Executive & Clergy  Leadership Consulting

Empowering leaders and clergy to manage anxiety for effective and emotionally mature leadership

Lead with Clarity & Manage Anxiety

Discover how Bowen Family Systems Theory  (BFST) can empower executive and clergy leaders to manage anxiety, navigate complex relationships, and achieve personal and professional growth.

  • Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST also called Natural Family Systems Theory) offers a powerful framework for understanding human behavior by viewing groups, like families, as emotional units with complex interactions. Developed by Murray Bowen, it recognizes the deep emotional interconnectedness of members.


    Edwin Friedman significantly expanded this theory, applying its principles to the emotional life of congregations in his essential work, Generation to Generation. Friedman showed religious leaders how these insights could transform their pastoral work and help them effectively manage congregational dynamics and lead. He emphasized leaders developing three crucial areas:

    • Self-differentiation: Maintaining your sense of self while connected to others.
    • Non-anxious presence: Staying calm and thoughtful even in stressful situations.
    • Being present with those you lead: Engaging effectively with your team or group.
  • Are you looking for clarity in a complex world? Do you prefer to discover answers for yourself rather than being told what to think? Perhaps you're trying to understand a significant life event, or grappling with relationship challenges like stress with a spouse, uncertainty with parents, children's issues, or conflict in group settings like churches. If these situations sound familiar, it's time to change your approach.


    The LMAO Seminar will help you develop the emotional maturity to handle anxiety, choose a clear direction, and confidently move toward your goals. Ultimately, your personal growth and how you manage your own reactions are key. The LMAO Seminar will empower you by teaching you to function effectively using a well-established understanding of human behavior: Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST).

  • The most effective way to learn and apply this theory is through shared experience. The Leaders Manage Anxiety Ordinarily (LMAO) Seminar is designed for individuals committed to personal growth and improving their relationships. "Ordinarily" implies a normal, usual way of functioning. Can you reach a point where you navigate anxious situations with such ease?


    This seminar helps leaders consciously choose their direction and manage their own anxiety effectively, creating positive change within all the systems you influence—your family, workplace, church, and community. As an experienced pastor with over 30 years of practical application in family systems theory, Tim leads this monthly group seminar to challenge your thinking and empower you to make lasting changes. Join Tim, and "LMAO" will take on a powerful new meaning in your life!


    Seminar Training Includes:

    • Monthly Check-ins
    • Translating Theory into Practice
    • Ministry & Work Case Studies
    • Family Case Studies
    • Family Tree Work
    • Practical Applications for Work & Ministry
    • Managing Crises and Sabotage
    • Strategies for Staying the Course