IMMEDIATE IMPACT.
LONG TERM LEGACY.
The Transforming Center's Digital Capture Project
This page has been refreshed and you can find new updates about the next phase in the Digital Capture Project! There are exciting things already happening and more that is yet to come. These new Transforming Resources and events will steward impactful teachings, increase the reach of our ministry and further empower our alumni. Two years ago we were filming, last year we were editing, and this year we are creating and launching the first ministry offerings made possible by this project!
Look how far we've come — together!
Now that we have captured the content of the Transforming Community experience and had the time to work with it, it's time to use it! Take a look at how far we've come in last few years...together we have been able to do so much!
2022
Discernment
How can we steward the content of Transforming Community well, making it more accessible for leaders and their communities to revisit these teachings and sacred rhythms or to experience them for the first time?
Development
As a staff and board, we worked hard to make good and wise plans. We established a budget that we were able to hold to, we chose an incredible production team to work with us and we invited the wisdom of alumni, donors and outside consultants to help us envision what might be possible.
Stepping out in Faith
It was challenging to articulate all that the Digital Capture Project could be without anything to show people. We needed a lead gift to get us started. A member of our giving community was willing to step out and provide the money needed for that first shoot. With fear and trembling, we linked arms and went for it!
2023
Filming
In January of 2023, we began filming with the incredible the team at Reculture, led by CJ Casciotta, a friend of the TC. Several of our alumni were so generous to sit with Ruth making sure this was a communal experience and that Ruth's authenticity came through!
Fundraising
After the first film shoot, we were able to take footage and share the vision with our giving community. From there, we were able to raise $300k and finish the filming!
Music & Artwork
As a way of supporting the teaching that we had on video, we went on to add music, liturgy and artwork. The beauty of these elements serves the content in such meaningful ways. We are grateful to Rory Noland, Aaron Niequist, Kirk Bolen, and Kreg Yingst for their generous contributions to this project!
2024
Editing
Most of 2024 was spent editing over 60 hours of content and finding ways to weave the other creative elements together. While it was a lot of work, we were so encouraged to see how it was all coming together and all that would now be possible!
2025
A New Season of Ministry
Once the large overall edit was complete, we turned our attention towards making these teachings and practices available in a variety of ways. At the beginning of 2025 we took our first steps into a new season of ministry—one that is fully grounded in over 20 years of ministry and growing in order to extend an even wider invitation into transforming community!
So far, the Digital Capture Project has allowed us to expand our ministry offerings in the following ways:
1 Alumni Membership
Starting back in March, over a 100 alumni have chosen to continue the transformational journey together through this online community! Each month, we revisit a teaching from the Transforming Community experience and then we gather for conversation and a shared spiritual practice. Additionally, this membership gives us an easy way to share "extra" little things along the way...discounts on Online Oasis events, access to the bonus podcast episodes and (starting this fall) any new videos we make available to the general public. We are thrilled to be able to connect, support and resource our larger TC community in this way!
2 Haven: An Experience of Transforming Community
This month, we launched a new experience of Transforming Community through Haven! This community will meet alternately online and in person over the course of 18 months. For our first retreat, we crafted a 24 hour schedule that gave the community the opportunity to gather online utilizing the teaching videos from the Digital Capture Project. It was incredible to see Ruth's teaching really work through this platform and the videos led us beautifully into our times for personal reflection and community connection throughout our time together.
The Ministry Community supporting Haven.
3 Our First Video Series for the General Public
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Part of the vision for the Digital Capture Project was to open the doors for people beyond our Transforming Communities to engage with the teachings and practices that we have found to be so impactful. Because of the breadth and depth of Ruth's teaching over the years, we are excited to find new and fresh ways to share this content. Our first video series, Ways of Praying will become available this fall and it will provide both teaching and practice around 6 different ways of praying that open us up to God's transforming presence.
Remember where we started and why...
This digital capture project is our response to requests we’ve received over the years from around the world to make the Transforming Community content more accessible for leaders and their communities to experience these sacred rhythms and teachings.
LEGACY & STEWARDSHIP
If we've learned anything in the past few years, it's that uncertainty is inevitable, and it takes discernment to know how we are called to respond. We are seeking to be wise about how we spend our time and resources in this new season. A digital offering like this is resistant to circumstances like pandemics and recessions and therefore feels like a prudent investment in preserving and stewarding such a transformational offering.
REACH & IMPACT
The impact of the Transforming Center far exceeds the size of our organization, and our capacity is limited. This kind of offering carries with it the exciting ability to scale our ministry further than previously possible. By capturing the Transforming Community experience in digital format, we have the opportunity to provide regional community experiences and additional digital resources to a broader audience including lesser resourced and international communities.
EMPOWERED ALUMNI
An offering like this supports Transforming Community alumni to guide others by offering unprecedented access to a wide variety of content in an equally wide variety of formats. This will be a dynamic resource they can bring back to their communities.
If you are encouraged by what we've been able to do so far, we invite you to continue your support or make your first investment in the next season of ministry!
As we work with the footage that we have captured to create new Transforming Resources, your support will allow us to build a digital library that can better serve pastors and leaders, congregations and communities, who are longing to flourish in their life and leadership. Your financial gift will:
- Support the ongoing expenses associated with creating a variety of dynamic resources from the Digital Capture Project
- Enable us to explore different ways of reaching a broader audience
- Help us to cultivate an extension of our community online
- Make plans to film additional teaching and practices that can be added the Digital Library over time
Thank you in advance for prayerfully considering how you might partner with us during this pivotal time!