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You've spent years learning how to make your marriage work. Now it's time to share your knowledge and experience. These marriage mentoring training manuals for husbands and wives equip the two of you to help a less experienced couple arrive at the stability, comfort, and richness you've achieved in your own relationship.
List of contents
Contents
Introduction: The Giant Awakens . 9
Sess ion One:
The Preliminaries 11
Should We Do This Training in a Group or On Our Own?. 11
How Marriage Mentors Learn Best . 12
How to Get the Most from This Book and Accompanying DVD. 14
Marriage Mentor Training in a Group Setting . 17
Marriage Mentor Training as an Individual Couple
. 18
Sess ion Two:
The Big Picture 21
Overview of the Marriage Mentor Triad . 21
The Structure of a Typical Marriage Mentoring Ministry. 26
An Optional Assignment: The Bible and Mentoring. 28
Sess ion Three:
Marriage Mentoring as a Woman 29
Woman to Woman: How Your Gender Impacts Your Mentoring. 29
A Personal Message from Leslie. 31
Speaking His Analytic Language. 31
When It’s Time to Mentor Woman to Woman. 34
Sess ion Four:
Essential Skill Training 35
Skill #1: Building Rapport. 36
Skill #2: Walking in Another Couple’s
Shoes. 40
An Optional Assignment: The Bible and Empathy. 45
Sess ion Five:
Essential Skill Training 47
Skill #3: Working as a Team. 48
Skill #4: Agreeing on Outcomes. 53
Sess ion Six:
Essential Skill Training 59
Skill #5: Asking Meaningful Questions. 60
Skill #6: Listening Aggressively . 64
Sess ion Seven:
Essential Skill Training 69
Skill #7: Fielding Questions. 70
Skill #8: Telling Your Stories. 74
Sess ion Eight:
Essential Skill Training 79
Skill #9: Praying Together. 80
Skill #10: Staying Sharp. 85
Sess ion Nine:
Essential Skill Training 89
Skill #11: Being Yourself and Going with the Flow. 90
Bonus Skill: Spotting Red Flags. 93
Sess ion Ten:
The Next Steps 95
Choosing Your Personal Marriage Mentor Track. 95
Developing Your Own Marriage Mentoring Style. 97
Leading a Small Group as a Marriage Mentor. 99
Recruiting Other Marriage Mentors. 99
What You Will Find for Marriage Mentors
at www.RealRelationships.com. 100
About the author
Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are founders of RealRelationships.com and the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. Their bestselling books include Love Talk, Crazy Good Sex, and the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Their work has been featured in the New York Times and USA Today, and they have appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, and Oprah. They live with their two young sons in Seattle.
Summary
Everything You Need to Launch a Marriage Mentoring Program A sleeping giant is waking up in the church today—YOU—and thousands of couples like you who are making a huge difference in countless marriages. You’ve spent years learning how to make your marriage work. Now, as marriage mentors, you’re ready to help other couples grow stronger in their marriages while taking your own marriage to the next level Designed by two of today’s foremost marriage experts, this groundbreaking resource will train and equip you to help others weather the storms and build successful marriages. You won’t find a more thorough, reassuring, and carefully designed approach for marriage mentoring anywhere. This kit includes a ten-session Marriage Mentor Training and Recruiting DVD, Marriage Mentor Training Manual for Husbands, Marriage Mentor Training Manual for Wives, hardcover edition of The Complete Guide to Marriage Mentoring, and softcover edition of 51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors. All items except DVD-ROM also sold separately.
