Pray with us
God, give us eyes to see
your world shimmering with
beauty and holiness.
Stimulate our imaginations, infusing us with courage and hope.
Surround us with friendship.
Plant us as seeds of resurrection.
Amen.
Stewarding the pastoral vision and spiritual theology of Eugene Peterson through circles of friendship, contemplative retreats, theological reflection, art-filled spaces, and public conversations.
With God as the burning center — we are restored to our true humanity
Eugene’s life – his books and sermons, prayers and friendships – hummed with one basic, unwavering theme: God. The Eugene Peterson Center exists to nurture a more rooted way of life and ministry. A way of life grounded in the beauty and goodness of God.
Whether you’re a weary pastor, a writer, an artist, or simply someone seeking a more spacious faith, you’re invited into a growing community shaped by prayer, contemplation, holy resistance, and renewal.
Doxology is a posture of wonder, gratitude, and awe. Doxology is how we fix our heart and hope on God. In a cacophonous age overrun by ego and animosity, we hope to nurture humility, joy, contemplation–and even a bit of holy belligerence–amid all the dehumanizing forces suffocating the delight of being God’s beloved people in God’s astounding world. Since our time together will be about God, this means our days will of course also be about beauty, faithfulness, and friendship.
Doxology is a gathering for pastors and artists, for carpenters and teachers, business owners and stay-at-home parents (for all of us), who long for the simple, sacred life that flows from the Father, the Son, and the Spirit.
Quiet
Our latest guest, a common loon, arrived this winter unannounced and bringing gifts – filling hearts and home with beauty: wild, elusive, sleek, low in the water, this contemplative loon is an icon for living present but detached. I rarely see him fly but he can fly. This loon dives, dives long and deep. No mere surface bird, he goes for the depths. When he dives I think he prays, searching deep waters for what keeps him and us alive, grace and quiet, buoyant with Presence.
Eugene Peterson
At the Peterson Center, we’re prayerfully asking God to help us nurture a community of pastors who embody a way of being that is faithful, contemplative, joyful, holy, and deeply human. And goodness, do we have our work cut out for us. There are powerful, entrenched cultural forces arrayed against these simple hopes.
We long for a better way.
The Order of the Kingfisher is a community of pastors longing to live attentively in a distracted world. Rooted in a common rule of humility, hospitality, and hope, the Order offers belonging through gatherings, prayer, and friendship.
Doctor of Ministry
Three year cohorts for pastors and writers to strengthen and deepen their calling (part of Western Theological Seminary's broader DMin offerings).
Holy Presence | Dmin
The Holy Presence Cohort welcomes women and men who are committed to living out their calling as contemplative pastors in the company of like-minded pilgrims.
Sacred Art of Writing | Dmin
The Sacred Art of Writing Cohort welcomes established and emerging writers in multiple genres and contexts to think deeply, theologically, and artfully about their work.
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