Workshops
Registration includes access to four workshops with sought-after Christian leaders, teachers, authors, speakers, and coaches. All of our training and workshops have a biblical foundation and will help you integrate God’s Word into your life, ministry and work.
You can choose from 36 training workshops.
Note that there are morning and afternoon options.
Friday, September 26
Morning workshops 8:00 – 9:15 am
Believe it or not, it can take only a matter of seconds for a person to decide whether they will trust you and make a connection, or if you will become someone they want to avoid. No matter what your leadership style is, if you are a pastor, counselor or life coach, you are always communicating something to others. The Bible says that, “Wisdom makes knowledge acceptable.” This workshop will help you gain greater insight and wisdom as you develop into the influential and effective leader you have been praying to become.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn about the advantage and power of continued growth through the impartation that comes from God and gain the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds and walks of life by asking questions that matter.
- Develop a deeper understanding on the value of building lasting rapport.
- Understand important principles about the power of influence, so when you communicate effectively, others will listen.
Believe it or not, it can take only a matter of seconds for a person to decide whether they will trust you and make a connection, or if you will become someone they want to avoid. No matter what your leadership style is, if you are a pastor, counselor or life coach, you are always communicating something to others. The Bible says that, “Wisdom makes knowledge acceptable.” This workshop will help you gain greater insight and wisdom as you develop into the influential and effective leader you have been praying to become.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn about the advantage and power of continued growth through the impartation that comes from God and gain the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds and walks of life by asking questions that matter.
- Develop a deeper understanding on the value of building lasting rapport.
- Understand important principles about the power of influence, so when you communicate effectively, others will listen.
This workshop presents the Life Recovery Model as a Christ-centered pathway for healing, spiritual growth, and personal transformation—demonstrating that the 12 Steps, which are grounded in biblical truth, are not just for those struggling with addiction, but for anyone seeking freedom from emotional, relational or spiritual strongholds through the redemptive power of Jesus Christ.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Be able to effectively challenge the misconception that Life Recovery is only for those with substance or behavioral addictions and affirm its biblical foundation as a spiritual pathway for anyone seeking healing, restoration, and transformation through Christ.
- Explore how the 12 Steps of Life Recovery align with Scripture to address universal struggles—such as guilt, shame, codependency, pride, and fear—and provide a Christ-centered process for freedom and renewal.
- Equip participants to apply the 12 Steps in their daily lives to experience deeper intimacy with God, healthier relationships with others, and ongoing spiritual growth through honesty, surrender, and grace.
This workshop presents the Life Recovery Model as a Christ-centered pathway for healing, spiritual growth, and personal transformation—demonstrating that the 12 Steps, which are grounded in biblical truth, are not just for those struggling with addiction, but for anyone seeking freedom from emotional, relational or spiritual strongholds through the redemptive power of Jesus Christ.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Be able to effectively challenge the misconception that Life Recovery is only for those with substance or behavioral addictions and affirm its biblical foundation as a spiritual pathway for anyone seeking healing, restoration, and transformation through Christ.
- Explore how the 12 Steps of Life Recovery align with Scripture to address universal struggles—such as guilt, shame, codependency, pride, and fear—and provide a Christ-centered process for freedom and renewal.
- Equip participants to apply the 12 Steps in their daily lives to experience deeper intimacy with God, healthier relationships with others, and ongoing spiritual growth through honesty, surrender, and grace.
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Attachment Theory, bonding science, and Christian faith are interconnected principles of relationship. This workshop offers Christian counselors, coaches, and ministry leaders a clear, elegant, and proven methodology to see, shape, and strengthen the marital bond of the couples they work with.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the emerging research and science of love and adult bonding as it pertains to God and others.
- Be oriented to the role of the facilitator and learn the necessary skills to effectively walk couples through seven core conversations for lasting love that are empirically evidence based.
- Learn how to process each conversation with couples, as well as the diverse applications of Created for Connection programs.
Attachment Theory, bonding science, and Christian faith are interconnected principles of relationship. This workshop offers Christian counselors, coaches, and ministry leaders a clear, elegant, and proven methodology to see, shape, and strengthen the marital bond of the couples they work with.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the emerging research and science of love and adult bonding as it pertains to God and others.
- Be oriented to the role of the facilitator and learn the necessary skills to effectively walk couples through seven core conversations for lasting love that are empirically evidence based.
- Learn how to process each conversation with couples, as well as the diverse applications of Created for Connection programs.
This workshop presents a comprehensive Christian training on AI tools and applications in ministry, coaching, and counseling that includes concerns, benefits, techniques, and lesser-known resources. Fear of the unknown can be crippling, as well as a major roadblock for advancement in technology and ministry. This training will provide structured modules of AI utilization and include Q&A with interactive elements. The goal is to move from undue fear to an informed and correct utilization of AI today.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Be equipped with practical knowledge, ethical insights, and advanced tools to effectively utilize AI in coaching and counseling while maintaining biblical integrity.
- Obtain data and skillfully identify patterns and insights needed inside their practice by using data from sources such as social media, societal trends, and mental health developments.
- Become aware of potential traps and bad habits that can be formed by having a total dependence on AI.
This workshop presents a comprehensive Christian training on AI tools and applications in ministry, coaching, and counseling that includes concerns, benefits, techniques, and lesser-known resources. Fear of the unknown can be crippling, as well as a major roadblock for advancement in technology and ministry. This training will provide structured modules of AI utilization and include Q&A with interactive elements. The goal is to move from undue fear to an informed and correct utilization of AI today.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Be equipped with practical knowledge, ethical insights, and advanced tools to effectively utilize AI in coaching and counseling while maintaining biblical integrity.
- Obtain data and skillfully identify patterns and insights needed inside their practice by using data from sources such as social media, societal trends, and mental health developments.
- Become aware of potential traps and bad habits that can be formed by having a total dependence on AI.
Social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, calls it an “anxious generation,” and author, John Eldredge, says that we are “disciples of the internet.” It also seems journalist Nicholas Carr’s sentiment is coming true, that we’re, “training our brains to forget, rather than to remember.” Yet, throughout the Scriptures, God continually reminds us, “Do not forget.” This workshop provides best practices for emotional maturity and spiritual renewal, helping clients move from the shallow, anxious trajectory of living that the world offers, to one of relational joy Christ offers.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Describe how screens are negatively impacting every generation from Alpha and Gen Z to Boomers.
- Implement counseling and coaching practices that build emotional maturity and connection, moving away from anxious living to relational joy.
- Define relational joy and implement spiritual growth practices that promote creative and relational potency.
Social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, calls it an “anxious generation,” and author, John Eldredge, says that we are “disciples of the internet.” It also seems journalist Nicholas Carr’s sentiment is coming true, that we’re, “training our brains to forget, rather than to remember.” Yet, throughout the Scriptures, God continually reminds us, “Do not forget.” This workshop provides best practices for emotional maturity and spiritual renewal, helping clients move from the shallow, anxious trajectory of living that the world offers, to one of relational joy Christ offers.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Describe how screens are negatively impacting every generation from Alpha and Gen Z to Boomers.
