UNITY Lab

UNITY LAB   

Building Bridges with Peace and Connection

"From Isolation to Integration: Discover the Neuroscience and Biblical Path to Transformative Community"

Program Overview

The Unity Lab is a transformative experience for schools, universities and special groups who recognize the vital importance of authentic community and have made the decision to go beyond simply hoping that healthy communities will randomly occur. Unity Labs is Based on Dr. Lisa Kohut's book The Healing Pathway of the Soul, and is facilitated by Shelly Lawler and Dr. Lisa Kohut. It's for those proactive institutions or groups, who have chosen to  be intentional about building healthy and thriving community. This interactive teaching integrates timeless Biblical principles with cutting-edge neuroscience to help participants build bridges of peace, love, and unity with God, themselves, and others.

As John Calvin wisely observed, "Nearly all wisdom we possess consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves." This program guides you through both—awakening you to seek God while discovering the patterns that have kept you disconnected. Through teaching, small group sharing, covenant connections, and practical application, you'll learn why your brain craves connection and how Biblical truth activates the neural pathways designed for healing and belonging. Unity Lab can be experienced as a One Day Workshop, a 3 Day Workshop or a 5-Week Intensive experience for those who  are ready to move from isolation into meaningful connection. 

Who This Is For

The Unity Lab is designed to empower those who courageously choose to navigate these  challenging and polarizing times with conversations that are filled with respect, grace and honor while  choosing to acknowledge and celebrate differences.

Whether you're a school administrator, group leader or a student who has a pulse on the current climate and a vision for what the atmosphere can be like, you owe it to yourself and your school community to explore this possibility. This is for school and organizational visionaries who have a higher perspective on what's possible for your climate,  or for those who might be discouraged and burned out from navigating ongoing conflict, who are aware of the tension,  stress, loneliness, and  division and are ready to reconcile and develop practical ways to move forward in unity. 

This Program Is For:

• Faith-centered school or Christian universities or small groups that want to integrate spiritual formation in practical ways
• Campus ministers, Christian student organizations or chapels and who want to partner to implement mental health programming
• Student Life or mental health departments that are targeting stress reduction and including practical spiritual, relational, emotional and community restoration
• Staff/faculty or student retreats or in-service wellness initiatives
• Cross-cultural groups wanting unity and reconciliation in a creative and light hearted way
• Leadership who Knows that maintaining the status quo is no longer an option—something must change
• Recognize that healthy conflict can lead to growth, but unhealthy division is destroying your community

The Unity Lab offers a path forward 

for those who refuse to give up on the Biblical vision of unity, who believe reconciliation is possible, 

and who are willing to do the uncomfortable work of building bridges instead of walls.

Benefits of Participating in The Unity Lab

Personal Transformation

• Create meaningful and authentic community
• Break Free from Isolation: Move from loneliness and disconnection to experiencing genuine belonging and authentic community
• Heal Relational Wounds: Process past betrayals, violations, and hurt in a safe environment with tools for genuine forgiveness and restoration
• Discover Hidden Sabotage Patterns: Identify the unconscious ways you've protected yourself from intimacy and learn healthier patterns of relating
• Increase Emotional Intelligence: Develop the ability to navigate difficult conversations with grace, holding both truth and love simultaneously
• Experience Inner Peace: Learn to quiet the internal conflict between your desire for connection and your fear of vulnerability

Relational Benefits

• Build Lasting Friendships: Form deep, meaningful connections with fellow participants who understand your journey and commit to walking alongside you
• Improve All Relationships: Apply principles that transform not only church relationships but also family, work, and personal connections
• Learn Healthy Conflict Resolution: Gain practical tools for engaging disagreements constructively rather than destructively
• Develop Covenant Connection: Establish ongoing support systems that extend beyond the 5-week program
• Bridge Political and Theological Divides: Discover how to maintain unity without compromising convictions, learning to disagree without demonizing

Spiritual Growth

• Deepen Intimacy with God: Experience the divine connection that flows from understanding how you were designed for relationship
• Live Out the Greatest Commandment: Practically apply Jesus' teaching to love God, self, and neighbor in integrated, life-giving ways
• Align with Biblical Unity: Embody the Ephesians 4:4 vision of "one body and one Spirit" in tangible, daily practices
• Become a Peacemaker: Fulfill the Matthew 5:9 calling as a "blessed" peacemaker who actively creates reconciliation
• Rediscover Your Calling: Reconnect with God's purpose for your life in community rather than isolation

Leadership Development

• Equip Others for Discipleship: Gain tools and frameworks to disciple others and facilitate reconciliation in your sphere of influence
• Lead Through Conflict with Confidence: Develop the courage and skills to address division rather than avoid it
• Model Healthy Vulnerability: Learn to lead from a place of authentic transparency that invites others into transformation
• Reduce Pastoral Burnout Risk: Pastors and church leaders build resilience through community support and practical self-care strategies
• Create Culture Change: Become a catalyst for shifting your church culture from division to unity, from fear to love

Neurological and Emotional Health

• Rewire Your Brain for Connection: Activate neural pathways designed for bonding, reducing stress hormones and increasing well-being
• Lower Anxiety and Depression: Experience the mental health benefits that come from authentic community and reduced isolation
• Develop Emotional Regulation: Learn to manage overwhelming emotions that surface