Healthy Marriages Grand Rapids - Marriage Enrichment

Weekend to Remember

jsmilde — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:54:02 -0400

Start: 2008-02-15 17:00

End: 2008-02-17 12:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Description

Register here for the Weekend to Remember sponsored by Family Life and held at the Amway Grand Plaza on February 15-17, 2008.

Organization

Family Life Weekend to Remember

Telephone

1.800.358.6329

Contact Name

Cost

$129 per person, not including meals and hotel accomodations

Location

Amway Grand Plaza

URL

http://www.familylife.com/weekend

One plus One equals One

thoutstra — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:15:47 -0400

Author

Rev. Dr. Gideon Adjei

Abstract

Available at Pine Rest Family Institute

Yes

Description

The book addresses the important issue of how to prepare for marriage, starting with dating practices and communication between husband and wife. The book also considers other marriage related issues and reveals several secrets to a successful marital relationship. The author has advice on how to cope when couples have become a "blended family" wih multiple parents and stepchildren involved in a variety of conflicts.

For more information on this book and others check out www.gideonadjei.com this book will be available in a Spanish version in the Fall of 2007.

Arusi Ultra-Marriage Retreat

thoutstra — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:26:34 -0400

Description

Boost your marriage

Life your spiritual life

Pamper your body

And have the time of your life!

What is the Arusi Retreat? "Arusi" is Kiswahili for "marriage celebration" The Arusi retreat is an experience designed for Christian marriages. It is an opportunity to discover ways your marriage is part of God's plan, not just for yourselves but also for your community.

For more information visit www.lyke2lyke.com

URL

www.lyje2lyke.com or www.swanlakeresort.com

Arusi Ultra-Marriage Retreat

thoutstra — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:05:02 -0400

Start: 2007-05-04 18:00

End: 2007-05-06 14:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Description

What is Arusi Retreat?

"Arusi" is the Kiswahili for "marriage celebration". The Arusi Retreat is an experience designed for Christian marriages. It is an opportunity to discover ways your marriage is part of God's plan, not just for yourselves but also for the community.

* Revise your mission statement as a couple so to make your marriage an instrument of God's love.

* Review your life stories and collaborate on a forward moving narrative of faith.

* Refresh your relationship to experience newness in yourselves and each other.

* Recreate romance and rekindle the fire and passion of your marriage.

* Reconcile broken promises and broken dreams and begin anew.

* Renew your wedding vows and recommit to a God-created marriage with a deeper spirit of Primacy, Empowerment, Protection, and Prayer.

For more information click here: www.lyke2lyke.com

For more informaiton on Swan Lake Resort click here: www.swanlakeresort.com

Organization

Arusi Ultra-Marriage Resort

Telephone

708.363.8610

Contact Name

Andrew & Terri Lyke

Cost

$280.00 pp or $560 per couple

Location

Swan Lake Resort

URL

Marriage Just a Piece of Paper?

thoutstra — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:44:22 -0400

Description

Is marriage disappearing? If so, what are the personal and social costs to children, families and communities? Has the "M" word become a subject unfit for polite company, neglected… perhaps shunned… in the halls of government, academia, family-related professions and even in houses of worship?

Narrated by Cokie Roberts and written by marriage and family specialist Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, the documentary is based on dozens of intimate, revealing interviews with adults and children about the complexities of their loves, hopes, disappointments and heartbreaks.

Visit our website for more information http://marriagetv.uchicago.edu/overview.html

URL

http://marriagetv.uchicago.edu/overview.html

National Healthy Marriage Resource Center

thoutstra — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:28:02 -0400

Description

In fairy tales, healthy marriages are easy. They seem to require only the right size glass slipper or a prince charming on horseback. In reality, healthy marriages don't just happen. They take work and commitment from both spouses. They also require an ability to weather the conflicts and challenges that occur throughout a lifelong partnership. Across the nation, hundreds of government agencies and community and faith-based groups are striving every day to provide real people with the tools, techniques, and skills they need to build healthy marriages in their own unique circumstances.

URL

www.healthymarriageinfo.org

Celebrate Your Marriage

thoutstra — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:35:43 -0400

Description

Celebrate! is the non-profit ministry of Christian speakers and authors Jay & Laura Laffoon. The Laffoons are all about bringing life abundant! Whether through their speaking engagements, marriage conferences, or resources, Jay & Laura love to share the celebration that is a life in relationship with Jesus.

URL

www.celebratenet.com

PREP Couples Communication Workshop

admin — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:06:11 -0400

Start: 1969-12-31 19:00

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Description

Based on 25 years of research in the field of marital health and success, *PREP* teaches strategies geared toward lowering risk factors for distress and separation as well as strategies for raising protective factors to help marriages succeed. This seminar will help couples learn valuable information such as: * The 4 Relationship â€œDanger Signsâ€? * Relationship Ground Rules for Handling Conflict * The Speaker-Listener Technique * Effective Behavior Requests vs. Criticisms and Complaints * A Method of Problem Solving * Non-verbal Communication * How to Preserve Fun and Friendship in a â€œbusyâ€? culture PREP (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program) is one of the most comprehensive and well respected programs for couples in the world. It has been featured on Oprah, 20/20, and 48 Hours, as well as many magazines and professional journals. PREP is a research based, skills-building curriculum designed to help couples communicate more effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and preserve and enhance love, commitment, and friendship. This workshop is psycho-educational, not a therapy group. It is appropriate for any couple in a committed relationship. Couples will learn course objectives by traditional lecture, video taped examples of real couples pre and post PREP, and private practice sessions. Couples may or may not choose to participate in discussions in the larger group portions of the program. No one is EVER pressured to share; it is completely up to each individual. If you would like to participate, contact the facilitator, Remi Rakipi, MSW, CSW at 281-6363, x2737 at least 1 week prior to course date. All classes are held at the Pine Rest Campus Clinic, 30068th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI and space is limited. Fee is $100.00 and is collected in advance, at registration.

Organization

Pine Rest Family Institute

Telephone

616.281.6363 x2737

Contact Name

Remi Rakipi, MSW, CSW

Cost

$100/couple

Location

Pine Rest Campus Clinic, 30068th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI

URL

Hope Network: Community Partnership Center

admin — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:59:59 -0400

Start: 1969-12-31 19:00

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Description

Organization

Hope Network: Community Partnership Center

Telephone

616.235.4673

Contact Name

Cost

Location

URL

Reformed Marriage Encounter

admin — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:59:20 -0400

Start: 1969-12-31 19:00

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Description

Organization

Reformed Marriage Encounter

Telephone

616.538.2749