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Chris Coursey shares a story of being a newlywed coming home from work one evening only to discover water dripping from the light on the ceiling in the kitchen. His quick investigation reveals his wife had taken a bath earlier in the day but the overflow valve had failed to do its job. The result was water leaking down the pipe, onto the ceiling, running through the electrical fixture and dripping onto the floor.

The water had been leaking for some period prior to the evidence now visible on the ceiling and the kitchen floor. Similarly, Chris likens this to many problems in the church today; what is visibly evident is only the result of something that has been wrong internally for some time.

In this 3 part series learn as Chris reveals how to assess maturity levels, determine deficiencies, and take steps to improve before disaster strikes. The more we grow, the more complex we become, so you could say maturity is increasing in complexity. Discover how these complexities become part of who you are so that you can reach your full potential.

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Maturity and the Abuse of Power - Part 1

Chris Coursey shares a story of being a newlywed coming home from work one evening only to discover water dripping from the light on the ceiling in the kitchen. His quick investigation reveals his wife had taken a bath earlier in the day but the overflow valve had failed to do its job. The result was water leaking down the pipe, onto the ceiling, running through the electrical fixture and dripping onto the floor.

The water had been leaking for some period prior to the evidence now visible on the ceiling and the kitchen floor. Similarly, Chris likens this to many problems in the church today; what is visibly evident is only the result of something that has been wrong internally for some time.

Chris reveals how to assess maturity levels, determine deficiencies, and take steps to improve before disaster strikes.

Maturity and the Abuse of Power - Part 2

The process of maturing requires transformation.

More than gaining information, Chris Coursey purports that we need “life training” to move from one level of maturity to another. Growth requires both willingness and work!

The more we grow, the more complex we become, so you could say maturity is increasing in complexity. Discover how these complexities become part of who you are so that you can reach your full potential.

Maturity and the Abuse of Power - Part 3

In part 3, Chris Coursey presents ways we grow in life training and how we acquire the skills needed to accomplish the required tasks for increasing in maturity.

Next Chris drives home the problem of immature leaders in positions of spiritual authority being required to accomplish tasks that require a higher level of maturity than they have yet attained. He explains what happens to the people around them and what can be done to fix it.

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Chris Coursey

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For over 20 years Chris has been testing, creating and practicing brain-based solutions to make relationships work. While Chris is highly motivated to develop practical resources, Chris enjoys spending time with Jen and their two sons, Matthew and Andrew. The Coursey’s enthusiastically pass on the skills they missed growing up to their sons.

In addition to building joy on the home front, Chris spends most of his time teaching, training, developing materials, fostering relationships, exercising and equipping God’s people to mature, so they live according to their faith and values.

Chris is a published author with seven books in print including his latest, Transforming Fellowship: 19 Brain Skills That Build Joyful Community which is now translated into Korean. Chris travels the world equipping couples, ministry leaders, and churches in relational brain skills.

Chris earned a B.A. in Sociology from Eastern Illinois University and then started working as a counselor working with children and families with severe trauma. Chris completed his Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from a Messianic Jewish Yeshiva called MBI, or Messianic Bible Institute, out of Virginia. Chris is also an ordained minister.