[DOWNLOAD] "Growing Love In Christian Marriage Third Edition - Pastor's Manual" by S. Clifton Ives " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Growing Love In Christian Marriage Third Edition - Pastor's Manual
- Author : S. Clifton Ives
- Release Date : January 01, 2013
- Genre: Christianity,Books,Religion & Spirituality,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2021 KB
Description
The Pastor's Manual is a marriage preparation and ministry resource for pastors and other
church leaders for pre-marital counseling and for comprehensive marriage ministries including
guidelines for training mentor couples, working with couples in groups, and relationship
education for all ages. Includes everything you need to
have a comprehensive marriage ministry: The Ministry of Marriage Preparation The Pastor's Role (expectations and perceptions; coaching and problem
solving; experiences and attitudes) Theological Perspectives (personal
responsibility and christian community; God's purposes for marriage; divorce and remarriage;
marriage as vocation and covenant) Basic Goals for Marriage Preparation Ministries
(religion, money, and sex; communication skills) Working with
Couples First Session (wedding details, assessing the couple's
preparation for marriage) Sessions with Individuals (premarital questionnaire
responses, surfacing potential disagreements) Additional Sessions (finalizing
wedding plans) Nurturing Marital Growth After the Wedding Mentor Couples
(selecting and recruiting mentor couples; leadership team; training mentor couples)
Marriage Preparation in Groups Comprehensive Marriage Ministries (relationship
education for children, youth, and young adults; enrichment opportunities for married couples;
support for couples in crisis) An extensive list of
"Additional Resources" includes organizations and other marriage ministry programs that may be
readily available and can be incorporated into local church and community ministries. Updates for these"Additional Resources, " a "Directory of United Methodist
Marriage Ministry" leaders and consultants, a "Training Model" for use of GLCM, and other helps
are available at www.marriagelovepower.net.