RW Instructor Certificate
Facilitating Transformative Group Studies
RW Instructor™ Certificate
Facilitating Transformative Group Studies
Please see our Academic Catalog for information on how this course relates to and synchronizes with other courses and training tracks.
Note: Some lessons in this course are still under development and are scheduled for release in March of 2023.
Purpose: RW Instructors are trained to facilitate video-based group studies on relational wisdom and peacemaking through Sunday school classes and small group studies. Instructor training is designed to improve your ability to facilitate both faith-based and values-based study groups by leading interactive discussions, asking insightful questions and assisting people in learning how to apply these concepts in their daily lives.
Cost: $95 | Study: 1 hours | Experience: 21 hours | Total Time: 22 hours
Prerequisites: PACE instructor Certificate
Training Requirements:
- Complete Facilitating Transformative Group Studies (online lesson).
- Facilitate a Discovering Relational Wisdom Group Study
- Facilitate a Relational Peacemaking Group Study
Simultaneous Training: You may earn an RW Instructor Certificate (without paying the $95 application fee) by completing the requirements for an RW Shepherd Certificate.
Peace Sower Team: Individuals who complete this training will be prepared to serve on a Peace Sower Team in their church, ministry or business.
Further Training: Students who complete this course are eligible to pursue an Advanced RW Instructor Certificate.
For more information see the RW360 Academic Catalog.
Your Instructor
Ken Sande is the founder of Peacemaker Ministries and RW360. Trained as an engineer, lawyer and mediator, Ken has conciliated hundreds of family, business, church and legal conflicts. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Peacemaker, which has sold over 500,000 copies in twenty languages. He teaches internationally on biblical peacemaking, Christian conciliation and relational wisdom, which is an enhanced form of emotional intelligence that helps people “get upstream of conflict” by improving their ability to read and manage emotions in themselves and others. These resources are being used to strengthen relationships, promote teamwork and reduce and resolve conflict in churches, families, businesses, schools and military bases around the world. Ken is a Certified Emotional Intelligence Instructor and a Certified Relational Wisdom Conciliator, Coach and Instructor. He has served as a church elder, an Editorial Advisor for Christianity Today, Certified Professional Engineer and as a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Montana Bar Association.