Ministry and work is disrupted and derailed by poor leadership, conflict, and misunderstanding. Our process begins with DISCOVERY (self-awareness), then learning how to RELATE effectively, and GROWING both personally and organizationally. We are deeply committed to the historic Christian faith and the Gospel.
Our vision is to help you build a culture where relationships thrive.
“Consentia” is Latin for awareness. Change is possible when we become aware of how we behave and why.
We value Transformation (through self-awareness and the Gospel), Multiplication (through Certification), and Excellence (in our training, resources, and support).
We believe that combining self-awareness with Gospel truth provides the opportunity for deep transformation.
We use the powerful SDI 2.0 that aligns with the three passions of the soul
Research demonstrates our training produces highly significant transformation in soul awareness, relational management, and conflict resolution.
We provide training or invest in you to be a facilitator of our resources to your ministry through certification.
Specific applications of relational intelligence training are available for ministries and non-profits.
Our President, Dr. Bruce Terpstra, has 36 years of pastoral ministry experience. He is a veteran of 17 years in denominational leadership and developed more than 70 new churches in the New York metro area and has given oversight to almost 400 pastors. He holds a doctorate in Leadership Development and is also the founder of 3KeyCoaching and the author of Three Passions of the Soul and Soul Discipleship Primer: cultivating discipling communities.
Del is a leader-health specialist and lead master trainer for Consentia Group. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a NeuroChange Coach with over 25 years of pastoral experience. He also leads Relational Health programming for Life Action Ministries.
Dr. Larry G. Shelton has led 2 churches as senior pastor for a total of 33 years ministry experience. His first church grew from 70 to 3,000 in 15 years. He has post graduate degrees in Medical Technology and Marriage, Family and Child counseling as well as a Masters of Divinity and a Doctorate in Church Growth and Administration from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has been married for 530 months to Faith, the love of his life. Together they raised four amazing children. Dr. Shelton is spearheading the SoulMates for Life application of SDI. He is the author of Short Stories for the Long Haul, a devotional guide for couples.
Mark has extensive ministry experience in South America training leaders. He has also served as a District Superintendent in denominational leadership consulting and coaching pastors and churches. Reatha is a certified chaplain and is passionate about leadership development and healthy marriages. They both hold D.Min.’s from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
Marcos tiene mucha experiencia en Latino América equipando líderes. Él también ha servido como Superintendente (Presidente Regional) en consultaría,mentoreo y capacitación para Pastores, Iglesias y sus líderes. Reatha es un capellán certificada a nivel de EEUU y tiene una pasión para el desarrollo de liderazgo y matrimonios excelentes. Ambos tienen sus Doctorados del Seminario Gordon Conwell.
Bill has been helping people grow and develop in their faith journey, interpersonal relationships, vocational calling, and everyday life for over 40 years as a pastor in the local church as well as teaching in higher education. He provides coaching and consultation to many leaders and organizations in the areas of strength development, conflict management, leadership skills, high-performing team development, strategic planning, team accountability, relational intelligence, and spiritual direction. He is one of a handful of protestants holding a Ph.D. in Spiritual Formation. In addition, he has also received extensive training in a variety of leadership and organizational assessments that provide the foundation for more evidence-based work.
Bill currently serves as Associate Professor of Pastoral Leadership and Spiritual Formation for Ashland Theological Seminary, teaching classes in Theology, Church History, Leadership, Preaching and Spiritual Formation. In addition, he is the founder of Beachy Consulting, providing services to individuals, non-profits, churches, educational institutions, and corporations.
Dr. Caterson has 33 years of ministry experience and has traveled to & coached in 50 countries. He joined the strengths movement 18 years ago and is passionate about helping organizations & individuals focus on cultural & relational change. Dr. Caterson has spent the past decade as a liaison & advisor to the US Military Chief of Chaplains as well as the Holistic & Comprehensive Military Fitness initiatives. Currently, he is a faculty member in both the Departments of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill AFB, Florida serving as the Course Director, Instructor of Record and Lead SME for the Special Operations Chaplains Graduate Certificate Program (SOCGC). JE holds a doctorate with four disciplines – Story Integration, Narrative Theology, Leadership Development, and Attribution Psychology. He is also the founder of American Strengths Center and the author of a dozen books including best sellers Engage Your Strengths and Clarity About Your Soul.
We would love to answer questions you may have regarding how we can serve you.