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Life Model Works Practical tools for “full-brained, whole-hearted” Christianity, and building authentic community.

Life Model Works is a nonprofit organization which has identified a set of 19 relational brain skills that are rapidly dropping out of society.The lack of these skills is a major cause for all sorts of trauma and societal and relational chaos. Equally important, the lack of ability to live these loving character skills in relationships is a major contributor to the inability for churches to sustain community life and lasting character change, as well as leadership failures. Based on the peer-reviewed research of multiple respected neuroscientists, Life Model’s unique trait is the application of insights from the field of neuroscience to the task of living as Jesus taught.

Did you know your brain is built to look for a face that lights up when it sees you? The old blessing in Numbers, "the L...
10/07/2026

Did you know your brain is built to look for a face that lights up when it sees you? The old blessing in Numbers, "the Lord make His face shine upon you," is not poetry. It is how we are wired. That is why Psalm 16 says there is fullness of joy in His face, not just in His presence.

Picture a mother holding her baby, that baby looking up and smiling back. That is the image. God is not a stern figure auditing our beliefs. He is glad to be with us, and our brains were made to recognize that gladness.

When did you last feel like someone was genuinely glad to see you?

10/02/2026

Even the disciples argued about who was greatest, hours before Jesus was arrested. If status could snag people who walked and ate with Him daily, it's worth asking where it's quietly at work in us too.

Read the last part of the three-part series on status from Life Model Network Ambassador Ed Khouri on the blog: https://lifemodelworks.org/blog

What are you grateful for today? It doesn't have to be big.Something small. A conversation. A hard season ending. Someon...
09/30/2026

What are you grateful for today? It doesn't have to be big.

Something small. A conversation. A hard season ending. Someone who showed up. Simply being here.

Noticing one small thing you're grateful for is actually the first step of the Immanuel Lifestyle, a simple way of staying present with God in the moment. Try naming yours in the comments.

We all have relational circuits, the part of the brain that lets us stay curious, connected, and kind, even in hard mome...
09/29/2026

We all have relational circuits, the part of the brain that lets us stay curious, connected, and kind, even in hard moments.

When they're on, we can hear feedback without shutting down, stay present in conflict, and still feel glad to be with the person in front of us. When they're off, connection becomes very hard to reach, even with people we love most.

The goal isn't to never go offline. It's learning to notice when it happens, so we can find our way back, with others.

What helps you come back online after a hard moment?

Joy isn't something you find on your own - it's built together in the ordinary moments of a conversation, a shared laugh...
09/25/2026

Joy isn't something you find on your own - it's built together in the ordinary moments of a conversation, a shared laugh, and someone glad to be with you.

That's the whole heart of what we do at Life Model Works. We believe joy is relational, not circumstantial, and we're grateful for every person building it with us.

09/23/2026

Decades ago, a counseling team noticed something curious: clients who healed and kept healing usually had one thing in common - an ongoing, healthy community around them, made up of secure, attached relationships they could return to again and again.

That lines up with something Scripture has said all along - we were never meant to carry things alone. Brain science backs it up too: our nervous systems are wired for connection, not isolation.

That's the whole foundation of this model - healing that happens in relationship, alongside good professional care, not instead of it.

Read the blog for more! https://lifemodelworks.org/blog/finding-hope-when-you-feel-stuck

Immanuel Prayer is a simple, three-step way of staying present with God. It's not just something to reach for when thing...
09/21/2026

Immanuel Prayer is a simple, three-step way of staying present with God. It's not just something to reach for when things fall apart. This practice works in ordinary moments too: folding laundry, driving somewhere, sitting with your coffee.

Notice one thing you're thankful for. Ask God what would bring you peace, and wait. When peace comes, share it with others.

09/18/2026

Is it possible to lead from a place of joy and peace? Are you curious if operating from connection over protection is within your reach as a leader in your context?

We believe, these questions aren't meant to be answered alone.

The next Leaders' Collective cohort with Ray and Deborah Woolridge begins October 7, and it's place to be known and get curious, with others. Full heart, whole brain, and people beside you who get it.

Interest form is live here: https://tinyurl.com/LCOct2026. We'd love to be with you in your leadership journey.

Jesus had every reason to defend His position. Instead, He moved toward a feeding trough, a refugee's road, and eventual...
09/16/2026

Jesus had every reason to defend His position. Instead, He moved toward a feeding trough, a refugee's road, and eventually a cross, without ever needing to prove where He ranked.

While this may look like weakness to some, it's actually what a gentle protector looks like at the deepest level - secure enough in who He is that He doesn't need to climb, compare, or defend.

Read the full blog: https://lifemodelworks.org/blog/status-engine-part-2-the-king-who-refused-the-ladder

Leadership doesn't stay in the meeting room. It follows you home. It shows up in how you talk to the people you love, an...
09/14/2026

Leadership doesn't stay in the meeting room. It follows you home. It shows up in how you talk to the people you love, and in the quiet moments when no one's watching but you.

Most leadership training teaches you to manage that weight better. Leaders' Collective starts somewhere else entirely.

What if you didn't have to run on fear, or grit your way through on willpower alone? What if the fuel was joy, and presence, the kind of maturity that doesn't buckle when things get hard?

That's the whole idea. Full heart. Whole brain.

The next Leaders' Collective cohort starts October 7 and registration is open: https://lifemodelnetwork.org/event/leaders-collective-full-heart-whole-brain-becoming-a-fearless-leader-2

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