Growing Christ's People One Conversation at a Time!

Conversations that Grow offers bible-based coaching, training, and tools to improve communication, decision making, relational tensions, life and career transitions, and coaching skills for individuals, groups, and organizations.

My Services

The most basic and fundamental act of ministry and discipleship is a "conversation." Like Susan Scott has pointed out in her book "Fierce Conversations," The conversation is not about the relationship, the conversation is the relationship!

My conversations with you will help you or your group grow.  I can also  train you or your group how to have conversations that help others grow, thus the name, "Conversations that Grow!" "The Conversations that Grow" framework uses three communication tools that  enables us to learn, practice, and teach conversations that grow in our relationship with Christ and each other.

I am currently . . .

The Lead Pastor at Valley Christian Church in Wilsonville, OR

A Certified Professional Coach

A Certified Christian Conciliator

A Certified Communication Instructor

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Professional Coaching

From a biblical perspective I utilize communication skills from solution focused coaching and appreciative inquiry to promote growth, healing, reconciliation, motivation, and personal clarity with individuals or groups. Conversations that Grow seeks to facilitate conversations required for individuals and groups to figure out their next right step, their next best step, or their next Christ-like step.  

Communication Training

I practice and teach three primary communication tools. The "Communication Map" guides us to accurate awareness of each other through five talking and listening skills from the "I" orientation. "The Process Compass" help us manage our communication intentions and objectives. "The Conversation Gear Shift" helps us shift from communicating to know to communicating to influence.

Conflict Stewardship

Conflict is the very best opportunity to grow spiritually mature in Christ. Too often we avoid conflict or just fight back. Therefore when conflict strikes, we must be good stewards of the opportunity. The Bridge tool guides us through four biblical steps to grow through relational tension and conflict. to Grow in and through conflict, we must Align with Christ, Assess Our Own Part, Appeal to the Other, and Agree to Restore. 

Collaborative Process

Sometimes groups can get stuck trying figure out solutions to a problem or determine what their next steps need to be to accomplish their purpose. It is often helpful to invite in a third party to help facilitate a collaborate thinking process where the group can become more open to the real issues and possibilities. Of course, God must be brought into these discussions through the Bibleand prayer.  


If you are interested in learning more about the Conversations that Grow tools and communication framework or have an interest to teach the material in your discipleship, coaching, or counseling practice, check out my book which outlines and explains the overall framework. You can find it on Amazon through the link above. 

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Doug Marshall
doug@conversationsthatgrow.com