The original vision and mission of the Transforming Center was to "call forth communities of spiritual transformation that discern and do the will of God." This seemed a little grandiose, and we realized that such communities could only be cultivated by pastors and leaders who were on a journey of spiritual transformation themselves. So we took a step back from this original mission to take time to develop the two-year Transforming Community ® experience designed to strengthen the souls of leaders. These co
The rallying cry of the T ransforming Church® Initiative is this: “The promise that human beings can be transformed into the image of Christ is central to the message of the Gospel and therefore central to the mission of the Church.” And yet many church leaders have lost sight of the centrality of this aspect of the Gospel message. We believe that "the best thing you bring to leadership is your transforming self."
Many church leaders today are expressing a desire to be more intentional about their approach to spiritual formation in their congregational settings. Our response is the Transforming Church Initiative, which offers pastors and leaders the opportunity to explore strategic approaches to congregational life that keep the main thing the main thing. This initiative provides relationships and resources that help pastors and ministry leaders envision what it might look like for their community to become a t rans