UPDATE: THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATION.
We hope to bring it back next year.
Transforming Conflict from the Inside Out:
Compassionate Communication in the Church

August 1-5, 2016
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
In this intensive workshop, participants will learn the skills of compassionate communication (also called nonviolent communication, or NVC) as means of connecting to God, self, and others in the midst of interpersonal conflict.
Through a five-day immersion class, you will learn how to:
Cost: $500, Group Rate: $450 (2 or more members of same church or organization)
Led by Dr. Theresa Latini, Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan, who has extensive training in Nonviolent Communication through the NVC Training Institute and the Center for Nonviolent Communication.
To find out more or register online, visit Luther Seminary’s Lifelong Learning Kairos courses at: www.luthersem.edu/lifelong_learning/kairos/courses.aspx or click the link.
August 1-5, 2016
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
In this intensive workshop, participants will learn the skills of compassionate communication (also called nonviolent communication, or NVC) as means of connecting to God, self, and others in the midst of interpersonal conflict.
Through a five-day immersion class, you will learn how to:
- Express yourself so that you will be heard more fully
- Transform criticism into opportunities for mutual understanding
- Stay in dialogue in the midst of difference and disagreement
- Experience deeper self-connection, inner peace and self-care
- Heal pain from unresolved conflict, guilt and shame
- Build authentic community based on honest expression and empathic listening
Cost: $500, Group Rate: $450 (2 or more members of same church or organization)
Led by Dr. Theresa Latini, Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan, who has extensive training in Nonviolent Communication through the NVC Training Institute and the Center for Nonviolent Communication.
To find out more or register online, visit Luther Seminary’s Lifelong Learning Kairos courses at: www.luthersem.edu/lifelong_learning/kairos/courses.aspx or click the link.