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Hope Community Church recognizes the importance of healthy, growing marriages in our community and in our personal walks with God. The Marriage Ministries of Hope comprise various programs to build stronger, more effective, and more joyful marriages. Some programs are designed for enrichment, others for timely intervention in troubled marriages, and others offer opportunities for couples with good marriages to become even better through effective service.
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Consider learning more about the following areas of marriage ministry:
• Marriage Matters Workshops
• Couples' Small Groups
• Newly Married Small Groups
• Pre-marital & Mentoring Ministry
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These
eight-week workshops are offered twice a year to help enrich
marriages for couples who desire to make a significant investment
in their relationship -- as well as helping those who are
experiencing marital difficulties to resolve their current
struggles and identify next steps in their spiritual and
emotional growth. Workshops are usually held in the fall
and winter of each year.
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vary weekly with a combination of the following topics explored:
- God's Design for Marriage
- How our family of origin impacts who we are in our
marriage
- Healthy Models of Communication
- Recognizing and Dealing with our Defensiveness
- Understanding our Differences
- Love Languages
- Sexual Intimacy
- Choosing to Forgive
- Understanding and Managing Emotions
- Healthy Conflict Resolution
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Fall 2008 Workshop
- 8-week session
- Tuesdays beginning October 1
- 7:00-9:00 p.m.
- $35 per couple
- Register by October 1
- Part of the Life Labs Midweek Classes
- Childcare offered for pre-registered couples
- Sign up online here!
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Volunteer
Opportunity
Table Leaders -- Facilitate the discussion
of a group of four or five couples each night of the workshop. Training will be provided before the session begins.
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Get connected with other couples in a similar stage of
life. Click here to
get connected to the Small Groups page and discover what
groups are available for your involvement.
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Married three years or less? Get
connected with other young couples by contacting Joe Roberts
at joer@gethope.net
or 532.0620.
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The decision to marry is one of the most important choices we
make in life. Preparation for marriage involves much more than
detailing a beautiful wedding. Our desire here at Hope is to help
engaged and pre-engaged couples establish a marriage that will
endure and that they can enjoy for a lifetime.
In the 6-week pre-marital classes, topics such as expectations
of marriage, love, attitudes, communication, gender differences,
personality differences, conflict, spiritual compatibility, and
finances are covered. Also provided are mentoring couples to walk
beside participant couples through this time as well as resources
to prepare couples for what lies ahead.
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Should you desire to be married by one of our Hope pastors, participation in the pre-marital course is required.
For more information or to find out when the next session
of pre-marital classes begin, contact Joe Roberts at joer@gethope.net
or 532.0620.
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