Kaleo Center for Faith, Justice and Social Transformation

04/03/2024

I wanted to share some exciting news with you. Recently, I joined the board of Faith Forward, a progressive C4 organization actively supporting President Biden's re-election. Faith Forward is developing digital ads specifically aimed at religious voters. Our first ad, a response to the Idolatrous 'God Made Trump' video, was aired on Morning Joe earlier today.

A new ad from Faith Forward responds to 'God Made Made Trump' video by saying 'Thank God we chose a faithful president who doesn't worship himself nor underm...

06/14/2023

09/01/2022

I am excited to announce that thanks to a special donor gift fall offerings are 70% off!

Sevenfold is a user-friendly, spiritually grounded framework for transformation. It integrates ideas powerful enough to capture the complexity and dynamics of transformation yet straightforward enough to be useful in your daily work. It is applicable for projects and organizations large and small. I invite your participation and to share this offering with others who might benefit from this transformation framework. For more information and to apply go to:

The world is in profound need of healing. Headlines are filled with critical issues which demonstrate our brokenness - racism, climate change, treaty rights, voting rights, gun violence, health care access, affordable housing, LGBTQ equity and inclusion, and reparations to just name a few. How

08/14/2022

As leaders of change we know the world needs our best thinking and effective action to truly become just and fair. We see the need for change at every turn - in our world, our organizations and in ourselves. So where do we start? What can we do?

The world is in profound need of healing. Headlines are filled with critical issues which demonstrate our brokenness - racism, climate change, treaty rights, voting rights, gun violence, health care access, affordable housing, LGBTQ equity and inclusion, and reparations to just name a few. How

08/06/2022

The world is in profound need of healing. The issues we face are profound and complex. Addressing injustice requires insightful analysis and aligned action - grounded in our deepest spiritual convictions. I invite you to join this learning community as we re-frame problems to be solved into the Promises we serve.

https://sites.google.com/kaleo.center/sevenfold-praxis

06/08/2022

Check it out.

Welcome to the Leadership Center for Social Justice at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities! We are a center that exists to engage in critical conversations around contemporary social and political issues. We have lots of exciting things planned for the center!

Our first program for the center is a tuition-free 9 month continuing education program for pastors starting in the fall. This program will engage pastors in reflection, critical thinking, learning and action around social and political issues. Pastors will learn from 6 incredible teachers throughout 18 sessions and will focus on the situational context of social justice in their communities and congregations.

Think you would be a good fit? Explore our website to learn more and apply for the program https://buff.ly/3LT75NR
Applications are due July 1st.

Stay tuned as we will be sharing more about our teachers for the program in the upcoming weeks!

04/02/2022

Thanks for a great conversation.

Rev. Dr. Steve Newcom, founding director of the Kaleo Center for Faith, Justice and Social Transformation, provided a brief overview of Sevenfold - a model t...

03/08/2022

The world is in profound need of healing. Headlines are filled with critical issues which demonstrate our brokenness - racism, climate change, police brutality, voting rights, sexism, gun violence, health care access, affordable housing, white supremacy, LGBTQ equity and inclusion, reparations, and treaty rights to name just a few. How do we, as spiritual people, engage these issues as opportunities to deliver on promises that reflect our deepest spiritual values and commitments?
Join us for a lively conversation with Rev. Dr. Steve Newcom, founding director of the Kaleo Center for Faith, Justice & Social Transformation. Steve will provide a brief overview of Sevenfold, a model of social transformation which reframes our work for justice from problems to be solved to the Promises we serve.
Join us Thursday, March 24th for this free event. Register today: https://bit.ly/3srBbSf

Kaleo Center prepares and inspires faithful leadership for the world through our degrees, concentrations, certificates and training in social transformation.