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| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Research & Real Life Scriptural Foundations Risk Factors for Marriage |
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| 10:00 - 10:10 |
Break |
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| 10:10 - 11:00 |
The Four Key Danger Signs
Difference In How Men & Women Handle Conflict |
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| 11:00 - 11:10 |
Break |
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| 11:10 - 12:00 |
Filters: Why what you said is not what they heard
Safety & Structure
The Speaker Listener Technique |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
It's Your Turn: Practice on Your Own |
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| 12:15 - 1:45 |
Lunch Break & Enjoying the Good Times |
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| 1:45 - 2:35 |
Knocking on the Walls: Working on Hidden Issues |
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| 2:35 - 2:45 |
Break |
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| 2:45 - 3:15 |
Ground Rules for Fighting and Loving |
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| 3:15 - 3:35 |
More Practice |
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| 3:35 - 3:45 |
Break |
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| 3:45 - 4:30 |
The Heart of Commitment |
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| Saturday |
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| 09:00-09:15 |
Greeting/Basic overview of weekend |
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| 09:15-10:15 |
Foundations Lecture |
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| 10:15-10:30 |
Break |
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| 10:30-11:00 |
Foundations Continued |
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Speaker Listener Technique |
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| 11:45-12:00+ |
1st practice session (Speaker/Listener Technique with non-conflict topic)
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| 12:00-01:30 |
Lunch |
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| 01:30-02:10 |
Destructive Patterns and Constructive Griping |
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| 02:10-02:45 |
2nd practice session and short break on way back (S/L Technique with low level, but real issue) |
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| 02:45-03:30 |
Keeping Fun and Friendship Alive |
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| Sunday |
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| 09:00-09:15 |
Greetings and warmup |
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| 09:15-10:15 |
Expectations & Issues and Events Model |
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| 10:15-10:30 |
Break |
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| 10:30-11:30 |
Problem Solving |
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| 11:30-12:00 |
3rd practice session (Problem Solving with real but small issue) |
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| 12:00-01:30 |
Lunch |
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| 01:30-02:15 |
Ground Rules and Couple Meetings (Agreement or modification of Ground Rules) |
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| 02:15-02:30 |
Ground Rule agreement and break time |
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| 02:30-03:30 |
Commitment |
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| 03:30 |
Wrap up and goodbye |
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Session One: 150 Minutes
Welcome
Foundation and Danger Signs
Goals and expectations
Safety, Structure and Communication
Practice the Speaker/Listener Technique (low conflict)
Session Two: 120 Minutes
Filters
Practice the Speaker/Listener Technique (on low conflict issue)
Issues and Events
Hidden Issue Exploration with Speaker/Listener Technique.
Session Three: 120 Minutes
Expectations
Practice the Speaker/Listener Technique (discuss low-key expectations)
Negative Communication, anger, and constructive griping.
Practice the Speaker/Listener Technique
Fun
Brainstorm on Fun Things a Couple can do that cost $5 or less
Session Four: 120 Minutes
Problem Solving
Practice Problem Solving Model
Friendship
Session Five: 120 Minutes
Ground Rules
Core Belief Systems: Religious, Spiritual, and Otherwise
Beginning discussion of expectations
Session Six: 120 Minutes
Sensuality and Sexuality
Forgiveness
Chance to practice any key skills.
Commitment |
