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Speaking the Truth in Love
Learn proven skills for moving beyond surface interactions to address deeper issues and core life problems.
Overview
How do you navigate well through difficult relationships?
Learn to be a healthy, positive influence when relationships become tense by:
staying calm in threatening circumstances by understanding your “threat responses"
listening and asking questions that diffuse defensiveness in yourself and others
speaking up in ways that help others see your point of view
handling toxic & manipulative behaviors wisely and lovingly
What You’ll Learn
Core Relationship Skills
You will gain an understanding of core skills for improving your relationships.
Practical Application
You will get several opportunities to practice the skills you are learning along the way.
Guided Exercises
You will have an expert facilitator guiding your exercises and tools every step of the way.
Group Discussion
You will get the opportunity to share with a small group to practice your skills.
Biblical Basis
You will connect all that you are learning to a biblically rooted foundation.
Teaching Others
You will have opportunities to cement your learning through teaching others.
Testimonial
“I am a huge fan of this class. I believe this material should be mandatory for every person who really wants to make a difference in the world.”
- Tom
For Groups & Individuals
Schedule a Class
If you’re interested in hosting this class for your church or your community, reach out to us and learn proven skills for moving beyond surface interactions to address deeper issues and core life problems.
Speaking the Truth In Love: Schedule a Class
Teach the Class - 6 1/2-Hour Teleios Life Version
Are you interested in leading others through 6 1/2-hour Teleios Life version of the material? Purchase the instructor guide to lead others.
A 6 1/2 hour version of our classic course with more focus on healthy confrontation and conflict resolution. It provides simple, practical, biblically sound skills that will help you and your team to:
Stay calm in tense and threatening circumstances.
Listen and ask questions that defuse defensiveness.
Speak up in ways that help others see your point of view.
Handle toxic and manipulative behaviors wisely and lovingly.
The classic 10-hour version is also available.
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Teach the Class - 10-Hour Classic Version
Are you interested in leading others through the 10-hour classic version of the material? Purchase the instructor guide to lead others.
This proven 10-hour interactive course focuses on mentoring skills that deepen relationships with genuineness, concreteness, goal setting, self-disclosure, confrontation, and immediacy.
This course can be offered in a weekend or in divided into shorter sessions.
The new 6 1/2-hour Teleios Life version is also available.
Also offered in Chinese Traditional and Original Chinese Traditional / Dr. Friest
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Read the Book
This no-nonsense book will help you evaluate and improve the health of your church, team, or small group. Learn how to resist unhealthy forces that infect Christian organizations while cultivating new generations of hands-on leaders to serve by your side.