Auburn Theological Seminary

AUBURN IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER THAT NURTURES AND ENRICHES THE MULTIFAITH, MULTIRACIAL MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE.

COMMUNITY GROWTH: AUBURN CULTIVATES THE MULTIFAITH, MULTIRACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT BY CONNECTING AND STRATEGICALLY SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP NETWORKS THAT FACILITATE, ORGANIZE FOR, AND DEEPEN SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION. RECENT PROGRAMS HAVE WOVEN DIVERSE NETWORKS OF FAITH AND SPIRITUAL LEADERS ACROSS THE US CHAMPIONING NEW NARRATIVES AND BUILDING CREATIVE COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: AUBURN CATALYZES NEW AND ESTABLISHED JUSTICE LEADERS MOTIVATED BY THEIR FAITH, SPIRITUAL, AND ETHICAL TRADITIONS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH PEER SUPPORT AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. CURRENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE SOJOURNER TRUTH LEADERSHIP CIRCLE FOR THRIVING BLACK WOMEN LEADERS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF FAITH, SPIRITUALITY, COMMUNITY-BUILDING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

SOCIAL IMPACT: AUBURN CHANGES NARRATIVES BY AMPLIFYING THE IMPACT OF FAITH AND JUSTICE MOVEMENT LEADERS AND BY CONVENING A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF COMMUNITIES TO CREATE AND ADVANCE RESEARCH-BASED MESSAGING AND CONTENT THAT INSPIRES CONNECTION, RESILIENCE, AND HOPE.. SOCIAL IMPACT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS LEARN MOVEMENT WISDOM THROUGH PODCASTS, BUILD AUDIENCE THROUGH DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS, AND DEEPEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING THROUGH STORYTELLING, ISSUE ADVOCACY, AND IMPACT CAMPAIGNS.

AUBURN'S CORE PROGRAM INVESTMENTS KEEP IT ON THE LEADING EDGE OF NEEDED SOCIAL CHANGE, FROM EVOLVING OUTDATED STRATEGIC AND RESEARCH FRAMES TO EXPANDING NARROW OR HOMOGENEOUS POLITICAL AND CULTURAL VISIONS TO INSPIRE A WORLD IN WHICH ALL CAN THRIVE. AUBURN IS COMMITTED TO LIBERATING SPIRITUALITIES AND JUST ACTION; TO RESOURCING LEADERS AND WORKING IN COALITION; TO ENVISIONING A JUST WORLD AND DOING OUR PART WITH OTHERS TO MAKE IT A REALITY.OVER MORE THAN 200 YEARS, AUBURN HAS EQUIPPED THOUSANDS OF FAITH AND SPIRITUAL LEADERS AND, THROUGH THEM, INFLUENCED MILLIONS IN CIVIL SOCIETY. AUBURN IS A POLLINATOR IN THE EXPANDING ECOSYSTEM OF MULTIFAITH, MULTIRACIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP, INCUBATING AND COORDINATING INDIVIDUALS AND COALITIONS AS THEY RALLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACTION. WE PROVIDE APPLIED RESEARCH, FACILITATION, CONVENING, AND CONSULTING SERVICES THAT DEVELOP LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND RESILIENCY.RECENT IMPACT INCLUDES: (A) MORE INCLUSIVE AND AFFIRMING FAITH COMMUNITIES AND PUBLICS, INCLUDING IN THE AREAS OF EQUAL MARRIAGE, LGBTQ, GENDER, AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE; (B) MULTIFAITH LEADERSHIP COMMUNITIES THAT STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRUST, SOCIAL COHESION, AND CIVIC INTEGRITY. AUBURN LEADERS PARTICIPATE AND ARE HEARD IN THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES, STATE LEGISLATURES, AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT; (C) MEDIA MAKERS WHO'S STORIES CHANGE HEARTS, MINDS, AND SYSTEMS. BUILDING ON THE LEGACY OF AUBURN MEDIA, THE HARTLEY MEDIA IMPACT INITIATIVE TRAINS DOCUMENTARY FILM TEAMS TO HONE THEIR JUSTICE MESSAGING AND CALLS TO ACTION;(D) EMPOWERING COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. SOUTH, SOUTHWEST, MIDWEST, AND WEST TO IDENTIFY THEIR THEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC NARRATIVES, AND MOVE THEIR COMMUNITIES FROM EXTRACTIVE FRAMES TOWARD SOLIDARITY ECONOMIES.AUBURN SUSTAINS TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE MULTIFAITH, MULTIRACIAL MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE, BUILDING NETWORKS OF BELIEVERS, THINKERS, AND DOERS WHO HOPE THAT CHANGE IS POSSIBLE AND WORK TO MAKE IT SO.