Grounded in Love. Woven in Community.

Welcome to

The Thread Interfaith Seminary

an emerging learning and living space

The Thread’s new Interfaith/Interspiritual Seminary invites seekers, caregivers, and changemakers into a journey of spiritual depth, courageous presence, and collective healing. The word "seminary" comes from the Latin word "seminarium," meaning "plant nursery" or "seed plot." The Thread is a nurturing space where students are encouraged to flourish and become deeply rooted, preparing them to engage with challenges as if in fertile ground, all to serve a complex world in great need.

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The Thread’s name was inspired by a William Stafford poem called The Way It Is:

The Way It Is

There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.

From Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems and used by kind permission of Graywolf Press.