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Priest. Teacher. Guide. The Rev. Dr. Jessica Duisberg has spent her ministry helping people grow in real, living relationship with God, and find healing along the way. As Alive & Well’s Immanuel Encounter Program Director, Jessie helps people build secure attachment with Jesus, see their lives through His eyes, and grow into greater joy, peace, and relational wholeness. She brings an M.A. in Teaching, an M.Div., and a Ph.D. in Practical Theology to the work, along with years of equipping lay prayer ministers in Chicago, Los Angeles, and around the world. Off the clock, she loves a good story and exploring God’s creation with her husband, David.]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/toni-m-danielsThu, 24 Sep 2026 21:32:32 +0000
For 30 years, Toni M. Daniels has worked in pastoral counseling, church planting, and leadership development, including 18 years in Uruguay, South America. Practicing the Life Model since 2003 and training with THRIVEtoday, PREP, Godly Play and the International Trainer's Association have all shaped the LK10 training pathway she designed as Director of LK10. LK10 offers churches, house church networks, leaders, and parents a way of being church that nurtures secure attachment with God and each other while practicing 18 of the 19 relational brain skills, without even knowing what a brain skill is! Toni offers hands-on, whole-brained workshops online and in person, including Church as Secure Attachment, Making Decisions Together with God, Nurturing Healthy Spirituality, The Four Ss of Effective Facilitation, and 4 Keys to Parent Fearlessly. She holds an MA in Leadership Development and Urban Church Planting and a diploma in Spiritual Direction and Trauma Recovery. She is the author of two books and co-author of three, including Relational Revolution: 5 Shifts for Rediscovering Church as Heart-to-Heart Connection and hosts the podcast "Joy Fueled and Jesus Led."]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/wealign-coachingWed, 29 Jul 2026 21:39:03 +0000
We are a premier global coaching movement that empowers people to know and love their strengths, flourish in their contributions, and foster cultures fueled by joy. We employ International Coaching Federation standards in coaching, along with relational skills from Life Model Work and insights from Gallup's CliftonStrengths. WeAlign has over 60 coaches who live from coaching, EQ, and Strengths principles and pass them onto our clients. In joy, we pass on core competencies of being fully present, actively listening, evoking awareness, and cultivating trust and safety.  We offer personal and team coaching. We help you move forward in your journey; with you and for you.]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/dana-bryanWed, 27 May 2026 21:57:36 +0000
Walking with people in Journey Groups, Habit Builder Classes, as a Thrive Trainer, and a House Church Pastor of a hybrid house church that is both by Zoom and in person. ]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/center-for-transformation-institute-life-model-informed-therapyWed, 27 May 2026 18:34:29 +0000
The Center for Transformation Institute, founded in 2022 by therapists in partnership with Life Model Works, is a hub for helping professionals to grow personally and professionally through the Life Model. We equip you to find the wholeness you need to offer deep, lasting healing to your clients—we provide the tools and community to apply the Life Model in both your work and your own life. Born out of the Center for Family Transformation in Davidson, NC, the institute builds on years of experience using the Life Model to foster personal healing, professional excellence, and community impact—bridging the gap so you can thrive and transform those you serve. Therapists – seeking personal wholeness and effective client tools.Counselors – including school, pastoral, and community counselors wanting deeper, more holistic methods.Coaches – life, leadership, and wellness coaches aiming to integrate relational and emotional health.Spiritual Directors – supporting clients in faith and life integration.Social Workers – addressing emotional trauma with relationally grounded approaches.Educators & Trainers – teaching others in mental health, leadership, or spiritual formation settings.]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/margaret-webbTue, 26 May 2026 18:02:09 +0000