- Implement counseling and coaching practices that build emotional maturity and connection, moving away from anxious living to relational joy.
- Define relational joy and implement spiritual growth practices that promote creative and relational potency.
The Book of Job tells the story of an individual and his family going through an extreme series of traumatic events. The reaction of his wife and friends provides guidance for what to do and say and not do and say in trauma counseling. Job’s encounter with God in the later chapters assists in helping individuals whose world goes upside down following trauma. Job’s final chapter provides those called to care with guidance in understanding the question about whether or not there is hope after a traumatic event.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Consider a definition of trauma, how this definition relates to Job’s story, and the type of trauma he experienced.
- Learn physical, cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and relational symptoms that are common to those who experience trauma, and noting which of these are encountered by Job.
- Consider what the final chapter of Job has to do with post-traumatic growth—helping clients recover from trauma.
The Book of Job tells the story of an individual and his family going through an extreme series of traumatic events. The reaction of his wife and friends provides guidance for what to do and say and not do and say in trauma counseling. Job’s encounter with God in the later chapters assists in helping individuals whose world goes upside down following trauma. Job’s final chapter provides those called to care with guidance in understanding the question about whether or not there is hope after a traumatic event.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Consider a definition of trauma, how this definition relates to Job’s story, and the type of trauma he experienced.
- Learn physical, cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and relational symptoms that are common to those who experience trauma, and noting which of these are encountered by Job.
- Consider what the final chapter of Job has to do with post-traumatic growth—helping clients recover from trauma.
With the Equipping Profile Method and rapid learning, as well as clinically proven, biblically-based tools and solutions, your practice can gain momentum in growth by helping clients to heal faster, resulting in more referrals. This includes measuring and identifying the brain’s “root source” cognitive thinking patterns in minutes to provide fast, life-changing results. You will learn about the breakthrough in Clinical Brain Science and developing Christlike character. Christ calls us to provide biblical solutions to help those whom we serve. This workshop introduces you to a life-changing experience that has helped thousands of people over the last 30 years.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn how the brain works to transform lives at the speed of thought through three simple steps using the Equipping Method for Rapid Life Change.
- Gain strategies for getting clients past feeling stuck, when their thinking hits a hopeless “dead end,” as well as solving chaotic scrambled thinking, communication issues, poor relationships, fears, anxiety, stress, and anger.
- Review real case studies of successful life coaches using the Equipping Method and bringing Scripture alive.
With the Equipping Profile Method and rapid learning, as well as clinically proven, biblically-based tools and solutions, your practice can gain momentum in growth by helping clients to heal faster, resulting in more referrals. This includes measuring and identifying the brain’s “root source” cognitive thinking patterns in minutes to provide fast, life-changing results. You will learn about the breakthrough in Clinical Brain Science and developing Christlike character. Christ calls us to provide biblical solutions to help those whom we serve. This workshop introduces you to a life-changing experience that has helped thousands of people over the last 30 years.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn how the brain works to transform lives at the speed of thought through three simple steps using the Equipping Method for Rapid Life Change.
- Gain strategies for getting clients past feeling stuck, when their thinking hits a hopeless “dead end,” as well as solving chaotic scrambled thinking, communication issues, poor relationships, fears, anxiety, stress, and anger.
- Review real case studies of successful life coaches using the Equipping Method and bringing Scripture alive.
In a culture of constant connection, even the most faithful can struggle with distraction. This workshop equips Christian life coaches with practical tools and biblical truths to help clients recognize digital timewasters, set God-honoring boundaries, and restore a spiritual hope and biblical focus. Learn how to guide individuals, couples, and families toward intentional living with less screen time and more Christ-centered time.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the spiritual and emotional impact of digital overuse, recognize signs of digital timewasters, and understand how screen habits can disrupt spiritual growth, relationships, and purposeful living.
- Apply coaching tools to establish Christ-centered tech boundaries and learn to use practical coaching resources to guide clients toward healthier digital habits.
- Demonstrate biblical coaching conversations around digital discipline and practice grace-filled and truth-grounded coaching conversations that empower clients to set boundaries, uphold accountability, and grow in digital stewardship.
In a culture of constant connection, even the most faithful can struggle with distraction. This workshop equips Christian life coaches with practical tools and biblical truths to help clients recognize digital timewasters, set God-honoring boundaries, and restore a spiritual hope and biblical focus. Learn how to guide individuals, couples, and families toward intentional living with less screen time and more Christ-centered time.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the spiritual and emotional impact of digital overuse, recognize signs of digital timewasters, and understand how screen habits can disrupt spiritual growth, relationships, and purposeful living.
- Apply coaching tools to establish Christ-centered tech boundaries and learn to use practical coaching resources to guide clients toward healthier digital habits.
- Demonstrate biblical coaching conversations around digital discipline and practice grace-filled and truth-grounded coaching conversations that empower clients to set boundaries, uphold accountability, and grow in digital stewardship.
People are increasingly seeking mentoring and counseling help for many different reasons, but as Christian leaders, we need to be sure to always point people to Jesus as our source. God has given us a road map and a compass for the types of pressures and problems that we will face as we enter into what the Bible describes as the “end times.” Amazingly, the answer is always the same: He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. This workshop is designed to address the pitfalls and potholes we must be prepared to speak into when we offer others our care and counsel.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the pressures that their clients and those they disciple will face in the days ahead.
- Learn important tools to equip them in offering practical and spiritual help to those they lead through difficult times.
- Be challenged to give people what they “need,” and not necessarily what they “want” when looking for answers to questions and real-life problems.
People are increasingly seeking mentoring and counseling help for many different reasons, but as Christian leaders, we need to be sure to always point people to Jesus as our source. God has given us a road map and a compass for the types of pressures and problems that we will face as we enter into what the Bible describes as the “end times.” Amazingly, the answer is always the same: He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. This workshop is designed to address the pitfalls and potholes we must be prepared to speak into when we offer others our care and counsel.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the pressures that their clients and those they disciple will face in the days ahead.
- Learn important tools to equip them in offering practical and spiritual help to those they lead through difficult times.
- Be challenged to give people what they “need,” and not necessarily what they “want” when looking for answers to questions and real-life problems.
In today’s chaotic world, traumatic events frequently take place all around us, impacting the critical ministries and strategies of counselors, life coaches, chaplains, and more. This workshop brings a dynamic faith-based and relational approach to trauma recovery. It was created by Project Healing Heroes and integrates research, real-life experiences, and psychological principles with a Christ-centered focus on helping people heal. Come, join us and learn how you too can make a difference!
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn “Basic Combat Training” principles in dealing with trauma and integrated from the Up Armor series.
- Develop meaningful strategies to use with survivors in building healthy relationships and by addressing topics such as guilt, shame, remorse, regret, survivor guilt, and moral injury.
- Articulate effective ways for survivors to defeat isolation and gain a powerful and clear understanding of who they are and how they are designed to be in their relationship with God and others.
