Relational by Design
A Neurotheological Framework of Care
Explore how God’s design for relationships aligns with brain science and gain practical tools to support lasting healing and transformation.
Join us for an integrative training experience focused on the brain’s inherent design for connection and healing through relationships. This training bridges God’s design for relationships with insights from interpersonal neurobiology and practical application.
Participants will not only learn key concepts but also experience the relational and neurological processes that foster healing, integration, and transformation.
Details:
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Date: Fri August 28 - Sat August 29
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Time: 9AM - 5:30PM both days
(with 1 hr lunch break)
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Location: Grace Covenant Church
9431 Jollyville Rd, Austin TX 78759
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Early Bird: $349 (register by June 30)
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Standard Rate: $397
Who should attend:
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Anyone in a helping role
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Licensed counselors and therapists
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Associate-level clinicians
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Ministry leaders and pastoral staff
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Coaches and helping professionals
Why This Training Matters
The human brain is designed for restoration within the context of safe, attuned relationships. When we understand how faith, brain function, and relational connection intersect, we are better equipped to support meaningful and lasting change.
This training equips you to move beyond theory, into embodied presence, relational safety, and Spirit-led clinical practice.
Learning Objectives
Session 1: God’s Design for Joyful Connection (3.5 Hours)
Explore God’s original design for relationships and the role of joy in connection, attachment, and identity.
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Participants will learn God’s original design for relationships and how the fall impacted that design.
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Participants will learn how the brain is wired and the importance of joy in our relationships.
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Participants will learn how to identify and embody their authentic, Spirit-led self.
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Participants will experience interactive gratitude as a way of relationally connecting with God.
Session 2: Designed to Regulate — The Subconscious Systems (3.5 Hours)
Understand how the brain responds to safety and threat, and how regulation supports healing.
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Participants will learn the functions of the subconscious systems of the brain with consideration of the eight senses.
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Participants will learn how the subconscious systems govern emotional and physiological responses to threat and comfort.
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Participants will apply trauma-informed concepts to address emotional dysregulation with authentic Spirit-led presence.
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Participants will experience regulation through relational connection with God.
Session 3: Designed to Relate, Remember & Reason (3.5 Hours)
Develop skills in attunement, identity, and reasoning that support relational healing.
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Participants will learn the functions of the conscious systems of the brain with consideration of the importance of joy.
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Participants will learn to identify the pain associated with the conscious systems.
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Participants will practice skills of attunement to foster compassion and belonging within secure attachment.
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Participants will explore their authentic Spirit-led self and identify barriers to living in the fullness of that identity.
Session 4: Designed for Integration & Healing from Pain (3.5 Hours)
Learn tools and practices that support integration and wholeness.
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Participants will learn to define integration and wholeness as it relates to the healing process.
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Participants will learn tools to support restoration to God’s design within the brain’s systems.
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Participants will experience practices that encourage embodiment of their authentic Spirit-led self.
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Participants will reflect on how to implement the tools in their relationships.
This training offers 14 continuing education hours. A certificate of completion will be provided.