Relationship Class Summary
November 20, 2025
Jesus Journey Speaker, Stephan Tchividjian
Quotes:
“Jesus spent the first 18 months of His ministry not performing miracles, but building relationships. He knew the strength of His mission depended on the strength of His team. His investment in people was intentional, patient, and deeply personal.”
“Jesus invited His disciples into relationship, not just a role. He didn’t simply call them interns — He invested in their lives, shaping their character so they could carry His mission long after He was gone. It was invitation paired with investment.”
“Jesus built His ministry on relationship, not performance. He chose to form people before He formed crowds, prioritizing depth over visibility. His way shows us that meaningful influence starts with meaningful connection.”
Resources:
Stephan’s Jesus Journey Recording on Relationship will be available soon.
Keynote Speaker, Jim Morgan
Quotes:
“Scripture gives us such clear guidance on relationships. If we were simply humble, gentle, patient, and bore with one another in love, most of our relationships would be strong and solid. Humility, gentleness, patience, and unity in the Spirit—that’s a pretty good roadmap for how to treat people.”
“Affirmation is a much bigger deal than most of us admit. People may say words of encouragement aren’t a big need for them, but I’ve never met anyone whose heart doesn’t respond to being encouraged and built up. The Bible is very clear—encourage one another and build each other up.”
“Aristotle said people follow a leader for three reasons: competence, integrity, and goodwill. And of those three, goodwill—truly caring about people—matters most. If people suspect you don’t care about them, they will rarely follow you, no matter how right you are or how good your solutions may be.”
“For years I thought I was doing something for my family by working so hard, but in reality I was doing something to them. My daughter told me, ‘Daddy, last time you were with that company, I never saw you,’ and it broke me. Our second most important relationship—after God—is our family, not our company.”
Jim Morgan’s Keynote recording on Relationships will be available soon.
Case Study, Grace Kurian
Quotes:
“Almost my entire career after that very first role has come through relationships and the brand I’ve built, not through applications. One mentor simply suggested I ‘practice’ an interview with Accenture, and by the grace of God, that set my entire technology career in motion. Relationships opened doors that my original plan never even had on the map.”
“Our values start with ‘exceeding together’—mediocrity is not an option, but neither are solo wins. We also focus on ‘unified victories,’ shifting the culture from a lot of ‘I’ to a strong ‘we.’ When someone models those values, we pause in our staff meetings for focused recognition, so people see that the behavior we celebrate is collaboration, not individual heroics.”
Resources:
Grace Kurian’s Case Study recording will be available soon.
Mark your calendar for our next class:
Relationships
BROWARD
When: Thursday, December 11
Speaker: Don Campion
Time: 12:00 - 2:00pm (Lunch provided)
Location: Innovation Charter School
(600 SW 3rd St #1400, Pompano Beach, FL 33060)
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Location: Banyan Air
(5360 NW 20th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309)
Reading assignment: Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton
Relationships
PALM BEACH
When: Thursday, December 11
Speaker: Don Campion
Time: 12:00 - 4:30pm (Lunch provided)
Location: Urban Youth Impact
(2823 N Australian Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33407)
Reading assignment: Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton