Split Weekend Leadership Training Workshop

September 9th, 2011 to September 11th, 2011

Conducted At:  Saint Louis, MO area

This training workshop takes place over the course of two weekends: Sept. 9-11 and Sept. 16-18

Schedule and Costs

This training workshop will take place over two separate weekends. The first weekend is September 9th - 11th and the second weekend is September 16th - 18th.  Attendance on Sunday morning is required. Both weekends are required for training.  The workshop fee of $450.00 per couple includes a one-year membership in Better Marriages and training materials. A deposit of $100.00 is required and due by July 15th. The balance of $350 is due August 15th. Contact the Better Marriages office to register and arrangement payment: 800-634-8325. Meal cost: $25 per weekend, per couple for food, excluding dinners to be collected on Friday of each weekend. 
 

Home hospitality by members of the local Gateway Chapter is being offered for couples coming from outside the area. You must be in touch with the Better Marriages office in order to make these arrangements.

4-1/2 Day Leadership Training

September 28th, 2011 to October 2nd, 2011

Conducted At: Berkeley Springs, WV

Schedule and Costs

This workshop begins on Wednesday, September 28 and concludes on Saturday, October 2.  The workshop fee of $450.00 per couple includes a one-year membership in Better Marriages and training materials.  A deposit of $100.00 is required. Contact the Better Marriages office at 800-634-8325 to register and to receive information about lodging and food costs.

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Preparing Couples to Lead

Over its 37 year history, Better Marriages has trained thousands of couples to lead marriage enrichment and marriage education events. Comprehensive training (40 contact hours) equips couples to lead as a team. They are trained in the methods of group process and experiential, hands-on learning. Couples are prepared to lead retreats, small groups, workshops and couple classes. Though couples receive pages upon pages of resources, they are not limited to any specific curriculum. This broad-based training empowers couples to lead any program, class or event and to do so more effectively.

"Leadership Training was the best thing we've ever done for our relationship. We recommend it even to couples who don't plan to lead events, because the in-depth couple experience is phenomenal. We're closer than ever and feel competent and confident to lead any class, program or event for couples."
 

Leadership Training is highly recommended for lay couples in organizations that want to develop programs to effectively reach couples.

Better Marriages Leadership Training is delivered through a Leadership Training Workshop. The purpose of the Leadership Training Workshop is to help married couples develop skills for leading marriage enrichment programs, classes and events. Each Leadership Training Workshop includes 8 components. These components may be structured in a variety of ways according to the style and preference of the Trainer Couple and the needs of participating couples. The components are:

1. A marriage enrichment retreat.
2. Reflection on the marriage enrichment retreat.
3. Exposure to, and discussion of, a variety of leadership styles, resources and support systems for marriage enrichment.
4. Program/Event design.
5. Practice leadership.
6.  Marital exploration.
7. Reflection, evaluation and growth plan.
8. Encouragement of continued reading.