Filled with Gratitude: My Lay Counseling Certificate Experience
Elizabeth Olmstead, a recent Lay Counseling Certificate program participant, shares the impact of her time at The Allender Center. Learn more about our Certificate programs...
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Lighting Torches and Illuminating Caves: The Allender Center Way
The room bears an uncomfortable silence unless someone dares to shift in their seat. The chairs squeak, air bounces through the heating ducts above. Eyes stare...
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The 3 Central Questions of The Story Workshop
The questions God asks Adam, Cain, and Hagar—the earliest questions recorded in the Bible—give us access to what intrigues God. And what intrigues God must...
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Jeanette White is the Program Director at The Allender Center and is a 2010 graduate of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology with an...
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Healing Through the Lens of the Labyrinth
Melanie Lindell writes about her experience in a labyrinth, a stunning, physical reminder that, often, the only way out is in.
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Anticipation, Anxiety, and Vulnerability
Kathleen Heppell shares her experience of participating in our Fall 2013 Story Groups. Spring 2014 Story Groups begin February 4. Anticipation and anxiety danced awkwardly...
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Story Group Experience: Music Worth Sharing
Joshua Beasley lives in Seattle, WA. Here he shares his experience of participating in our Fall 2013 Story Group series. Spring 2014 Story Groups begin...
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The wind was blowing directly in my face, pushing the drizzling rain down into the folds of my new waterproof camo jacket. I sat on...
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