Do you ever wonder if your marriage can be better? You want to have a great relationship, but maybe you're feeling less connected than you were in the past.
Do you know how to improve? It could be that you feel stuck and you don't know how to improve your relationship.
You may even have lost hope and worry that nothing is ever going to change.
Connected Marriage is a marriage course that can help you renew your connection, improve communication, resolve conflict, and restore trust.
This course combines 1 hour live teaching with 1 hour of small group. It will be taught in English.
Whether you are having major problems or just need a tune up, Connected Marriage will help you to reconnect. The course meets for 8 weeks. Topics include:
- Building Your Bond - How do you build a marriage that is forever, especially if you don’t feel like working on it? You CAN get over your negative feelings and build a connected relationship.
- Turning Toward - Positive interactions build your connection while negative interactions eventually cause distance and irreparable damage. Learn what brings you together and what tears you apart.
- Learning to Validate - Having a connected relationship means that you understand each other. It sounds easy, but it can be a challenge. If you want a close relationship. learn to validate.
- Impact of Family - We have been influenced by our backgrounds and our families. Communicating with each other means understanding the influences of our past.
- Managing Conflict - Conflict in a relationship is inevitable. You can choose to have it tear you down or build you up. This lesson will help you to recognize patterns that may be tearing you down.
- Healthy Boundaries - Healthy boundaries enable healthier relationships. Understand how to set boundaries that protect your connection and allow relationships to heal.
- Forgiveness & Trust - A lack of forgiveness can poison our relationships. Yet, many people have misconceptions that prevent them from forgiving. This lesson lays out how to forgive and how to rebuild trust.
- Celebrating Intimacy - Physical intimacy builds feelings of closeness and connection. There are common problems that couples experience. This lesson talks about how to build your physical bond.
Taught from a Christian perspective that is Biblically based, psychologically sound, practical and effective, this training will be delivered live with small group breakout sessions.
Does it Work?
As a result of going through the Connected Marriage course and meeting in a group:
- 78% of couples improve their marriage satisfaction
- 87% see healthy changes in their thoughts, feelings and behaviors
- 96% are more committed to changing themselves in order to have a healthier marriage.
Is it Credible?
Connected Marriage is based on curriculum refined over a fifteen-year period. The material contains the essential building blocks that hurting couples need to build connection. Taught from a Christian perspective and based on Biblical truths.
The content has been developed and reviewed by a team of therapists and psychologists. It’s based on best practice research that contains the core essentials that couples need to rebuild.
FAQs
What does it cost?
The cost is $75 US per couple. That includes:
- 8 hours of live training
- 8 hours of small group time
- A workbook
- Exercises and devotions to help you apply the concepts
When is it?
Sunday afternoons, starting April 7, 2024. The live course will meet for 8 weeks. The last class will be on Sunday, May 26. Each live class will meet for approximately 2 hours.
The class will meet at 2 pm. It will be taught in English.
What happens during the live meetings?
We will meet live every week. After a short teaching, you will meet with your small group, led by a trained and compassionate couple.
What if I don't want to go to a small group?
We get that. Some people dislike the idea of sharing their stuff in a small group. You look around at all the other couples you know and it seems like they all get along great. So, the question is, "Why is it so hard for us?"
We have found that the small groups are a fantastic way to learn that you are not alone. Other couples struggle with the same issues! The small group helps you to process your own hurt and frustration, while being led by a couple that helps you to apply the concepts to your relationship.
What if my partner doesn't want to attend?
You are welcome to attend without your partner. If you change how you relate to your partner, the relationship will change. Of course, it's better if the two of you are working together, but you can still have an impact.
Meet Michelle and Phil
They are co-authors of Connected Marriage and will be your hosts for this event.
Phil and Michelle had a marriage crisis of their own in the mid-90’s. Married for over ten years at that time, their relationship was no longer working. They sought help from Godly counselors and their small group, and changed their relationship to create a closer connection than ever before. They are now incredibly thrilled to be with each other!
Together, they have over 40 years of experience being married to each other and 20 years of experience teaching and mentoring couples one-on-one, in small groups, and in seminars. Michelle has 15 years of experience in corporate training and development and retired as a Director of Technology. Phil has 25 years of corporate experience, both as a business owner and as an executive with technology and training companies. In order to be better prepared to help couples, Phil earned a Masters Degree in Counseling from The Townsend Institute. Phil has training in Gottman Couple's Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Phil also has a Bachelor of Arts in Theology.