WHAT WE DO:

WORD

Careful & contemplative reading of the Bible, prayerfully oriented by the life & teaching of Jesus & the Holy Spirit’s direction, informing & empowering disciples to proclaim the Father’s love to this broken world.

SPIRIT

Empowered ministry with the gifts of the Holy Spirit

in alignment with Jesus’ action and the Apostles’ mission in the New Testament.

We seek to follow Jesus as disciples, nurturing a movement that holds together the fullness of his teaching & actions in the Gospels.

STREET

A deliberate commitment to the social prophetic,

speaking truth to power, empowering people to have a voice,

to address the structural dimensions of injustice and oppression.

RESOURCES

The People’s Seminary offers a variety of webinars and certificates in-person and online internationally and in multiple languages.

The People’s Seminary Press also features a variety of in-print, digital, and audiobook resources by associated authors for personal training and spiritual reflection.

BOB & GRACIE EKBLAD

Bob and Gracie Ekblad are co-founders and pastors of Tierra Nueva and The People's Seminary in Burlington, Washington. Bob holds a ThD in Old Testament, and Gracie holds a Masters of Theology from the Institut Protestant de Théologie, Montpellier, France. Both Bob and Gracie are ordained ministers in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Bob has taught at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, Westminster Theological Centre (UK), Regent College and is the author of Reading the Bible with the Damned, A New Christian Manifesto: Pledging Allegiance to the Kingdom of God, The Beautiful Gate: Enter Jesus' Global Liberation Movement, and Guerrilla Gospel: Reading the Bible for Liberation in the Power of the Spirit.

Read Bob and Gracie Ekblad’s story here

Bob Ekblad was an activist, a missionary, and a pastor, but he felt like his gospel wasn’t strong enough to meet the needs of the poor he was serving. Then, God did something new. Learn from Bob and Gracie. Bring liberation around the world through word, spirit, street. http://www.peoplesseminary.org Read Bob's latest book: http://www.bobekblad.com/store/Guerrilla-Gospel-p125992822 Produced by: http://www.thewindvaneproject.com For public showings please contact fsprinkle [at] gmail.com If you're at all interested in learning more about churches that are working for immigrant dignity, the Toronto Blessing, Charismatic movements, Liberation Theology, then this film is for you.

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