Jane P. Ives, S. Clifton Ives

Growing Love in Christian Marriage Third Edition - Pastor's Manual (eBook, ePUB)

2012 Revision

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781426767012
• Artikelnr.: 54010242

Autorenporträt

Jane and her husband, Bishop S. Clifton Ives, revised and updated The Growing Love in Christian Marriage Pastor's Manual in 2001 and again in 2013. Jane posts "Best Practices and Recommended Resources" articles for a number of marriage and family ministry related-topics at www.marriagelovepower.net , along with a Directory of United Methodist Marriage and Family Ministries resource persons, by annual conference, and a regularly updated list of Upcoming Events and Training Opportunities. Most of these articles can also be found at www.gbod.org/marriage or www.gbod.org/families. Jane has also published Transforming Ventures: A Spiritual Guide for Volunteers in Mission and, with other writers, A Mission Journey: A Handbook for Volunteers. The Ives, who have been married for 55 years, have three grown and married children and