Prepare Enrich Certification Seminar
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Equip your church with certified marriage mentors.
Many couples will spend blood, sweat and tears on planning the perfect wedding but fail to prepare for married life. The most common reason couples state for not getting premarital counseling is the cost. They would rather spend the money on the wedding.
Some pastors love the counseling aspect of their jobs. Many others prefer to refer the counseling to someone else. When the church provides certified marriage mentors for their congregation and local community, the counseling will be provided as part of the ministry of the church with highly qualified and trained professional mentors.
Many couples will spend blood, sweat and tears on planning the perfect wedding but fail to prepare for married life. The most common reason couples state for not getting premarital counseling is the cost. They would rather spend the money on the wedding.
Some pastors love the counseling aspect of their jobs. Many others prefer to refer the counseling to someone else. When the church provides certified marriage mentors for their congregation and local community, the counseling will be provided as part of the ministry of the church with highly qualified and trained professional mentors.
What Will the Certification Participants be Trained to Do?
Certified Pastors and Mentors will give the couple and an online compatibility assessment that will give crucial information about the couple from their own perspectives that they may not think to bring up in a typical counseling session. This online assessment will provide the certified Mentors and Pastors with the couple's personal stress profile that will break the couples relationship expectations into 5 categories: the preference of each individual for social situations, their openness and flexibility for change, their preferences about organization and persistence, how considerate and cooperative they are in their interactions with each other, and their individual responses to stressors (whether responsive or reactive.)
The certified Mentors and Pastors will go over the results of the online assessment with the couple and present them with their strengths as a couple, as well as the places where they have opportunities for growth.
At this time the Mentor will schedule 6-8 sessions (1 hour each) with the couple to go over those issues with very practical marriage preparation skills in light of their very personalized information from the assessment.
The certified Mentors and Pastors will go over the results of the online assessment with the couple and present them with their strengths as a couple, as well as the places where they have opportunities for growth.
At this time the Mentor will schedule 6-8 sessions (1 hour each) with the couple to go over those issues with very practical marriage preparation skills in light of their very personalized information from the assessment.
What skills will be covered in the 6-8 premarital counseling sessions?
Communication: Assertiveness and Active Listening
Personal Stress Profile: Identifying the Most Critical Issues & Balancing Priorities
Conflict Resolution: 10 Steps for Resolving Conflict & Seeking and Granting Forgiveness
Financial Management: The Challenges of Money, Financial Goals, & The Meaning of Money
Leisure Activities: The Dating Your Spouse Activity
Sex & Affection: The Expression of Intimacy
Relationship Roles: Sharing Roles and Responsibilities
Spiritual Beliefs: Your Spiritual Journey
Marriage Expectations: Managing Your Expectations
Children & Parenting Expectations
Couple & Family Maps: Exploring Family of Origin Issues
SCOPE Personality Profile: Defining the Couple's Strengths and Areas for Growth
Goals: Achieving Your Goals Together
Personal Stress Profile: Identifying the Most Critical Issues & Balancing Priorities
Conflict Resolution: 10 Steps for Resolving Conflict & Seeking and Granting Forgiveness
Financial Management: The Challenges of Money, Financial Goals, & The Meaning of Money
Leisure Activities: The Dating Your Spouse Activity
Sex & Affection: The Expression of Intimacy
Relationship Roles: Sharing Roles and Responsibilities
Spiritual Beliefs: Your Spiritual Journey
Marriage Expectations: Managing Your Expectations
Children & Parenting Expectations
Couple & Family Maps: Exploring Family of Origin Issues
SCOPE Personality Profile: Defining the Couple's Strengths and Areas for Growth
Goals: Achieving Your Goals Together
I Want to Schedule a Training Seminar for My Church or Organization. What Do I Do Now?
For Hope Harbor to come to your location we would need a minimum of 8 paid registrations, a room large enough for all the participants and room for break-out small group discussions, a TV or projector screen with power point capabilities. The seminar is a 7 hour training. Once participants are certified as Prepare-Enrich Marriage Educators they are eligible to register with Twogether in Texas (free) and list their credentials as a Prepare-Enrich provider. Couples who come and complete a minimum of 6 hours of premarital counseling will be able to receive a voucher from the state of Texas that will waive the state for the couple to get their marriage license. A $15 county fee may still be required of the couple-- but the state fee of $60 will be waived for completing the Prepare-Enrich premarital preparation classes.
Contact or text Dawn Irons at 806-500-9903.
Contact or text Dawn Irons at 806-500-9903.