In ‘To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future’, Dr. Dan Allender shows people how to read the stories of their lives. This text will help them understand the meaning God has written into the details of who they are. They will then be able to share their lives and receive the stories of others at a deeper level.

Dr. Allender proposes that God invites each person to coauthor his or her own story (life). However, it starts with reading ones past. This book helps individuals identify the themes in their lives and they will receive guidance in writing themselves a better future.

Educational Objectives

• Posses a greater awareness for his or her own story.
• Have an increased ability to identify the characters and themes in the stories of my clients.
• More readily discern if clients are accepting responsibility for coauthoring their lives.
• Be better able to assist clients in writing new plot lines for their lives.
• Be able to use the metaphor (lives are stories), to help clients know their story and shape their future.

Syllabus / Course Instructions

• The Course consists of reading the selected book, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
• The book is not included. It must be purchased separately. We have supplied a link to Amazon.com for your convenience.
• Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions.
• You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.

Additional Resources On This Site for CE

• The Intimate Mystery
  by Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III: 5 CE Credits
• Bold Love
  by Dr. Dan Allender and Dr. Tremper Longman III: 12 CE Credits
• Soul Talk
  by Larry Crabb, PhD: 8 CE Credits
• Boundaries: When to Say Yes and When to Say No
  by Henry Cloud and John Townsend: 12 CE Credits
• Healing Path
  by Dan B. Allender, Ph.D.: 8 CE Credits
• Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
  By Dr. Dan Allender: 12 CE Credits

Additional Resources Not On This Site

• Dan B. Allender, PhD www.danallender.com
• The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Dan Allender: Navpress. Revised edition 1995,Colorado Springs,CO
• How Children Raise Parents: Dan B. Allender: WaterBrook Press, 2005, Colorado Springs, CO.
• Intimate Allies: Rediscovering God’s design for marriage - Dan Allender and Tremper Longman III: Tyndale House Publ, 1999, Carol Stream, IL.

Bio: Dan Allender, PhD

Dan B. Allender, Ph.D., received his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. He serves as a professor of counseling at Mars Hill Graduate School near Seattle, Washington. He is a therapist in private practice, and a frequent speaker and seminar leader. He is the author of How Children Raise Parents, The Healing Path, the Wounded Heart, Bold Love, and Intimate Allies. He and his wife, Rebecca are the parents of three children.