2 Saturdays

January 21 & February 4, 2012

A course in communication and caring.

Listening for Heaven’s Sake, developed by Equipping Ministries International,Inc., is a “basic skills” course designed to teach practical ways of relating to others in the tender fruit of the Spirit. This userfriendly course provides a biblical approach to listening that builds trust by showing people that you care about them, understand them, and respect them. Learn practical skills for effectively helping others without burning out your own self. Listening for Heaven’s Sake helps you cultivate authentic relationships where trust and understanding naturally grow and flourish. Learn how to break eight common listening habits that produce frustration, misunder-standing, and hurt feelings. Learn how to convey genuine warmth, empathy, and respect that puts others at ease and creates a powerful personal connection. The course provides times of teaching, reflection, exercises, practice and prayer.

Learn how to . . .

• Listen with greater insight and understanding
• Improve compassion and friendliness toward others
• Develop more selfrespect and greater respect for others
• Avoid codependent relationships and burnout
• Improve conflictedrelationships
• Empower others to work together with greater effectiveness
• Experience God’s love and the fruit of the Spirit
• Demonstrate warmth,empathy and respect

Who would benefit . . . .

• Anyone who desires to deepen and improve relationships.
• Husbands and wives desiring to strengthen their marriage.
• Parents wishing to improve communication
  with their children.
• Counselors seeking to help their
  clients overcome problems.
• Teachers trying to better relate to
  their students.
• Church leaders wanting to provide hurting people with a place of healing and refuge.

Tuition: $65

Includes both classes and class materials.

Click here for class brochure