WHAT WE DO:
WORD
Careful reading of Scripture with the effect of helping marginalized
people hear the Good News of God’s love in Jesus.
SPIRIT
The gifts of the Holy Spirit and empowered ministry
in the flow of the Holy Spirit; the "Charismatic" dimension of faith.
STREET
A strong 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 courses, 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.
