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Informationen zum Autor #1 New York Times bestselling authors Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are psychologists and founders of the game-changing online assessments: SYMBIS.com ! BetterLove.com ! and Yada.com . Their best-selling books include Love Talk! The Good Fight! 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 on CNN! Good Morning America ! the Today Show ! The View ! and Oprah . LesAndLeslie.com Klappentext Here Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott provide the complete guide to becoming a marriage mentor. They instruct the individuals who guide couples in many different stages of married life. The book will help churches of any size provide a healthy marriage mentoring program. Zusammenfassung Here Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott provide the complete guide to becoming a marriage mentor. They instruct the individuals who guide couples in many different stages of married life. The book will help churches of any size provide a healthy marriage mentoring program. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTSForeword by Gary Smalley...11Acknowledgments...13A Personal Word to Marriage Mentors...15A Personal Word to Pastors...17Introduction: The Sleeping Giant in the Church...19PART ONE: THE BIG PICTURE ON MARRIAGE MENTORING 1. What Marriage Mentoring Is and Isn’t...27 2. Can Anyone Be a Marriage Mentor?...35 3. Common Pitfalls of Beginning Marriage Mentors...43 4. The Boomerang Effect of Marriage Mentoring...51PART TWO: THE MARRIAGE MENTORING TRIAD 5. Preparing: Mentoring Engaged and Newlywed Couples...57 6. Maximizing: Mentoring Couples from Good to Great...73 7. Repairing: Mentoring Couples in Distress...87 PART THREE: THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR MARRIAGE MENTORING 8. Building Rapport...99 9. Walking in Another Couple’s Shoes...105 10. Working as a Team...113 11. Agreeing on Outcomes...119 12. Asking Meaningful Questions...129 13. Listening Aggressively...137 14. Fielding Any Question They Throw at You...145 15. Telling Your Stories...151 16. Praying Together...159 17. Staying Sharp and Refreshed...165 18. Being Yourself and Going with the Flow...175 A Final Thought...183APPENDIXES FOR MARRIAGE MENTORS 1. Common Subjects to Explore with Your Marriage Mentorees...187 2. What You Will Find for Marriage Mentors at www.RealRelationships.com...189 3. Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts:A Tool for Mentoring Engaged and Newlywed Couples...190 4. Love Talk: A Tool for Mentoring Couples from Good to Great...192 5. Your Time-Starved Marriage:A Tool for Mentoring Couples from Good to Great...194 6. I Love You M...
