Pathways Theological Education, Inc.

💰 Affordable - Quality theological education at a fraction of traditional seminary costs
🎓 Graduate-Level Courses - Rigorous, academically enriching content designed for serious learners
🗓️ Flexible - Complete weekly coursework on your own schedule with no set class times and no commute
🌈 Progressive & Inclusive - We affirm the God-given sacredness of every human being, welcoming all people regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation
🙌 No Degree Required - Our adult learning model meets you where you are
🗺️ Personalized Plan of Study - Chart your own path, whether for personal enrichment, a certificate, or preparation for authorized ministry
🤝 Multi-Denominational - While rooted in the United Church of Christ, we partner with many faith traditions and support students in their interactions with authorizing bodies

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLIVER!!

“But I want to believe that our words dented those walls, one soft blow toward breaking open the machinery.”

Robot Soft Exorcism I was present at a modern exorcism recently. About 50 of us gathered one morning outside an ICE substation. We carried photographs of everyone who had died in ICE custody so far this year.

We pray with you, Amanda!

🙏🏾 Holy One,

We pray for those whose hearts are broken by the cruelty, violence, and unnecessary suffering in our country and the world.

We ask for clarity in understanding the situations around us, courage to respond in compassion and hospitality, and deep abiding love for you, ourselves, our neighbors, and our enemies.

May we be good news for the world today through our thoughts, words, and actions.

In your many names we pray, Amen.

-Amanda Udis-Kessler
Colorado Springs, CO

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She's much more than a Registrar! She's the glue that holds PATHWAYS together, and this week is her birthday week! Let's all celebrate Melissa!

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What would it look like in your life, church, or community to resist creating a “them?"

Mismatched Some yokes connect us; some break us. Some relationships, habits, and systems heal; others ask us to call cruelty practical, silence holy, greed responsible, and domination peace.

"To my fellow progressive believers: keep speaking truth to power." - PATHWAYS Graduate, Christopher Schouten

Escaping the Bubble: Prophetic Witness, Internet Trolls, and Saving Your Sanity It happened slowly, then all at once.When your Sunday mornings are spent at Cathedral of Hope UCC - the largest LGBTQIA+ church in the world - it is easy to forget that the rest of the religious landscape isn't wrapped in a rainbow flag. Inside our beautiful, welcome and inclusive UCC bubble, God is...

PATHWAYS Academic Dean Rev. Dr. Ruth Shaver and Facilitators Isaac Alderman, Ph.D., and Tim Manness, Ph.D., attended the 2026 Sinai and Synapses Fellowship reunion in New York City this week. Dr. Shaver and Dr. Alderman presented at the 2-day event. Also pictured, Rabbi Geoff Mitelman, founding Director of Sinai and Synapses.

From https://sinaiandsynapses.org/: “Sinai and Synapses bridges the religious and scientific worlds, offering people a worldview that is scientifically grounded and spiritually uplifting.”

Alderman, Manness, and Shaver met as Fellows in 2017 in the third cohort. The sixth cohort just completed their work together. For more information, please visit https://sinaiandsynapses.org/.
From https://sinaiandsynapses.org/: “Sinai and Synapses bridges the religious and scientific worlds, offering people a worldview that is scientifically grounded and spiritually uplifting.”

Alderman, Manness, and Shaver met as Fellows in 2017 in the third cohort. The sixth cohort just completed their work together.