Faith leadership that is
safe,
relevant,
transformative.
We train faith leaders to achieve change in three areas:
We are committed to non-coercive, transparent leadership that never profits from religion.
We are effortful in understanding and responding to the experiences of the people we lead.
We don't just practice religion. We lead systemic change.
Our Why
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Our Founder, Heather Cetrangolo, grew up surviving abuse in the Church, but through an unexpected encounter with grace, became a priest herself.
Heather had a heart for the church communities, schools and Christian agencies that had the most broken trust with faith leaders and religious teachings. She understood the dangers of religion at a deeply personal level, as well as the power of faith-based communities to save lives and transform futures. One after another, she worked with communities in need of healing and renewal. Today, it is her life mission to pass these skills onto Christian leaders in schools, congregations, the care economy and sustainability sector.
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We are a course,
a collegiate
and a research institute.
The Renewal Course
Systemic Renewal is an evidence-based practice for leading change in settings that have experienced broken trust or decreased relevance.
Learn four disciplines that lead to lasting change through our five, self-paced videos, which you can purchase for only $198.
Become a Collegiate
To become a lifelong Collegiate, you can join one of our three College communities.
Educators College of Renewal
for chaplains and senior leaders in schools.
Pastors College of Renewal
for lay and ordained leaders in congregations.
Caux College of Renewal
for Christian leaders in the care economy and sustainability sector.
Macro-Level Change
We develop research teams to crack the biggest challenges of our times.
Our research goes beyond presenting data in reports. We build teams who execute change across a three-year, monitored and evaluated process.
Current projects we are working on include:
Renewing community housing in Victoria;
Renewing health care for patients living with ME;
Renewing churches in Sri Lanka.
People who've tried it say ...
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It’s just the most incredible course; probably the most effective training, teaching and facilitation I’ve ever been to. I genuinely think Heather has a unique blend of priest, teacher, listener and a legal background that makes her very analytical. She takes information that people give her and applies it really quickly and looks to structure.
Tom Tayler
Director, Policy and Finance
Earth Capital Nexus@LSE, UK
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This program is not inspirational fluff, it is deep, genuine, structural work for people who labor inside systems that often feel set up to fail, and you are learning from leaders who actively work within and understand the weight and human responsibility of systemic change.
Angela Ryden
COO, IT & Wellness,
Sweden
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Systemic Renewal offers something unique. It doesn’t just invite reflection, it anchors it in shared human experience and collective practice. What I value most is how it brings clarity to the how of change through metaphors, disciplines, and a way of seeing the world that’s rarely offered elsewhere.
Ruve Narang
Founder, Outright Art
and Peacebuilder, India
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Heather is an advanced theoretician in ‘Systemic Renewal’. She has strong analytical and critical thinking skills, along with a problem-based and solution-oriented approach. All of this is accompanied by a strong visual presentation ability which makes her work more easily comprehensible. She possesses a humble character and patiently observes and perceives new knowledge.
Gazmend Gjyshinca MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kosovo
Our clients and partners
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Leaders Trained
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Sectors
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