There are two IE courses, The Immanuel Encounter Lifestyle and The Immanuel Encounter Guide Training.   Our Immanuel Encounter Lifestyle program (8 wks) is designed to help you develop the understanding and skills necessary to live in a healthy, interactive relationship with God and others in everyday life; experience God's love, secure attachment, and healing power; grow in spiritual, emotional, and relational maturity; and share joy and transformation with others. Building on the Immanuel Lifestyle program, Immanuel Encounter Guide Training (10 wks) teaches you how to guide others through an Immanuel Encounter. Along with some teaching, each student has several opportunities throughout the course to practice guiding a session with feedback from a mentor.  Prerequisite for Immanuel Encounter Guide Training: Completion of any one of the following, THRIVEtoday Track 1, Journey Group Level 1, or the Immanuel Encounter Lifestyle course will qualify you to participate in the guide training program.  This program was developed by licensed therapist and prayer minister Margaret Webb and is an Immanuel Prayer training based on the works of Dr. Jim Wilder and Dr. Karl Lehman.  ]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/deborah-woolridgeWed, 13 May 2026 14:23:07 +0000
There's a question I keep coming back to after all the times I've read Living From the Heart Jesus Gave You: What does it actually mean to live from the heart Jesus gave you, not the one shaped by what you've survived? I've been through this material many times. It still moves me. Most of us grew up learning what to believe. Very few of us were taught and shown how to actually become who we were made to be. That's the gap this book addresses. It takes maturity seriously as something the brain develops in stages, not just something you grow into by trying harder. It talks about what gets interrupted when we experience trauma, and what it looks like to keep growing anyway. It talks about spiritual family as something the soul genuinely needs, not just a metaphor. I love sharing Living from the Heart because the conversations go somewhere reading alone can't take you. We start recognizing ourselves in the material and then in each other. Something shifts.]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/chris-courseyFri, 08 May 2026 10:36:18 +0000
For nearly 30 years, THRIVEtoday president Chris Coursey has been using the Life Model to work with families, communities and individuals with severe trauma. Learning brain science, creating brain-based exercises and working with Dr. Jim Wilder has brought clarity to effectively serve and equip people who are on a journey of growth and recovery.  Chris is passionate about giving support to counselors and teaching people how relational skills can be applied to the important work of walking with people so they reach their God-given potential. Whether you are a licensed counselor, coach, pastor, or lay minister, there are exciting implications for how we can more effectively use relational brain skills to help people heal, mature and grow. A co-creator of Thrive Premier Training alongside Jen Coursey and Dr Jim Wilder, he is a current trainer at Premier Training events, runs live online Practice Classes, Online Courses and is available for speaking engagements throughout the year on podcasts or in person.  Chris is a published author with more than 10 books, most recently What to Do with What You Feel.  He enjoys spending time with Jen and their two sons, Matthew and Andrew. ]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/jen-courseyFri, 08 May 2026 10:17:12 +0000
Jen is passionate about seeing everyone equipped with the 19 relational skills that have transformed her own life. As the mother of 2 active teenagers, Jen is grateful to have learned these important skills later in life as relational skills have no doubt preserved her sanity and prepared her to raise a thriving family in the midst of the ongoing demands from her family and her ministry. Serving as the Executive Director of THRIVEtoday, Jen guides the ship and keeps the big picture in focus. A co-creator of Thrive Premier Training alongside Chris Coursey and Dr Jim Wilder, she is a current trainer at Premier Training events. Jen is featured in our online Practice Classes, Online Courses, and is available for women's retreats and speaking events.  She created the active Thriving Mamas blog sharing her parenting and life experiences through the lens of relational skills.]]>https://www.lifemodelnetwork.org/michel-hendricksMon, 06 Apr 2026 18:24:54 +0000
Do you ever wonder why we don’t see a more radical transformation of people in our churches and ministries? Do you see a lack of maturity hindering the good things God calls your Christian community to do? For example: Why do people go to church and study the Bible for years and seem to stay immature? Why does a problem I have, like anxiety, depression or addiction, not seem to respond to the usual Christian practices? Why do we see so many people burn out in Christian ministry? We believe that most Christian churches and ministries desire to disciple their people. This is the central task that Jesus gave us. Where we often get stuck is: How? How do people change? How is character formed? How do we assess people's maturity and help them grow? ​There is much misunderstanding on the “How's” of discipleship, and this is where our consulting specializes. You may be a pastor, missionary, ministry leader, or lay leader. Whatever your context, we draw from the Bible and the latest brain science to help you implement a discipleship that transforms.]]>