[Apr 23, 2008 01:55 PM]
Join us at CBC for this Simulcast event April 26th from 9:30 AM-3:30 PM.
Tickets are $15 and include lunch. Tickets are available for purchase at CBC's welcome center weekdays from 8AM-4PM.
Childcare is available for children 10 and under for those who sign up at least one week prior to the event. You can sign up by calling Cris Bell at 241-8534 x220
Event Schedule
9:30-10:45 Session 1: Gary Smalley
10:45-11:10 BREAK
11:10-12:15 Session 2: Erwin and Kim McManus
12:15-1:10 LUNCH
1:10-2:10 Session 3: Les Parrott
2:10-2:30 BREAK
2:30-3:30 Session 4: Henry Cloud
3:30 Program ends
Click here to check a video from Dr. Gary Smalley
You can SIGN UP ON-LINE AT: http://marriage.crestwoodbaptist.org/form_simulcast.asp
You’ll discover Biblical principles that will give you the keys to marriages that not only survive-but thrive! Couples Conference ’08 features some of the nation’s leading experts on marriage including: Gary Smalley, Kim and Erwin McManus, Les Parrott and Henry Cloud.
Many couples may have what they would describe as a fair or even good marriage but feel "stuck" in their relationship. It's the "same ol', same ol'" every day. At the end of the day both spouses are exhausted and either fall asleep watching TV or fall into bed only to awake to start their routine all over the next day. Marital growth seems like a distant dream. Sometimes one spouse is motivated to "grow their marriage" but the other one seems distant and/or uninterested.
My experience working with couples for 25 years is that most couples start strong but begin to lose passion after children enter the picture. At that point the man usually devotes himself more fully in his work while the wife is at home consumed with taking care of their child(ren).
Marriage is not static, it is ever changing-either in a positive or a negative direction. The thought that marriage just stagnates and doesn't change is a myth.
In order to help couples take their existing marriage from what it is to a GREAT marriage, it's necessary to grow in key areas and obtain proven tools that are evident in successful and thriving marriages.
It is our experience that couples who are thriving and not just surviving are skilled and are applying what they know in the following areas:
· Empathic listening
· Resolving conflict
· Doing "small things often" for their spouse
· Making "bids", that is, proactively reaching out to each other
· Making deposits into their spouse's love bank
· Keeping a regular date night
· Practicing intimacy-open and honest communication
· Asking the "magic" question
