces for transformation and renewal. Resilience Circles invite participants from diverse backgrounds to cultivate self-compassion, manage stress, and deepen connections across differences. Over eight months of shared learning and storytelling, these circles foster emotional growth and spiritual depth, offering a “safe enough” place to bridge divides and rediscover hope.

Leaders Circles are designed specifically for clergy and ministry leaders navigating uncertainty, trauma, and congregational division. Offered in three focused modules, these small-group cohorts combine theology and social science to strengthen leaders’ inner lives, build trauma-informed practices, and equip them to guide divided communities with grace. In both programs, participants find authentic community and practical tools that help them move from fragmentation toward wholeness, for themselves, their congregations, and the wider world.