Skip Navigation
Request Info Apply Now Give to NU
Northwest University Logo
    • Campus Admission (Undergrad)
    • Online Admission
    • Graduate Admission
    • Northwest Partnership Program
    • NU Oregon Campus
    • International Students
    • Summer Journey for High Schoolers
    • Concurrent Credit
    • Re-admit or Change Campus
    • Request Information
    • Apply Now
    • Campus Visits and Info Sessions
    • College of Arts and Sciences
    • College of Business
    • College of Education
    • College of Ministry
    • College of Nursing
    • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • School of PA Medicine
    • Center for Calling and Theological Formation
    • Center for Leadership Studies
    • Creatio Center for Technology, Media, and Design
    • Career Readiness Initiative
    • Honors Program
    • Registrar and Transcripts
    • Faculty
    • Scholarships
    • Undergraduate
    • Graduate
    • Online Undergraduate
    • Online Graduate
    • Northwest Partnership Program
    • NU Oregon Campus
    • Veterans Benefits
    • Glossary of Terms
    • Cost Information
    • NU Calendar
    • Campus Tour
    • Campus Ministries
    • Eagle Store
    • NU Library
    • Student Housing
    • NU Blog
    • Men's
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Soccer
    • Track & Field
    • Women's
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Track & Field
    • Volleyball
    • Give Now
    • Learn About Giving
    • Endowed Scholarships
    • Alumni
    • Prospective Student
    • Transfer Student
    • Current Student
    • Parent
    • Alumni
    • Donor
    • About Northwest University
    • Campus Locations
    • Office of the President
    • Upcoming Events
    • Student Consumer Information
    • Student Success
    • Conference and Event Services
    • Job Opportunities
    • Contact Us
Search
Request Info Apply Now
  • Faculty and Administration
  • Center for Leadership Studies
  • Center for Online and Extended Education
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business
  • College of Education
  • College of Ministry
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • School of PA Medicine
  • School of Physical Therapy
  • President’s Cabinet
Dr. Forrest Inslee

Dr. Forrest Inslee

Professor

International Community Development

  • M.C.S. Regent College, 1998
  • Ph.D. Northwestern University, 1992
  • M.A. Northwestern University, 1988
  • B.A. Northwestern University, 1984

Email: forrest.inslee@northwestu.edu

Direct: 425-889-7809

Background

Forrest Inslee earned an MA and PhD from Northwestern University in communication/ethnography, and an MA in Theology from Regent College. He worked a number of years among the urban poor in Chicago, and later lived in Istanbul supporting community development and leadership training for the emerging churches there. His primary teaching interests lie in community development, intercultural studies, environmental justice, and social entrepreneurship.

Courses

  • Culture Studies in a Global Context
  • Research for Social Change
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Fieldwork
  • Thesis Practica

Current Work

Editor, Christ & Cascadia.

Podcast: Earthkeepers—Creation Care and Spirituality.

Designer/Instructor, Resilient Leaders Project. Lily Endowment grant, The Seattle School, December 2017–December 2022. 

Presentation: “A New Way Forward in Community Development.” Keynote Speaker, Path from Poverty Fundraising Gala, Seattle, October 2018.

Workshop: “Social Enterprise is the Work of the Church.” Inhabit Conference, Seattle, April 2017.

Article: “How Not to Serve the Native Church.” Christ and Cascadia, February 2017.

Presentation: “Songs of the People: Supporting the Creation of Indigenous Music.” Missions Fest, Bellevue, WA, October 2016

Presentation: “Sustainable Housing in Seattle: A Tiny House Solution.” Inhabit Conference, Seattle, April 2015.

Workshop: “Rethinking the Place of Church in Community Development.” Coordinator and speaker at event co-sponsored by Mustard Seed Associates, The Seattle School, and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Seattle, April 2015.

Book Chapter: "Found by Grace." The Spirit of Adoption. Ed by Melanie Springer Mock, Martha Diede, and Jeremiah Webster. Cascade Books: OR. 2014.

Workshop: “Social Change Agents: New Challenges for the Millennial Generation.” Coordinator and speaker at event co-sponsored by Mustard Seed Associates and The Seattle School. Seattle, May 2014.

Recommended Reading

Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Living by Annie Dillard

Ready to Join the NU Community?


Take your next step today.

Request Information Schedule a Visit Apply Online Now
NU Sheild Logo

© 2023 Northwest University

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) · Privacy Policy

Northwest University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally afforded or made available to students at the university. Northwest does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national and ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, or scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs.