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| A Leadership Conference for Congregations Developing
Marriage and Family Ministries | Contact us for dates regarding
the presentation of this seminar. |
| What are the current research trends about marriage and family in America? How do you start a marriage mentoring program? How do you develop a marriage and family ministry that will have the greatest influence on couples and families in your congregation and community? These questions and others will be answered at this leadership seminar for congregations wanting to build an effective marriage and family ministry. Designed by Rev. Willie Batson, President of Family Builders Ministries, this training conference is for pastors and church leaders interested in building loving and caring relationships in their congregations through a healthy family ministry. You will leave with many resources and several ideas that can be implemented in your church's ministry. |  |
8:30 a.m. | Doors Open | 9:00 a.m. | Session #1: "The Family-Friendly Church" -- What is the context of marriage and family ministry for today's church? What is the relevance of this information to becoming a healthy church? What is family ministry? What are the characteristics of the healthy family? | 10:15 a.m. | Break | 10:30 a.m. | Session #2: "A Blueprint for Building Healthy Families" -- What are the foundations of a family-oriented ministry? How do you start a family ministry that will have the greatest influence on families in your congregation and community? | 12:00 p.m. | Lunch and Networking | 1:00 p.m. | Session #3: "A Strategy for Saving Marriages" -- How can we help bad marriages before they begin? What is effective in strengthening marriages that already exist? How do you start a marriage mentoring program? | 2:15 p.m. | Break | 2:30 p.m. | Session #4: "A Plan for Teaching Parents to Parent" -- How do you design a parent education plan that will build strong families? How do you get parents involved? | 3:30 p.m. | Seminar Adjourns | |
*Schedule is subject to minor changes.
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