In today’s chaotic world, traumatic events frequently take place all around us, impacting the critical ministries and strategies of counselors, life coaches, chaplains, and more. This workshop brings a dynamic faith-based and relational approach to trauma recovery. It was created by Project Healing Heroes and integrates research, real-life experiences, and psychological principles with a Christ-centered focus on helping people heal. Come, join us and learn how you too can make a difference!
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn “Basic Combat Training” principles in dealing with trauma and integrated from the Up Armor series.
- Develop meaningful strategies to use with survivors in building healthy relationships and by addressing topics such as guilt, shame, remorse, regret, survivor guilt, and moral injury.
- Articulate effective ways for survivors to defeat isolation and gain a powerful and clear understanding of who they are and how they are designed to be in their relationship with God and others.
Friday, September 26
Afternoon workshops 2:30 – 3:45 pm
- Visit speaker's site
So many people you work with and care for are struggling with brokenness. They have been emotionally or physically abandoned, lost a career or have been left by a loved one. Many are still stuck behind a wall of hurt or anger from their past. This workshop will highlight five powerful, biblical insights that can help you help hurting people move from being broken to blessed. This can be a powerful experience for those who missed out on loving attachment or who have experienced abuse or trauma in later life. Learn how to help them embrace God’s blessing and how to give and live the Blessing with their loved ones and others.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Discover the power of God’s blessing to help “reverse the curse” and assist people in moving past their brokenness.
- Learn how today’s focus on attachment is linked with the concept of biblical blessing.
- Walk through five powerful ways to help coach others to move from being broken to being blessed.
So many people you work with and care for are struggling with brokenness. They have been emotionally or physically abandoned, lost a career or have been left by a loved one. Many are still stuck behind a wall of hurt or anger from their past. This workshop will highlight five powerful, biblical insights that can help you help hurting people move from being broken to blessed. This can be a powerful experience for those who missed out on loving attachment or who have experienced abuse or trauma in later life. Learn how to help them embrace God’s blessing and how to give and live the Blessing with their loved ones and others.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Discover the power of God’s blessing to help “reverse the curse” and assist people in moving past their brokenness.
- Learn how today’s focus on attachment is linked with the concept of biblical blessing.
- Walk through five powerful ways to help coach others to move from being broken to being blessed.
Self-doubt, often referred to as imposter syndrome, can keep us from stepping into our God-given calling and limit our ability to help others become who the Lord created them to be. Whether leading in ministry, coaching and counseling others or influencing our communities, we must learn to break free from fear and insecurity. In this workshop, we will explore biblical principles and practical strategies to cultivate courage, overcome limiting beliefs, and lead with confidence.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify and overcome limiting beliefs by recognizing common fears and self-doubts that hinder leadership, countering them with biblical truth.
- Build a courageous mindset and discover faith-based strategies for developing resilience and confidence in leadership practice.
- Take bold action in leadership and influence by applying practical steps to lead courageously, make confident decisions, and encourage others to do the same.
Self-doubt, often referred to as imposter syndrome, can keep us from stepping into our God-given calling and limit our ability to help others become who the Lord created them to be. Whether leading in ministry, coaching and counseling others or influencing our communities, we must learn to break free from fear and insecurity. In this workshop, we will explore biblical principles and practical strategies to cultivate courage, overcome limiting beliefs, and lead with confidence.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify and overcome limiting beliefs by recognizing common fears and self-doubts that hinder leadership, countering them with biblical truth.
- Build a courageous mindset and discover faith-based strategies for developing resilience and confidence in leadership practice.
- Take bold action in leadership and influence by applying practical steps to lead courageously, make confident decisions, and encourage others to do the same.
We all know the Bible says spiritual warfare is real, but actually engaging in it can be intimidating. It is important to know the basics of how warfare works and what to do when confronted by situations that require tearing down strongholds or confronting wicked spirits. Dr. Warner is the president of Deeper Walk International, a ministry that has been training people how to engage in spiritual warfare ministry in a biblically balanced way for over 35 years. You will learn core principles and common practices for recognizing and resolving issues related to spiritual warfare.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the two foundational principles that guide all spiritual warfare practice.
- Discover how to recognize demonic activity related to the body, beliefs, and bonding.
- Learn a basic process for resolving demonic activity related to several common problems people face.
We all know the Bible says spiritual warfare is real, but actually engaging in it can be intimidating. It is important to know the basics of how warfare works and what to do when confronted by situations that require tearing down strongholds or confronting wicked spirits. Dr. Warner is the president of Deeper Walk International, a ministry that has been training people how to engage in spiritual warfare ministry in a biblically balanced way for over 35 years. You will learn core principles and common practices for recognizing and resolving issues related to spiritual warfare.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the two foundational principles that guide all spiritual warfare practice.
- Discover how to recognize demonic activity related to the body, beliefs, and bonding.
- Learn a basic process for resolving demonic activity related to several common problems people face.
Through the work of professionals like Brene Brown, the idea of being vulnerable has seen a resurgence and an acceptance. But what if that’s actually a problem? The advent of a more “vulnerable” society has come with a grave consequence: the ability to fake it. This workshop will discuss why we now need to practice and push for radical vulnerability, explaining what that looks like and showing how our sinful natures have distorted what was a good thing. Through Scripture and stunning practical examples, it will show that the key to true freedom from some of our biggest struggles is accomplished through going even further than we thought we could.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Recognize how radical vulnerability is different than regular vulnerability.
- Learn what it concretely looks like to implement radical vulnerability.
- Understand why radical vulnerability isn’t just for a younger generation.
Through the work of professionals like Brene Brown, the idea of being vulnerable has seen a resurgence and an acceptance. But what if that’s actually a problem? The advent of a more “vulnerable” society has come with a grave consequence: the ability to fake it. This workshop will discuss why we now need to practice and push for radical vulnerability, explaining what that looks like and showing how our sinful natures have distorted what was a good thing. Through Scripture and stunning practical examples, it will show that the key to true freedom from some of our biggest struggles is accomplished through going even further than we thought we could.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Recognize how radical vulnerability is different than regular vulnerability.
- Learn what it concretely looks like to implement radical vulnerability.
- Understand why radical vulnerability isn’t just for a younger generation.
Couples yearn to experience the depth of real intimacy and great sex in their marriages. The world doesn’t offer the remedy to the ache couples often share with coaches and caregivers as they often default to the pursuit of a false intimacy. This workshop unpacks the secrets to great sex within a Christ-centered and godly marriage and shares research and survey results from hundreds of couples about what they desire and need from each other in order to experience deepened intimacy in their marriages. Findings revealed that most intimacy has more to do with the connection of safety in marriage and the joint position a couple has in Christ.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn research based principles developed from, The Five Sex Needs of Men and Women: Discovering the Secrets to Great Sex in a Godly Marriage (Tyndale Publishing).
- Gain strategies regarding the secrets to emotional, spiritual, and sexual connection in marriage, equipping couples in any stage of life with intentionally moving toward one another and keeping the marriage bed pure while enjoying the depth of deepened intimacy.
