I took the Legacy Center Trainings in 2004 because I wanted clarity about what I was going to do in my life now that my three children were getting older and I had been several years at home with them. I wasn’t really sure how the trainings would get me there, but my friend recommended them so highly, and if they delivered what was promised, the investment was really small, why not? Its laughable now to think that that was all I was seeking, when I think about how much I have received from the workshops in all areas of my life! While I was usually happy before, I always felt that this was mostly luck and was wholly contingent on circumstances outside of myself. In the trainings I discovered that I had tools that I could use to create my own happiness, even when, and especially when things weren’t going my way. I’ve learned how to relate to my children better, and my husband and I are closer than I ever thought imaginable (and we were happy before!) Moreover, I’m excited about the future in a way I haven’t been since I was a child. It sounds crazy that a set of workshops could do this, but my experience of life, others, and myself is so much richer than I thought possible. As a result, I’m more productive, successful in my projects, have more satisfying relationships, and I enjoy almost everything I do at a deeper level than before.
Regarding my career, after completing the Legacy Center Leadership Program I knew that I could give voice to my experience and make a much bigger difference in the world for others. I had an MS in environmental science, but I decided that the way I could serve the world best would be through ministry. I delivered my first sermon last fall and I just returned from my first round of intensive courses at Meadville Lombard Seminary in Chicago. The skills and self-understanding that I began to develop in the Legacy Center trainings and experiential workshops will serve me well as a Minister! It is incredible how much I have created in such a short time, thanks to the leap I made two years ago.
Sally Beth Shore
Legacy Center leadership graduate
I am grateful for taking the Leadership Journey. When I started the workshops I wanted to be more effective in my work, build a loving communication bridge in my relationships (family, job, church). What I got from the Basic Training was so much more than I bargained for.
As a Christian, I had spent many years wanting to grow in areas that I was weak in, most of all insecurity and fear. Insecurity and fear kept me from deep intimate relationships that I felt fulfilled in. Although, I had many friends and gave a lot, many times I felt exhausted. Through the trainings, I saw what was the source of my fears and insecurities and then I got the tools to bust through that and be my true authentic self. This authenticity was a beautiful, powerful, and courageous leader. This was all in just a few weeks and I am still learning lessons.
I enrolled a lot of my friends from church in the training and our relationship with God is stronger. We are committed to building a church that is loving, vibrant, and passionate for God and each other. As a single woman, my purity was very important to me. I got to strengthen my convictions in purity and develop my sexuality as a woman, owning the beauty that God created in me. In the Leadership Program, I got to see and live a life that Jesus must of lived in focusing on others and giving constantly to cause others to be their best and live life to the fullest.
As a 36 year old woman I am finally in a space to be in a committed and loving relationship, my performance and effectiveness at work is incredible, and I created a team that works well together. My relationship with my family has grown phenomenally. My mother even remarked on the amazing growth she has seen in the past year. She said I am a different woman. And what is amazing is that I finally feel after 33 years that I found me and get to be true to my beliefs and self.
The Legacy Center trainings were a gift from heaven.