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Family Builders Ministries
A Christian Response to Conflict
A Redford
Church Teaching Series
Join the
Redford Church in Detroit for
worship and teachings on how to deal
with conflict in a God-Honoring way!
Dates:
Sundays, starting Sept. 9 - Oct. 30
Time:
4 PM
Place:
Redford Church
22575 W. Eight Mile Rd
Detroit MI
Retrouvaille
The primary
goal is to provide help for couples
who live in the disappointment and
pain of a marriage problems. The
weekend provides a safe setting
encouraging couples to learn
communication in marriage in a
respectful manner.
The
post-weekend phase of the
Retrouvaille program is as critical
to a couple experiencing marital
problems as the initial weekend
experience. The degree of
disappointment, deterioration and
despair in hurting marriages cannot
be healed in one weekend.
Restoration takes time. The
post-weekend sessions provide
support as couples discuss concepts
of the importance of communication
in marriage, intimacy, and many
other topics.
Today's
unchallenged acceptance of divorce
suggests that many friends,
families, church communities are
providing only limited support for
marriages. Retrouvaille is a program
that is solely dedicated to
providing the necessary support to
help save marriages.
Community
Name: Detroit, MI - Retrouvaille of
Detroit
Dates:
3/7/2008, 5/2/2008, 7/11/2008,
9/12/2008, 10/24/2008
Vitamin C's
For Couples
This program
deals with the real and raw side of
relationships. If you want some
practical tidbits and surefire
techniques to improve your
relationships and identify areas
that need work, this is the program
for you. It is put on by Ron and
Lashun Franklin of Songs of Solomon
Ministries.
Song of Solomon Marriage Ministry (SoS)
was established so that married
couples at all ages and stages could
have an avenue through which they
will learn to express and manifest
love and freedom in their
relationships. SoS assists
marriages in accomplishing this
through development of biblical
knowledge, understanding and the
execution of biblical principles.
Songs of Solomon Marriage Ministry (SoS)
provides couples with growth
opportunities through:
Third Sundays,
6:30pm at Detroit World Outreach
23800 W.
Chicago , Redford MI 48239
For
more information call:
(313)
255-2222 ext 359
Fax:
(313) 255-0101
Controlled
Separation
A negotiated
Controlled Separation® contract
provides a structure that assists
couples in slowing down and cooling
down in order to make a sane
decision and have fewer regrets.
This practical intervention in
working with couples encourages
cooperation as adversaries become
advocates. In this way hope is
restored and couples are energized
and inspired to reclaim their
integrity and recommit to each
other. In turn, children and
families are spared undue trauma.
For individual
consultation with a Controlled
Separation coach contact:
Great
Marriages! Learning Center
Locations:
Plymouth and Riverview
For
more information call:
(734) 735-6931
Divorce
Busting©
We specialize
in helping people get their
marriages back on track. Even if
everyone is telling you to move on,
don't be discouraged. We can help.
Don't wait another minute to get the
support you need.
Speak to an
experienced Divorce Busting® Coach
who will help you solve your
marriage problems now.
Call us, we'll
help you find your way.
The Third
Option
The Third
Option is an on-going group program
to build better marriages. It is
designed for all married couples and
can be used both as marriage
enrichment or crisis intervention.
For hurting couples, who see only
two options (painful endurance or
divorce) the third option means
reconciliation. For ordinary
couples, the program teaches them
the skills they need to have
happier, healthier marriages.
When couples
are struggling they will say they
have "tried everything" but what
they usually mean is they have tried
the same two extreme options over
and over, never finding what works.
(Example: they have stuffed their
anger, or they have attacked with
it. Neither will give them the
marriages they want.) The THIRD
OPTION is the middle healthy ground.
The Third
Option combines skill-building
workshops with sharing from mentor
couples and a support group
component. The atmosphere is warm
and caring.
Is this
counseling?
No. The Third
Option is not counseling. It is an
educational and support group where
we learn and encourage each other
along the way. However, we recommend
participants seek counseling when
appropriate. It is possible to do
both.
How does the
Third Option differ from counseling?
The Third
Option is peer ministry and a
psycho-educational program. It
combines: a support group, mentor
couples and workshops on
relationship skills. Many couples
will come to the Third Option rather
than counseling because: Many
couples cannot afford counseling.
Many have lost HOPE and therefore
are not willing to invest in
counseling but regain HOPE through
the group. Many are resistive to
counseling because of stigma, a bad
experience, etc. but will come to an
"educational" group and if they
stay, will often decide to try
counseling. The Third Option can be
both a stepping-stone to counseling
and an adjunct to it.
How does it
differ from weekend experiences?
The Third
Option is an ON-GOING program which
gives couples a "place to go" in
crisis or anytime. Our emphasis is
on HOPE through support and skill
building. The Third Option works
well in conjunction with weekend
experiences.
What are mentor couples and why use
them?
Teams, or
mentor couples are couples who have
overcome serious marital
difficulties themselves and now
share their experiences: their pain
and triumphs. Mentor couples are
essential to the program because it
is peer ministry. It is through
these "wounded healers" that others
find HOPE. We have all heard the
"bad news" regarding marriages and
divorce. What struggling couples
need to hear is the "good news"-
that reconciliation IS possible and
that, in fact, there are some
couples who have actually done it.
Time for a
better marriage
These sessions
are designed to help your marriage
work. They will help you understand
the important skills you need to
improve your relationship, including
communication, money, sex and
intimacy.
Cost:
$50/ Couple
Classes held
Evenings and Saturdays
3 Weeks, 2
hour sessions
For
more information call:
(313)
342-0006
All classes
will be held at Henry Ford Health
System, 7800 W. Outer Drive, Detroit
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