- Be equipped to redefine what’s great about sex in godly marriages and offer clients an alternative that brings life to their marriage beds and hearts as they grow emotionally, spiritually, and sexually.
Couples yearn to experience the depth of real intimacy and great sex in their marriages. The world doesn’t offer the remedy to the ache couples often share with coaches and caregivers as they often default to the pursuit of a false intimacy. This workshop unpacks the secrets to great sex within a Christ-centered and godly marriage and shares research and survey results from hundreds of couples about what they desire and need from each other in order to experience deepened intimacy in their marriages. Findings revealed that most intimacy has more to do with the connection of safety in marriage and the joint position a couple has in Christ.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn research based principles developed from, The Five Sex Needs of Men and Women: Discovering the Secrets to Great Sex in a Godly Marriage (Tyndale Publishing).
- Gain strategies regarding the secrets to emotional, spiritual, and sexual connection in marriage, equipping couples in any stage of life with intentionally moving toward one another and keeping the marriage bed pure while enjoying the depth of deepened intimacy.
- Be equipped to redefine what’s great about sex in godly marriages and offer clients an alternative that brings life to their marriage beds and hearts as they grow emotionally, spiritually, and sexually.
The Autism Spectrum is characterized by rigid cognitive thinking, challenges in executive functioning, diminished capacities in social emotional situations, emotional dysregulation, and maintaining relationships. Speaking from a lived experience as a Neurodiverse Christian Couple (NDCC), as well as professional experience working with NDCCs, this workshop unpacks research, principles, and strategies from the presenters’ books, Embracing the Autism Spectrum: Finding Hope & Joy Navigating the Neurodiverse Family Journey, and Uniquely Us, written with contributing authors who are experts in the field. Neurology indeed matters in coaching approaches and in working with autistic clients or neurodiverse marriages (when one or both partners is ASD, ADHD or AuDHD).
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn the basics of undiagnosed Autism in adults and how that may impact coaching processes and outcomes.
- Understand the complexities and nuances of married life when one or both spouses are on the autism spectrum.
- Develop a working knowledge of the neurodiverse marriage and neurodiverse family system dynamics.
The Autism Spectrum is characterized by rigid cognitive thinking, challenges in executive functioning, diminished capacities in social emotional situations, emotional dysregulation, and maintaining relationships. Speaking from a lived experience as a Neurodiverse Christian Couple (NDCC), as well as professional experience working with NDCCs, this workshop unpacks research, principles, and strategies from the presenters’ books, Embracing the Autism Spectrum: Finding Hope & Joy Navigating the Neurodiverse Family Journey, and Uniquely Us, written with contributing authors who are experts in the field. Neurology indeed matters in coaching approaches and in working with autistic clients or neurodiverse marriages (when one or both partners is ASD, ADHD or AuDHD).
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn the basics of undiagnosed Autism in adults and how that may impact coaching processes and outcomes.
- Understand the complexities and nuances of married life when one or both spouses are on the autism spectrum.
- Develop a working knowledge of the neurodiverse marriage and neurodiverse family system dynamics.
Given the realities of tribulation and crises all around us, resilience is a critical life skill from cradle to grave. How do we prepare for the storms of life, weather them, and then bounce back without getting stuck in the toxic emotions of guilt, false guilt, anger, and bitterness? How do we learn to navigate adversity and get better, wiser, and stronger in the process of posttraumatic growth? This workshop explores the dynamics of resilience, both personally and in helping others do the same – God Style!
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Gain greater appreciation for the chaotic challenges we all face in today’s world, as well as a useful, biblical theology of suffering.
- Learn the key components of the Resilience Life Cycle and associated tools to navigate the Before, During, and After of adversity and trauma through the storms of life.
- Be exposed to additional Resilience Resources, including actual engagement with the Resilience Training Game to reinforce key principles in a dynamic, fun learning environment.
Given the realities of tribulation and crises all around us, resilience is a critical life skill from cradle to grave. How do we prepare for the storms of life, weather them, and then bounce back without getting stuck in the toxic emotions of guilt, false guilt, anger, and bitterness? How do we learn to navigate adversity and get better, wiser, and stronger in the process of posttraumatic growth? This workshop explores the dynamics of resilience, both personally and in helping others do the same – God Style!
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Gain greater appreciation for the chaotic challenges we all face in today’s world, as well as a useful, biblical theology of suffering.
- Learn the key components of the Resilience Life Cycle and associated tools to navigate the Before, During, and After of adversity and trauma through the storms of life.
- Be exposed to additional Resilience Resources, including actual engagement with the Resilience Training Game to reinforce key principles in a dynamic, fun learning environment.
In Mark 12:31, Jesus says, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” He teaches that we cannot effectively love others if we do not love ourselves. After all, how do we practically and authentically give what we don’t have? Effective leaders understand the importance of paying attention to their own spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. This workshop provides specific strategies and applicable tools from God’s Word to empower leaders to prioritize personal self-care in order to fulfill God’s design for them and their ministries.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Discover how self-awareness leads to more effective leadership.
- Develop a healthy protocol for continued personal growth.
- Learn to lead with greater Christlikeness through the renewal of the mind.
In Mark 12:31, Jesus says, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” He teaches that we cannot effectively love others if we do not love ourselves. After all, how do we practically and authentically give what we don’t have? Effective leaders understand the importance of paying attention to their own spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. This workshop provides specific strategies and applicable tools from God’s Word to empower leaders to prioritize personal self-care in order to fulfill God’s design for them and their ministries.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Discover how self-awareness leads to more effective leadership.
- Develop a healthy protocol for continued personal growth.
- Learn to lead with greater Christlikeness through the renewal of the mind.
The past 150 years in the Western world have seen dramatic changes in family life and the ways parents raise children. Families are busy and exhausted, and parents are quite lonely. This workshop goes through the major shifts that have taken place over the last century and a half that have led to the matrix we currently find ourselves in. Practical strategies are offered to coach families out of the cultural bondage and into a direction of margin and generational purpose.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the massive societal shifts over the last 150 years that have influenced how we think about family life and in the parenting of our children.
- Explore how this shift has led to increasing rates of anxiety, a lack of purpose, and families claiming there’s “just not enough me,” while also explaining the two mindsets that have the power to bring joy or exhaustion to each individual and family.
- Implement practical, everyday rhythms that help men, women, and children find their identity, step into Kingdom-building purpose, and find joy that the current paradigm cannot offer.
The past 150 years in the Western world have seen dramatic changes in family life and the ways parents raise children. Families are busy and exhausted, and parents are quite lonely. This workshop goes through the major shifts that have taken place over the last century and a half that have led to the matrix we currently find ourselves in. Practical strategies are offered to coach families out of the cultural bondage and into a direction of margin and generational purpose.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the massive societal shifts over the last 150 years that have influenced how we think about family life and in the parenting of our children.
- Explore how this shift has led to increasing rates of anxiety, a lack of purpose, and families claiming there’s “just not enough me,” while also explaining the two mindsets that have the power to bring joy or exhaustion to each individual and family.
- Implement practical, everyday rhythms that help men, women, and children find their identity, step into Kingdom-building purpose, and find joy that the current paradigm cannot offer.
