Kwaray

This election season is hectic. That’s not news, but it’s always important to name. Leaders, you have important roles to play right now, and it starts with your state of being. To help, Pacific School of Religion created a free resource on Political Theology to help combat the noise and remind us how to posture ourselves over these next few weeks and months. Visit kwaray.org to get access.

So excited for what’s to come!

Congratulations to our friends at Pacific School of Religion as they mark a major milestone in their Pathways for Tomorrow project, the launch of Kwaray - a community based learning platform. Kwaray is specifically designed to equip rising faith leaders via courses, events, credentials, and events. Take a look at what they have to offer. #Kwaray #Pathwaysfortomorrow https://kwaray.org/

Thrilled to announce a project close to my heart and faith journey: Kwaray, an innovative community-based learning platform for rising faith leaders, has officially launched! Helping leaders align their spiritual beliefs with the urgent needs of our communities, so they can take action...is what it's all about. ?? After 25 years in Higher Ed, and stepping away from event/fashion show production over a decade ago, never imagined I'd find myself drawn back in this way, following a divine invitation from someone near and dear, to direct production of masterclass-level spiritual courses. Chung, Byron, you have a gift for bringing together the cream of the crop. So many would follow you to the ends of the earth! Your leadership + trust on this venture, and in our team, is why we are here. To the OG crew Justine Nguyen, Jonathon Murillo, M.Div, Meredith Partida, Jai Patel, Cindy Liu, prayers answered with each yes, to your joining this team, and for your leadership, while deepening trust and driving this project to its highest potential! Thank you for your friendship and continuing to say yes to the now! Darin Beaman, grateful for the countless hours in iteration, articulating our brand story so creatively! Alicia Paullin so incredibly good to be back with you + the instructional design on these courses is always a masterpiece because of your precision and care. Robert Cordova, MBA you are a blessing + a phenom! Maurice King, from podcast host to growth driver, blessed with your presence and friendship! Special thanks to Lei Wang, JW Buck, Mondo Scott, and Josue Carballo Huertas for your care and watchful eye on platform design to graphic design! Kwaray's inaugural course catalog includes the spiritual teachings of visionary leaders I'm blessed to call friends - Neil Goldberg: Design Thinking for Social Change,?Rev. Dr. Aizaiah G. Yong, Ph.D.: Spiritual Leadership Toward Multiracial Justice,?Nikole Lim and Jean Nangwala: Survivor Leadership,?Osheta Moore: Embrace These Hours, Dorcas Cheng-Tozun: Nonviolence,?Keisha Polonio, LCSW: Mental Health, Tiffany Bluhm Cultural Identity, and election offerings from Leonard McMahon, PhD and Drew Jackson. Matt Tripp, Zack @ Luma Productions LLC, Johnny Murillo, Sid, + Bethany @ The Fourth Man Productions - these courses are highly stylized because of your supreme post production support! Eternally grateful! It’s been a labor of love, in community—a journey shared with talented partners, dear friends, and an inspiring team of professionals! Deeply grateful for the leadership of David Vásquez-Levy, and unwavering support from Murry Evans, Janett Cabanero, Janneth Orozco, Jacob Perez, Ann Jefferson, Natasha Lee, Michelle Estrellado, Lisa Asedillo, PhD, Bernard Schlager at Pacific School of Religion. To our partners, donors, and friends, thank you for believing in our mission! ?? Join for free at www.kwaray.org + please share with faith leaders and spiritually grounded changemakers in your network.

We're thrilled to announce that Kwaray, a bold and collaborative initiative by #PSR to reimagine theological education, is LIVE! Read about it here:

I am so proud to announce the launch of Kwaray to the world. Join this community of faith leaders to discover your “Why.” See you there.

Can't wait for the new Freely in Hope course to drop ??

??We Are Live?? Meet Kwaray, a community-based learning platform for rising faith leaders. Explore our high quality courses tailored to meet your growth edge in Contemplative Activism, Wisdom-based Leadership, Theological Imagination and Intentional Creation. I lived through every minute of making this idea into a reality that the world is seeing today, yet still do not know how exactly we did it. This was such a journey of resilience and vision, boldness and compassion, doing and being, creating and becoming. I am in awe of the visionary leadership of David Vásquez-Levy, Chung, Byron and all executive leaders at Pacific School of Religion . I am at loss of words when thinking about the peers who I got to work with since the beginning Jonathon Murillo, M.Div Meredith Partida and Dena Boeddeker , who are amazing partners, dearest friends, and just inspiring humans. I feel honored for all the talented professionals and passionate souls that I got to work with throughout this journey, Jai Patel Maurice King Robert Cordova, MBA Lei Wang Alicia Paullin Josh Buck Mondo Scott Josue Carballo Huertas Darin Beaman Jeffrey L. Tanner Arlene Mendoza, MBA Jeremiah Chan Peter Rios, Ph.D. Justine Nguyen Jennifer Mendez Nathan Breitling Neil Goldberg Dorcas Cheng-Tozun Osheta Moore Keisha Polonio, LCSW and many more. I am in deepest respect and awe for our partners and their work, Nikole Lim and Jean Nangwala from Freely in Hope , Tiffany Bluhm from PAX, Rev. Dr. Aizaiah G. Yong, Ph.D. from Spirited Renewal, Spencer Burke from Lean Faith , and many other partners on the horizon in cultivation. I am in deepest gratitude for our vendors, especially our tech vendor Remington Begg ?? and his fierce team from Impulse Creative . This product doesn’t exist without you. And thank you to all the friends I have made in this journey who advocated for Kwaray and believed in us. Josh Packard, Ph.D. Jason Bernhardt-Lanier Anne Borden Evans Jennifer Warner Aisea Taimani Shauna Prince - Leadership and Intentional Creativity Coach. Last but not least, a heartfelt thank you to our funder, Lilly Endowment , whose generous support and faith in us made this happen. Going live marks a meaningful milestone, from which we embark on the real journey of serving rising faith leaders in Kwaray. We know there are more work to be done as soon as tomorrow (or tonight, we will see), and the road ahead will not be easy. We are hopeful, very hopeful, and VERY excited, to see how this story continues to unfold, and how our impact compounds into an unstoppable force that moves the needle in this world. May God finish what He Himself has started. May we be used in that process. —————— Join us, and put your WHY to WORK now. ??Sign up for free now at www.kwaray.org. ??Subscribe by December 31, 2024 to unlock extra 20% off for up to a year, with the promo code EARLYADOPTOR. ??Share with faith leaders and spiritually rooted changemakers in your network.

Get a behind-the-scenes take on the origins of our work!

We are live!!! It's been a long time coming, but we're excited to introduce ourselves to the world! If you're looking for leadership development, a renewed approach to quality theological training and education, plus a community of like-minded rising faith leaders who are ready to discover their purpose and take action, then we're the ones! Go look for yourself at kwaray.org!