Portland Seminary's Institute for Pastoral & Congregational Thriving

What are ways congregations can cultivate Christian practices? How does practice intersect with vocation? In this episode, Assistant Director Toni speaks to his experience teaching a workshop on how our Thriving...

How can congregations exhibit a clarity of mission? In this episode, our Director Trisha Welstad speaks to how to set a foundational space for conversation around mission, calling, and solidifying abstract desires as...

How can congregations recognize and adapt to their changing cultural contexts?. In our second episode, hear how the Thriving Team encourages congregations to recognize their circumstances, to address the challenges in...

Welcome to the Thriving Institute! Meet our Director, Rev. Dr. Trisha Welstad, our Project Lead, Dr. Leah Payne, and one of our Assistant Directors, Toni Huynh. Come catch the vision for the Thriving Congregations...