Saturday, September 27
Morning workshops 8:30 – 9:45 am
With every conversation, you have the power to either strengthen or weaken your relationships. Whether you are coaching, caregiving or simply connecting with others, your ability to approach conversation with intentionality—building trust, fostering connection, and creating space for authentic, life-giving dialogue—determines the success of your interactions. When you elevate your communication skills, you unlock the potential for truly transformational conversations. Join us to unlock the tools, insights, and skills to make every conversation count.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn the difference between open, closed, and leading questions—and when to use each one effectively, while also discovering how past experience and expertise impacts the ability to listen and engage – both positively and negatively.
- Identify common conversational habits that frequently shut down honest and open communication, uncover hidden “communication killers” that may be sabotaging efforts, and learn how to replace them with strategies that foster life-giving dialogue.
- Gain practical methods and tools to adapt communication style to different situations and personalities, learning how to understand and leverage the communication preferences of others in order to foster deeper connections and more productive conversations. v
With every conversation, you have the power to either strengthen or weaken your relationships. Whether you are coaching, caregiving or simply connecting with others, your ability to approach conversation with intentionality—building trust, fostering connection, and creating space for authentic, life-giving dialogue—determines the success of your interactions. When you elevate your communication skills, you unlock the potential for truly transformational conversations. Join us to unlock the tools, insights, and skills to make every conversation count.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn the difference between open, closed, and leading questions—and when to use each one effectively, while also discovering how past experience and expertise impacts the ability to listen and engage – both positively and negatively.
- Identify common conversational habits that frequently shut down honest and open communication, uncover hidden “communication killers” that may be sabotaging efforts, and learn how to replace them with strategies that foster life-giving dialogue.
- Gain practical methods and tools to adapt communication style to different situations and personalities, learning how to understand and leverage the communication preferences of others in order to foster deeper connections and more productive conversations. v
So many people today are struggling to feel connected. From marriages and families, to friendships, even within the workplace. It seems that our differences are creating greater division instead of connection. Five key ways to help clients “make the merge” past their differences and into strong, joyful, and lasting connections will be covered. Full of practical help, powerful tools, humor, and engagement, this workshop will help you effectively help others.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Discover and understand the “Merge” and how disconnection can keep us from having the relationships we and our clients want.
- Walk through five powerful ways to help others “Make The Merge” and create strong, joyful, and lasting connections.
- Not only understand the strategic principles, but be able to apply and use what they’ve learned in practical ways.
So many people today are struggling to feel connected. From marriages and families, to friendships, even within the workplace. It seems that our differences are creating greater division instead of connection. Five key ways to help clients “make the merge” past their differences and into strong, joyful, and lasting connections will be covered. Full of practical help, powerful tools, humor, and engagement, this workshop will help you effectively help others.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Discover and understand the “Merge” and how disconnection can keep us from having the relationships we and our clients want.
- Walk through five powerful ways to help others “Make The Merge” and create strong, joyful, and lasting connections.
- Not only understand the strategic principles, but be able to apply and use what they’ve learned in practical ways.
Life Coaches want to expand their practice while reaching the needs of their clients, church, and community. There is an urgent need today in churches, ministries, and organizations for developing Christlike leaders. This is a significant opportunity, but Life Coaching skills are essential to impact the development of mature, healthy and godly leaders, pastoral staff, lay ministries, couples, and individuals. If God is calling you to meet and facilitate this all-important leadership gap, this workshop will equip you with a simple and effective method for expanding your coaching ministry and building your practice.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn how to build referral sources with proven methods to fill immediate needs, maximize potential and talents in a coaching ministry calling, and expand a practice.
- Incorporate the Equipping Profile Method and the Bible to address real life issues— worry, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, loss, abuse, and relationship and communication issues—learning how Christ-like thinking relates to becoming a strong Christian leader.
- Develop strategies to equip others with clinically proven tools and biblical principles to encourage and build solid Christ-driven leaders including pastors, staff, youth ministers, deacons, care leaders, lay counselors, and others serving the church.
Life Coaches want to expand their practice while reaching the needs of their clients, church, and community. There is an urgent need today in churches, ministries, and organizations for developing Christlike leaders. This is a significant opportunity, but Life Coaching skills are essential to impact the development of mature, healthy and godly leaders, pastoral staff, lay ministries, couples, and individuals. If God is calling you to meet and facilitate this all-important leadership gap, this workshop will equip you with a simple and effective method for expanding your coaching ministry and building your practice.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn how to build referral sources with proven methods to fill immediate needs, maximize potential and talents in a coaching ministry calling, and expand a practice.
- Incorporate the Equipping Profile Method and the Bible to address real life issues— worry, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, loss, abuse, and relationship and communication issues—learning how Christ-like thinking relates to becoming a strong Christian leader.
- Develop strategies to equip others with clinically proven tools and biblical principles to encourage and build solid Christ-driven leaders including pastors, staff, youth ministers, deacons, care leaders, lay counselors, and others serving the church.
Mental, emotional, and spiritual pressure for leaders and life coaches is at an all-time high in our world right now. Knowing how to handle it well will often either make or break our effectiveness as strong voices who are able to provide care and counsel, as well as steer the lives of others in the days to come. This workshop addresses practical biblical strategies on how to thrive with God’s help no matter the situation or circumstances.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Better understand how pressure is part of the journey God takes us through as leaders and that the deeper one goes in Christ, the higher that pressure often becomes, but it also provided a learning opportunity in how to expect and embrace it to then teach others.
- Develop the ability to address and settle the internal issue of conformity (what you are coming into agreement with), so that what is IN YOU is what can be effectively transferred to others.
- Learn why pressure brings the gift of an enlarged capacity and develops the ability to carry more vision, a higher standard for yourself as you coach, and to lead people, as well as gaining greater spiritual authority as you do.
Mental, emotional, and spiritual pressure for leaders and life coaches is at an all-time high in our world right now. Knowing how to handle it well will often either make or break our effectiveness as strong voices who are able to provide care and counsel, as well as steer the lives of others in the days to come. This workshop addresses practical biblical strategies on how to thrive with God’s help no matter the situation or circumstances.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Better understand how pressure is part of the journey God takes us through as leaders and that the deeper one goes in Christ, the higher that pressure often becomes, but it also provided a learning opportunity in how to expect and embrace it to then teach others.
- Develop the ability to address and settle the internal issue of conformity (what you are coming into agreement with), so that what is IN YOU is what can be effectively transferred to others.
- Learn why pressure brings the gift of an enlarged capacity and develops the ability to carry more vision, a higher standard for yourself as you coach, and to lead people, as well as gaining greater spiritual authority as you do.
Your coaching message has the power to change people’s lives – but may not know how to stay booked for additional coaching income. This practical training workshop will guide you using proven tools to level up your speaking career, while expanding your message to new audiences. If you are just starting and need to know how to move from “free to fee,” practical techniques will be shared to match speaking events with your level of expertise. Worksheets on fees, speaking contracts, and branding will be given to each participant.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the power of public speaking to impact lives, while keeping your coaching business booked and busy.
