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Introduction to the FAMILY Ministry
MINISTRY FOCUS
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To provide Family Education via support groups, guest speakers, publications. |
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To conduct Courses pertaining to strengthening couple relationships – pre-marital; marital; parental. |
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To organise special events to enhance couple relationships – Candlelight dinners; Marriage Enrichment Camps. |
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To collaborate with our church and other relevant organisations to run programs that will achieve our church vision “Building A Godly Family”. |
GENERAL INFORMATION
COURSES:
A) Pre-marital Course – ‘Hearts and Minds’ Target Groups:
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Couples in courtship |
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Couples preparing for marriage |
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Impart knowledge and skills about love relationships |
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Enable couples to discover and understand about oneself as well as partner |
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Develop and build couple relationship |
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Prepare couples at least for the first year of marriage. |
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Encourage and establish network amongst couples for continuous support |
Approach :
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Interactive - via games, couple discussions, voluntary sharing, role-play, getaways. |
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Formal – teaching by trainers; notes |
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Hands-on – use of professional Assessment Tools for specific personality and relationship inventory (PREPARE/ENRICH, MBTI, TJTA), followed by a free analysis by licensed trainer.
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B) Marriage Enrichment Retreat (MER)
In collaboration with the Chinese Family For Christ International (CFFCI), we have adopted an interesting Marriage Enrichment program.
Target Group: Married Couples, irregardless of age
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Rekindle the couples’ mutual love and enrich the marriage. |
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Couples to learn new as well as refresh and relearn relationship- building skills. |
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Couples to rest and relax so as to be energized physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. |
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To establish network amongst couples for continuous support. |
Overview of MER:
It is a 3-day-2-night retreat, complete with meals (inclusive of a romantic candlelight dinner) and interactive workshops.
After the camp, there will be 12 follow-up group meetings.
Program is highly enjoyed and acclaimed by those who attended.
Members’ Involvement/Participation:
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Marriage Mentor
In our effort to build strong marriages, we need married couples in the church to avail themselves to mentor couples in courtship, by guiding them.
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Purchase of ‘Marriage Enrichment Camp’ Vouchers
You can be an active part of the Family Ministry by being a blessing to another couple. Buy and give a married couple MER vouchers which can be used to pay for the MER fees.
You not only help to subsidize for their retreat, you actually bless their marriage! |
Vouchers are sold in denominations of $10, $20 or $50 per piece.
COME ON! DO YOUR PART TO BUILD A GODLY FAMILY!
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