Urban Ministry Leadership Development
2020-21: This project aims to develop a graduate student leadership cohort at Seattle Pacific Seminary focused on urban ministry, local community engagement, and theological education in the city. This project connected a small group of emerging leaders at Seattle Pacific Seminary to community leaders in the city of Seattle in a transformative way that gave students a broader vision for both theological education in general and urban ministry in particular.
2022-23: This project deepened the work of a graduate student leadership cohort at Seattle Pacific Seminary focused on urban ministry, local community engagement, and theological education in the city. This project connected a small group of emerging leaders at Seattle Pacific Seminary to community leaders in the city of Seattle in a transformative way that would give students a broader vision for both theological education in general and urban ministry in particular. For the renewal grant period, the goal was to build on the momentum of the 2021 cohort and explore next steps for leadership development that would strengthen the urban ministry emphasis in the MA-RIS and further cultivate relational networks in the city of Seattle. This is a renewal grant.
The Strengthening Pastoral Formation for Ministry in the City initiative involves seminaries, theological institutions, and churches and intends to help communities and institutions explore and assess their own urban context and church life; gain clarity about their mission and programmatic offerings; and strengthen and support the design and implementation of plans to address key challenges and opportunities for pastoral formation and flourishing congregations in urban settings.