- Gain the tools needed to find audiences looking for your unique coaching message, and how to price your services.
- Discover the presentation techniques that engage audiences and elevate your opportunities as a speaker to help more people.
Your coaching message has the power to change people’s lives – but may not know how to stay booked for additional coaching income. This practical training workshop will guide you using proven tools to level up your speaking career, while expanding your message to new audiences. If you are just starting and need to know how to move from “free to fee,” practical techniques will be shared to match speaking events with your level of expertise. Worksheets on fees, speaking contracts, and branding will be given to each participant.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the power of public speaking to impact lives, while keeping your coaching business booked and busy.
- Gain the tools needed to find audiences looking for your unique coaching message, and how to price your services.
- Discover the presentation techniques that engage audiences and elevate your opportunities as a speaker to help more people.
Managing an aquarium involves diligently maintaining the water quality. For fish to not only survive but thrive, the water’s condition is crucial. If your life was like an aquarium, how would you assess its water quality today? There are four essential areas in our lives that need constant care and attention. Essentially, you are managing four intricate “aquariums” encompassing both life and work. Ascending Health offers a biblically inspired, straightforward, and practical framework to ensure the best version of you is present in every opportunity to influence both your personal and professional life.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the four fundamental areas of healthy and influential life and work.
- Apply a simple framework to improve one’s influence in both personal and professional settings.
- Develop the necessary self-awareness to assess the “quality of water” in your life aquariums.
Managing an aquarium involves diligently maintaining the water quality. For fish to not only survive but thrive, the water’s condition is crucial. If your life was like an aquarium, how would you assess its water quality today? There are four essential areas in our lives that need constant care and attention. Essentially, you are managing four intricate “aquariums” encompassing both life and work. Ascending Health offers a biblically inspired, straightforward, and practical framework to ensure the best version of you is present in every opportunity to influence both your personal and professional life.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the four fundamental areas of healthy and influential life and work.
- Apply a simple framework to improve one’s influence in both personal and professional settings.
- Develop the necessary self-awareness to assess the “quality of water” in your life aquariums.
Decluttering decisions are challenging, but dealing with items that are highly sentimental can feel impossible. This workshop covers the “No Mess Decluttering Process” and acknowledges the emotional attachment people may feel toward a physical item, but do not use those emotions to make decluttering decisions. By incorporating non-emotional, fact-based strategies that help clients embrace the reality of their space and their needs, it becomes easier to identify what deserves to be given space and what needs to be decluttered. This process makes it possible to honor the emotions God created us to experience, without being ruled by them.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn the five steps of the No Mess Decluttering Method.
- Understand how to use the steps of the No Mess Decluttering Method to work effectively with clients and simplify all decluttering decisions.
- Apply the No Mess Decluttering Method to emotionally charged decluttering decisions.
Decluttering decisions are challenging, but dealing with items that are highly sentimental can feel impossible. This workshop covers the “No Mess Decluttering Process” and acknowledges the emotional attachment people may feel toward a physical item, but do not use those emotions to make decluttering decisions. By incorporating non-emotional, fact-based strategies that help clients embrace the reality of their space and their needs, it becomes easier to identify what deserves to be given space and what needs to be decluttered. This process makes it possible to honor the emotions God created us to experience, without being ruled by them.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn the five steps of the No Mess Decluttering Method.
- Understand how to use the steps of the No Mess Decluttering Method to work effectively with clients and simplify all decluttering decisions.
- Apply the No Mess Decluttering Method to emotionally charged decluttering decisions.
Leadership is a contact sport. This workshop will focus on Resilient Leadership: “Selfless Service Over Time From a Platform of Character and Competence,” highlighting the key tenets of Resilient Leaders. In essence, the focus is on how leaders effectively model God-honoring resilience in complex operating environments and help others to do the same.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Become acquainted with the Resilient Leadership Model for biblical leadership as exhibited in the life of David (Psalm 78:72).
- Learn and discuss applications of the key elements of Leader CHARACTERISTICS (Selfless Service, Integrity, and Courage) and COMPETENCIES (Vision, Team, Reality, and Growth).
- Identify and dissect the role of WISDOM as the bridge between Character and Competence.
Leadership is a contact sport. This workshop will focus on Resilient Leadership: “Selfless Service Over Time From a Platform of Character and Competence,” highlighting the key tenets of Resilient Leaders. In essence, the focus is on how leaders effectively model God-honoring resilience in complex operating environments and help others to do the same.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Become acquainted with the Resilient Leadership Model for biblical leadership as exhibited in the life of David (Psalm 78:72).
- Learn and discuss applications of the key elements of Leader CHARACTERISTICS (Selfless Service, Integrity, and Courage) and COMPETENCIES (Vision, Team, Reality, and Growth).
- Identify and dissect the role of WISDOM as the bridge between Character and Competence.
Saturday, September 27
Afternoon workshops 2:00 – 3:15 pm
The church loves stories of salvation, but it struggles with stories of sanctification, especially messy sanctification. However, the truth is that a Christian’s transformation begins once they turn to Jesus, but it doesn’t end there. And yet, too many in the church have a hard time accepting the “big sinners” that fall, even if they’re afraid to say it. This workshop takes a look at the theology of sanctification, offers important insight into key Scriptures, and explains exactly how one can be a Christian and still struggle with ongoing sin—even, and especially, the struggle of addiction.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand key verses in Scripture that explain the ongoing process of sanctification.
- Learn how to defend against attacks related to salvation and addiction.
- Embrace Christians with messy stories.
The church loves stories of salvation, but it struggles with stories of sanctification, especially messy sanctification. However, the truth is that a Christian’s transformation begins once they turn to Jesus, but it doesn’t end there. And yet, too many in the church have a hard time accepting the “big sinners” that fall, even if they’re afraid to say it. This workshop takes a look at the theology of sanctification, offers important insight into key Scriptures, and explains exactly how one can be a Christian and still struggle with ongoing sin—even, and especially, the struggle of addiction.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand key verses in Scripture that explain the ongoing process of sanctification.
- Learn how to defend against attacks related to salvation and addiction.
- Embrace Christians with messy stories.
- Visit speaker's site
Painful emotions can hold us back from living healthy and fulfilling lives. This workshop teaches how to apply key principles for befriending parts of the soul that wrestle with unwanted thoughts and feelings, using a Christian approach to the fast-growing, evidence-based Internal Family Systems Model of psychotherapy (IFS). Participants will learn to use the “Five Steps of Taking a You Turn” presented in Cook and Miller’s book, Boundaries for Your Soul, in order to help their clients develop secure attachment and apply healthy boundaries with parts of their souls burdened by challenging thoughts and feelings. Attendees will also learn to empower their clients to exercise what IFS calls self-leadership guided by the Spirit of God.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the basic assumptions of the Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) and articulate how to integrate IFS with Christian spirituality.
- Practice working with a part of the soul, including finding, focusing on, and befriending a part in need of care, while establishing healthy internal boundaries with parts that have been carrying painful thoughts and feelings.
