The benefit gathering is open to students, alumni, staff, and faculty, as well as relatives, friends, and members of the community who are interested in learning about the unique philosophy and vision that guides 天美视频. Dr. Keith R. Anderson, President, and Wendell Moss, a 2008 graduate of the program, will present.

鈥淢y hope is that this will be an annual gathering, that it will be a fun get together for our community to celebrate who we are and raise support for our future,鈥� says Ashley Wilson Oster, Director of Development for 天美视频.

天美视频鈥檚 mission is to train people to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture in order to serve God and neighbor through transforming relationships. We pursue this mission through of graduate degree programs, certificate programs, and special events. We invite you to join us on April 9 to learn more about how our programs are helping form creative, passionate, and thoughtful pastors, therapists, artists, practitioners, storytellers, and provocateurs of change.

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Dr. Allender has led Recovery Weeks for over 25 years. Stemming from Allender鈥檚 book and conference, these Recovery Weeks are a unique psycho-educational experience that allow participants to engage their life stories specifically as it relates to narratives of sexual abuse. The sessions are designed to encourage a person to engage in his story in a holistic way by exploring psychological, spiritual, biological, and social aspects of both the personal and collective experience of trauma and abuse.

Recovery Weeks are convened separately for men and women and are divided into two one-week sessions. Recovery Week I is a time for participants to reflect on how abuse has shaped his or her life. The issues considered are betrayal, powerlessness, ambivalence, and how the gospel frees us to trust, dream, and embrace life. Recovery Week I ends hinting at what could happen if our hearts were free to dance and love.

Recovery Week II follows the same format as Week I, but takes this movement of freedom further toward the participant鈥檚 goal of learning to love his or her own story. Participants explore what it means to be free, to serve others with participants鈥� own themes and burdens, and how that calling is to be lived out for God鈥檚 glory. Recovery Week II involves group and individual interactions as well as teaching, resulting in a deeper ownership of the participant鈥檚 story and a greater awe and gratitude for God鈥檚 authorship.

鈥淸Recovery Week] changed my life forever,鈥� one recent participant shared. 鈥淭he space that was created in my heart as a result of the conference has allowed love and truth to come in. 聽Nothing is the same, my entire person has changed. I am in it鈥攃ommitted to telling my story for healing and recovery of others.鈥�

鈥淚 left different than when I came,鈥� another recent participant reported, 鈥渨ith much hope for a different future and more equipped for my journey ahead.鈥�

The final Women鈥檚 Recovery Week I this year will take place November 30-December 5 in Chapel Hill, NC. The next Women鈥檚 Recovery Week I will take place in Union, WA, May 31-June 5, 2015, with Women鈥檚 Recovery Week II following soon after on June 14-19, 2015. There are no upcoming Men鈥檚 Recovery Weeks scheduled at this time. Men interested in being notified when registration opens can send their contact information to conferences@theseattleschool.edu.

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