The Why Behind PSR Collective

Kwaray exists to unleash the potential of rising faith leaders as they discover their purpose and take action.

Our vision is to see a fearless generation of rising faith leaders take on the challenges of a new era.

PSR Collective is a community-based learning platform dedicated to equipping rising faith leaders as they navigate an era of profound spiritual and cultural upheaval. PSR Collective heralds a new day in faith leadership preparation amidst an expensive and fragmented educational landscape.

We serve rising faith leaders by offering courses, cohorts, and credentials that may stack into accredited degree programs. We engage with a wide range of seminaries and faith-based organizations to co-create community-based learning resources tailored to learners’ spiritual and professional goals. We empower rising faith leaders to discover their purpose and take action.

PSR Collective is a digital learning space operated on the technology platform, Kwaray. Kwaray was founded by the Pacific School of Religion (PSR), a progressive Christian seminary, graduate school, and center for leadership development and social impact. With a rich 150-year legacy of cutting-edge social innovation, PSR has continually worked to create a world where all can thrive. In Fall 2022, PSR received a generous $5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to reimagine theological education through a new learning platform. This vision began to take shape in Fall 2023 with the launch of Project K, a preview initiative that allowed the Kwaray team to test innovative learning concepts, course material, platform design, and user experience, while gathering valuable feedback from learners. In Fall 2024, we proudly present the official launch of Kwaray - PSR’s latest expression of its mission to empower faith leaders and expand educational opportunities. Soon after, PSR launched its very own collective, PSR Collective, as the first collective built on Kwaray, where PSR lists live and self-paced courses, as well as other learning resources, to support rising faith leaders put their why to work.

Listen to our origin stories from the President of the Pacific School of Religion, David Vasquez-Levy, and the Director of Product and Strategy at Kwaray, Cindy Liu, to learn more about the why, the intentionalities, and the vision behind Kwaray.