- Demonstrate the ability to invite God to be with a part of the soul in need, and to assist that part in releasing its burdens and finding a new role in the client’s internal family system.
Painful emotions can hold us back from living healthy and fulfilling lives. This workshop teaches how to apply key principles for befriending parts of the soul that wrestle with unwanted thoughts and feelings, using a Christian approach to the fast-growing, evidence-based Internal Family Systems Model of psychotherapy (IFS). Participants will learn to use the “Five Steps of Taking a You Turn” presented in Cook and Miller’s book, Boundaries for Your Soul, in order to help their clients develop secure attachment and apply healthy boundaries with parts of their souls burdened by challenging thoughts and feelings. Attendees will also learn to empower their clients to exercise what IFS calls self-leadership guided by the Spirit of God.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the basic assumptions of the Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) and articulate how to integrate IFS with Christian spirituality.
- Practice working with a part of the soul, including finding, focusing on, and befriending a part in need of care, while establishing healthy internal boundaries with parts that have been carrying painful thoughts and feelings.
- Demonstrate the ability to invite God to be with a part of the soul in need, and to assist that part in releasing its burdens and finding a new role in the client’s internal family system.
This particular statement often prompts a moment of deep contemplation, followed by a serious gaze and a subtle nod in agreement. Life is unpredictable, and it affects not only us, but also those we care for. Whether it’s a diagnosis, medical tests, accidents, illnesses, tumors, or other challenges, the harsh realities of life can confront us. In what ways does our view of the past and future impact our ability to live fully in the present? Through the grace of God, we can become a source of strength when faced with adversity. This discussion draws from the story of the highs and lows of navigating my wife’s chronic and progressive blood disorder.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Clarify the meaning of resilience when adversity changes everything.
- Recognize the importance of keeping our minds and emotions in the present.
- Identify how our view of the past and the future can diminish or enhance our ability to be a present resource for ourselves and others.
This particular statement often prompts a moment of deep contemplation, followed by a serious gaze and a subtle nod in agreement. Life is unpredictable, and it affects not only us, but also those we care for. Whether it’s a diagnosis, medical tests, accidents, illnesses, tumors, or other challenges, the harsh realities of life can confront us. In what ways does our view of the past and future impact our ability to live fully in the present? Through the grace of God, we can become a source of strength when faced with adversity. This discussion draws from the story of the highs and lows of navigating my wife’s chronic and progressive blood disorder.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Clarify the meaning of resilience when adversity changes everything.
- Recognize the importance of keeping our minds and emotions in the present.
- Identify how our view of the past and the future can diminish or enhance our ability to be a present resource for ourselves and others.
Pastors, counselors, and lay leaders are increasingly encountering those devastated by sexual addiction and betrayal trauma—yet many feel ill-equipped to respond with lasting, hope-filled solutions. This workshop will equip individuals with knowledge and the practical tools needed to engage those impacted by sexual brokenness with clarity and confidence. Participants will also be introduced to the Witnessing Community Model: gender-specific, confessional recovery communities grounded in a biblical worldview, interpersonal neurobiology, and clinical addiction recovery, helping men, women, and teens, move from shame, addiction, and betrayal, into relational healing, emotional growth, and restored intimacy with God and others.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Gain a foundational understanding of the emotional, spiritual, and neurological dynamics behind sexual addiction and betrayal trauma.
- Learn practical tools and language to compassionately engage individuals struggling with sexual brokenness in ministry or counseling settings.
- Explore the structure and purpose of Witnessing Communities, and how 423 communities foster long-term healing in both local and online environments.
Pastors, counselors, and lay leaders are increasingly encountering those devastated by sexual addiction and betrayal trauma—yet many feel ill-equipped to respond with lasting, hope-filled solutions. This workshop will equip individuals with knowledge and the practical tools needed to engage those impacted by sexual brokenness with clarity and confidence. Participants will also be introduced to the Witnessing Community Model: gender-specific, confessional recovery communities grounded in a biblical worldview, interpersonal neurobiology, and clinical addiction recovery, helping men, women, and teens, move from shame, addiction, and betrayal, into relational healing, emotional growth, and restored intimacy with God and others.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Gain a foundational understanding of the emotional, spiritual, and neurological dynamics behind sexual addiction and betrayal trauma.
- Learn practical tools and language to compassionately engage individuals struggling with sexual brokenness in ministry or counseling settings.
- Explore the structure and purpose of Witnessing Communities, and how 423 communities foster long-term healing in both local and online environments.
Did you know that 94 out of 100 people regularly lie? Big or small, lies destroy trust in the one being lied to … and they erode the character of the one who is lying. This workshop discusses Definitions, Characteristics, Causes, and Steps to Solution. Discover how to “go to war” against lying and how to be set free while gaining insight from June’s personal experience.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the seven types of lying people resort to.
- Examine ten truths about lying and ten truths about truth from God’s perspective.
- Develop a biblical strategy to break the pattern of lying.
Did you know that 94 out of 100 people regularly lie? Big or small, lies destroy trust in the one being lied to … and they erode the character of the one who is lying. This workshop discusses Definitions, Characteristics, Causes, and Steps to Solution. Discover how to “go to war” against lying and how to be set free while gaining insight from June’s personal experience.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Identify the seven types of lying people resort to.
- Examine ten truths about lying and ten truths about truth from God’s perspective.
- Develop a biblical strategy to break the pattern of lying.
This workshop explores the interconnected roles of Chaplaincy, Life Coaching, Discipleship, Counseling, and Mentoring within Christian ministry. Learn how chaplaincy becomes a fulcrum, much like on a teeter-totter, with counseling on one end and coaching on the other. A Christian Chaplain serves primarily in spiritual care and crisis response. The Chaplain can also focus on coaching or counseling, but usually not both as a specialty. This presentation will cover the reason for our mission to restore Chaplaincy to biblical Christianity. How might one become a Chaplain and how can the credential open doors to counseling and coaching opportunities?
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand what a Christian Chaplain is, how to become one, and how it is related to yet different from counseling and coaching.
- Learn how Chaplain training can open doors to ministry opportunities where coaching and counseling opportunities may be developed.
- Consider how Clinical Pastoral Education, a must for Board Certified Chaplains, is also valuable in pastoral counseling and coaching ministry.
This workshop explores the interconnected roles of Chaplaincy, Life Coaching, Discipleship, Counseling, and Mentoring within Christian ministry. Learn how chaplaincy becomes a fulcrum, much like on a teeter-totter, with counseling on one end and coaching on the other. A Christian Chaplain serves primarily in spiritual care and crisis response. The Chaplain can also focus on coaching or counseling, but usually not both as a specialty. This presentation will cover the reason for our mission to restore Chaplaincy to biblical Christianity. How might one become a Chaplain and how can the credential open doors to counseling and coaching opportunities?
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand what a Christian Chaplain is, how to become one, and how it is related to yet different from counseling and coaching.
- Learn how Chaplain training can open doors to ministry opportunities where coaching and counseling opportunities may be developed.
