16776 Southfield Fwy.
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 278-4400

Training for Leaders and Ministers

FOCCUS Facilitator Training
Learn to utilize the FOCCUS Inventory when working with premarital couples. FOCCUS is research-based and looks at 13 areas of the couples' relationships. . Certified Marriage Educator Julie Bock will train Ministers and others who work to prepare couples for a healthy, committed marriage.
Contact: (313) 278-4400
Locations & Dates:

  • Date & Time: Saturday, May 21, 8:30am-4:30pm
    Cost: $100 per person (spouse discount available)
    Location: Hosted by Restoration Fellowship Tabernacle, 16776 Southfield Fwy., Detroit, MI 48235. Enter the church parking lot off of Fenmore (East side of the Southfield Fwy., 1 block south of McNichols (Six Mile))
    Register:



Focus on the Family's Clergy Couples Conference
This conference is geared toward pastoral couples, chaplains and missionaries serving in a church or Christian ministry and is designed to offer you and your spouse a well-deserved opportunity to rest, reflect and recharge.
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Dates:
Tuesday, June 7-Thursday June 9, 2011
Location:
Focus on the Family campus in Colorado Springs
Cost: $150 per couple
Registration: call 800-A-FAMILY (232-6459)


PREPARE/ ENRICH Inventory Facilitator Training
Dr. Kim Kemske
Contact: (248) 615-1263
E-mail: kimkemske@aol.com
Date:
Please call for upcoming program dates.
Time:  
Location:
Church of the Holy Family
24505 Meadowbrook Rd.
Novi, MI 48375
Cost:
$185.00
Become a certified PREPARE/ ENRICH facilitator.


Galatians 6:6 Great Commandment Retreats

 
  • For Senior Pastor Couples in Ministries

  • Galatians 6:6 Retreats are held in various locations in the United States and overseas through strategic partnerships with denominations, other ministries, individuals and Great Commandment network churches. The retreat, accommodations, meals and all materials are a gift from co-sponsoring partners. More than 10,000 ministry couples around the world have participated in these life-changing, marriage-enriching, ministry-impacting retreats!
    Katie Ferguson
    Contact: (800) 881-8008 ext. 206
    E-mail: katie.ferguson@ilministries.org
    Web site: http://www.winshaperetreat.org
    Dates: February 16 - 18, 2010 or September 7 - 9, 2010
    Location:
    Winshape Retreat
    2277 Martha Berry Hwy.
    Rome, GA 30149

    To view the brochure, click on the link below:
    Galatians Great Commandment Retreat Brochure
     
     
  • Relational Foundation Conferences

  • Preparing for Effective Marriage and Family Ministry

    This conference will help you...
    * Reclaim marriage as God intended...giving him pleasure as we leave, cleave, and become one.
    * Deepen friendships throughout the body of Christ as the true foundation of relational health is established and experienced.
    * Impact your community through healthy marriages and families.
    * Restore God's plan for children as gifts from the Lord.

    Topics to be covered:
    * What Type of Church Ought We to Be and How Do We Get There?
    * Discerning the State of the Church and Society.
    * Your Model of Ministry Matters
    * Ministry Map for Relational Relevance
    * Messaging the Mission and Changing Culture Through Marriage and Family Ministry

    Katie Ferguson
    Contact: (800) 881-8008 ext. 206
    E-mail: katie.ferguson@ilministries.org
    Web site: www.winshaperetreat.org
    Dates:
    Location:
    Winshape Retreat
    2277 Martha Berry Hwy.
    Rome, GA 30149
    Cost: $175.00 per person which includes two-night lodging, all meals, and materials. Spouses are an additional $75.00
    Space is limited, so R.S.V.P. early

    Dynamic Marriage Training
    Every church is only as strong as its marriages. But the sad truth is that marriages, including Christian marriages, are breaking down and divorce is reaching epidemic proportions. How can your church address this critical issue? By starting or enhancing a marriage ministry in your church.

    You and your spouse can become facilitators of our Dynamic Marriage-enrichment program, a program that also reaches the lost. Family Dynamics trains and certifies godly couples to bless the lives of married couples by leading this powerful ministry.

    Our marriage-enrichment program strengthens marriages before they run into relationship trouble and can save those whose marriages are already troubled. The system you will learn is designed to give couples the tools to prevent divorce or separation while enhancing the love, intimacy, and passion they have with each other.

    We thoroughly equip you through an intensive three-day professional training to be facilitators of our marriage ministry. You'll learn our dynamic method for leading couples to do the things they should do in a good marriage and break the bad habits that contribute to bad marriage relationships. We teach you how to provide couples with information but, most importantly, transformation.


    Connect - Equipping for Marriage and Family Ministry
    Contact: Ben Freudenburg - email: freudb@cuaa.edu, Phone: 602-750-2762
    Dates: Saturday, October 2, 2010 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Location: Concordia University, 4090 Geddes Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
    Cost: $50/person or $95/couple. Includes continental breakfast, lunch, and materials
    Deadline: September 24, 2010
    Register: http://connect.amfmconference.com
    This event is designed for leadership in marriage and family ministry. The workshops are interactive and specifically designed to cast vision, educate, resource and train couples and individuals with a passion for building healthy marriages and strong families in their church and/or community.