Our Theology

Transform is a decentralized community of practice for learning, growing, engaging in transformational social change. We build relationships by bridging difference intentionally -- by leaning into tensions -- and bonding as friends and allies organically and with intention.

We connect people and communities of faith with broader movements for social change to PRACTICE transformational church and social change.

We see God at work in the Multitude.* God is already at work bringing shalom into the world through all of us, and we only need to join in what God is already doing. citation: Occupy Religion by Joerg Rieger and Adan Bucko

We see that church can and often looks different than the traditional models of church we’ve inherited. We seek to recognize new, emerging, and innovative expressions of church and lift them up. We lift up queer and trans expressions of faith as perfectly natural and beloved to God’s creation.

The transformation of the Body of Christ requires that the voices at the margins of the Body be heard and centered. We find ways to amplify voices of prophetic practitioners for justice, healing, and community. Citation: Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World by Alexia Salvatierra and Peter Heltzel. 

What We Do

What We Have Learned

We have to intentionally engage in anti-oppression work or we will inadvertently recreate and perpetuate oppression.

We have learned to embrace contemplative spirituality and the inner work of transformation alongside the outer work. We practice together.

We have learned to work at the speed of community. Relationships and communities are the currency and fuel for social transformation.

We have learned that we will continue to make mistakes but we commit to learning from them and bringing courage to our imperfection.