- Consider how Clinical Pastoral Education, a must for Board Certified Chaplains, is also valuable in pastoral counseling and coaching ministry.
You manage people, priorities, and pressure daily; complexity can subtly rob clarity, momentum, and peace. The COSMO Model offers a practical, redemptive solution. Rooted in Romans 6, this hands-on framework gives you a repeatable system for leading others through change, growth, and challenge. COSMO functions as a meta-framework—a unifying way of thinking and communicating that connects organizational strategy, discipleship, and coaching. With five simple insights, it becomes a shared language leaders and coaches can apply to any setting, whether a business, ministry or team, as well as individual development. You’ll leave with tools, not just theory, and a clear next step toward real-world impact.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Discover a biblical growth pattern from Romans 6 that forms the foundation of COSMO—a redemptive meta-framework for leadership and transformation.
- Apply COSMO to a real leadership or coaching challenge you are facing, using it as a unifying thinking system to simplify complexity and clarify a next step.
- Gain a shared language and faith-integrated approach to strategy that fosters trust, alignment, and lasting impact across teams and disciplines.
You manage people, priorities, and pressure daily; complexity can subtly rob clarity, momentum, and peace. The COSMO Model offers a practical, redemptive solution. Rooted in Romans 6, this hands-on framework gives you a repeatable system for leading others through change, growth, and challenge. COSMO functions as a meta-framework—a unifying way of thinking and communicating that connects organizational strategy, discipleship, and coaching. With five simple insights, it becomes a shared language leaders and coaches can apply to any setting, whether a business, ministry or team, as well as individual development. You’ll leave with tools, not just theory, and a clear next step toward real-world impact.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Discover a biblical growth pattern from Romans 6 that forms the foundation of COSMO—a redemptive meta-framework for leadership and transformation.
- Apply COSMO to a real leadership or coaching challenge you are facing, using it as a unifying thinking system to simplify complexity and clarify a next step.
- Gain a shared language and faith-integrated approach to strategy that fosters trust, alignment, and lasting impact across teams and disciplines.
Many intelligent and otherwise highly successful people feel completely bewildered by their seeming inability to keep physical spaces out of chaos. The vast majority of organizing advice is written by naturally organized people, but God created their brains to work differently from the way He created the brains of those who struggle in their homes. Unbiblical assumptions such as “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” lead to shame and despair when the strategies that are supposed to work do not. Removing shame around this issue gives freedom to move forward. We’ll explore God’s grace, what Jesus specifically said about cleanliness, and His intentional design of the unique brains of those who struggle with this issue. Freedom from shame is combined with practical strategies that work. Allow your client to embrace their unique design and make their home a place they can live in peace.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the shame, frustration, and spiritual confusion experienced by their clients around the physical state of their homes.
- Explore God’s purposeful design and desire to use our weaknesses to bring us closer to Him.
- Learn practical strategies for making real decluttering progress using strategies that work for your client’s brain, exactly as God designed it.
Many intelligent and otherwise highly successful people feel completely bewildered by their seeming inability to keep physical spaces out of chaos. The vast majority of organizing advice is written by naturally organized people, but God created their brains to work differently from the way He created the brains of those who struggle in their homes. Unbiblical assumptions such as “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” lead to shame and despair when the strategies that are supposed to work do not. Removing shame around this issue gives freedom to move forward. We’ll explore God’s grace, what Jesus specifically said about cleanliness, and His intentional design of the unique brains of those who struggle with this issue. Freedom from shame is combined with practical strategies that work. Allow your client to embrace their unique design and make their home a place they can live in peace.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the shame, frustration, and spiritual confusion experienced by their clients around the physical state of their homes.
- Explore God’s purposeful design and desire to use our weaknesses to bring us closer to Him.
- Learn practical strategies for making real decluttering progress using strategies that work for your client’s brain, exactly as God designed it.
- Visit speaker's site
- Visit speaker's site
- Visit speaker's site
The Bible provides a clear blueprint for compassionate shepherds to offer counsel, care, and to bring healing to the brokenhearted. One of God’s names is the Good Shepherd, and He is our model for how to feed, guide, correct, and restore His people. This workshop explores biblical principles that will equip you to shepherd others with the heart and wisdom of God.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the biblical role and responsibilities of a shepherd.
- Develop practical skills to offer Christlike counsel with compassion and wisdom.
- Learn how to apply shepherding principles effectively in real-life ministry settings.
The Bible provides a clear blueprint for compassionate shepherds to offer counsel, care, and to bring healing to the brokenhearted. One of God’s names is the Good Shepherd, and He is our model for how to feed, guide, correct, and restore His people. This workshop explores biblical principles that will equip you to shepherd others with the heart and wisdom of God.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the biblical role and responsibilities of a shepherd.
- Develop practical skills to offer Christlike counsel with compassion and wisdom.
- Learn how to apply shepherding principles effectively in real-life ministry settings.
“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story” (Psalm 107:2 NLT). Every believer has a story worth sharing – and God wants you to tell it! But many of us struggle to know how to tell our story well. In this workshop, you’ll hear a hope-filled testimony of God’s faithfulness amidst grief and tragedy – and learn how sharing your story brings healing and transformation both to you personally and to those you serve. Together, we’ll explore what the Bible teaches about personal testimonies, uncover the psychological benefits of storytelling, and walk through a practical tool to help you reflect, process, and prepare your story. You’ll discover how testimonies can be a powerful tool for your ministry as you coach, counsel, and make disciples. Whether you’ve shared your story many times or you aren’t sure where to begin, you’ll leave encouraged and equipped to share your story with confidence – and help others do the same. Your story matters – and it’s time to tell it.
Learning objectives
Participants will:
- Explore the biblical and psychological foundations of personal testimonies and discover five redemptive purposes for sharing your story.
- Identify common barriers and various contexts to share your story, as well as the type of story you feel called to tell.
- Begin crafting your story by reflecting on key themes, life experiences, turning points, and spiritual milestones – using a guided timeline and optional metaphor.
“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story” (Psalm 107:2 NLT). Every believer has a story worth sharing – and God wants you to tell it! But many of us struggle to know how to tell our story well. In this workshop, you’ll hear a hope-filled testimony of God’s faithfulness amidst grief and tragedy – and learn how sharing your story brings healing and transformation both to you personally and to those you serve. Together, we’ll explore what the Bible teaches about personal testimonies, uncover the psychological benefits of storytelling, and walk through a practical tool to help you reflect, process, and prepare your story. You’ll discover how testimonies can be a powerful tool for your ministry as you coach, counsel, and make disciples. Whether you’ve shared your story many times or you aren’t sure where to begin, you’ll leave encouraged and equipped to share your story with confidence – and help others do the same. Your story matters – and it’s time to tell it.
Learning objectives
Participants will:
- Explore the biblical and psychological foundations of personal testimonies and discover five redemptive purposes for sharing your story.
- Identify common barriers and various contexts to share your story, as well as the type of story you feel called to tell.
- Begin crafting your story by reflecting on key themes, life experiences, turning points, and spiritual milestones – using a guided timeline and optional metaphor.
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