Since the seventies, Dr. Stanley envisioned a premarital/marital program founded on Christian principles and integrated with the best strategies suggested in sound research. Christian PREP is the fulfillment of that dream.
Christian PREPoffers three day training workshops for mental health professionals, pastors, and lay leaders interested in helping couples have strong marriages that reflect Christ's love. Participants will learn to conduct premarital/marital Christian PREP workshops in their churches or communities. The techniques can also be used in counseling settings to counteract destructive relational patterns and help couples move confidently into the future.
The trainings are useful to both those who want to conduct PREP workshops for couples as well as those who will utilize the strategies of PREP in counseling settings.
Workshop topics include:
- A biblical model of marriage, intimacy and barriers to oneness.
- An overview of factors shown to powerfully predict marriage quality, distress and divorce.
- Communication skills proven in research to help couples handle conflict constructively.
- A problem solving method that really works.
- A model for helping couples to forgive.
- A cognitive framework for helping couples understand the impact of expectations.
- A framework for understanding, building, and maintaining commitment.
- Approaches for helping couples maintain the special blessings of marriage: friendship, fun and physical oneness.
- A discussion of the mystery of spirituality and ways you can help couples attain spiritual oneness in Christian marriage.
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