Relationship Building Conference

Founders and Presenters for The Family Collective

Diane Arnold is a licensed family and marriage counselor and a certified EFT and EMDR therapist. She specializes in relationship attachment and has spoken and written extensively on overcoming trauma and betrayal. Diane serves on the boards of WOFL, Shiloh Company, and the National Children’s Day Foundation. She is a co-founder of The Grace Center, an international emotional healing center in South Carolina that integrates the Word of God with psychotherapy models. Diane shares her testimony of restoring her marriage alongside God’s grace and truth during TFC marriage weekends.

Neal Arnold is the CEO of Sunflower Bank, with over 35 years of leadership experience in the banking industry. He has a passion for building strong teams, driving profitability, and creating shareholder value. A devoted student of the Bible, Neal shares his testimony of marriage restoration, along with practical wisdom and faith, during TFC marriage weekends.

Neal and Diane Arnold

Married for 43 years, Diane and Neal have three sons, three daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren. Together, they have authored four books:

• Take Heart: A guide to Attachment Theory and healing relationships.

• Face to Face: A marriage coaching workbook.

• Face to Face Premarital: A premarital training workbook.

• 12 Habits for a Sound Mind and Joyful Life (releasing Fall 2024), which explores mental health and self-discovery.

In 2020, the Arnolds and their adult children founded The Family Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to cultural family restoration. Through this initiative, Diane continues to advocate for the role of family and community in building healthy societies.

Event Itinerary

Friday Evening 5:30 - 9

• Chapter 1 - Better together

  • Individual struggles, forgiveness and restoration

• Chapter 2 - Emotional communication and healing in your relationship

  • Couples Emotional connection and restoration

Saturday Morning 9 - 12

• Chapter 3/4 - Courageous communication Part1/part 2

  • Communication basics

  • Communication ladder

  • Working through conflict

  • Rebuilding trust

  • Defensiveness and validation

  • Curb your enthusiasm - I see you

• Chapter 5/6 - Couples communication, connection and restoration

  • Let's talk about sex

Saturday Lunch Break Noon - 1:15

• During lunch - Understanding the generations

  • Understanding 6 different generations, how to relate and co-exist to leave an inheritance for our children's children.

Saturday Afternoon 1:15 - 4

• Chapter 9 - Helping your family own their faith

  • The importance of family

  • Practical steps to help your children walk in their own faith

• Chapter 11 - Leaving a family legacy

  • Long life relationship wisdom

• Chapter 10 - Walking in Covenant

  • The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off - for all whom the Lord our God will call (Acts 2:39)

Sunday Morning 9:45 - 12

• Closing Message