Message of Peace Marriage Workshops

If you answered yes to any of these questions we are here to help you. We’ll be holding marriage workshops one Friday night per month at Message of Peace International Church and want to invite you to come out and join us.

So just plan to have a nice evening out with your better half, make the proper arrangements at work or wherever, and come. We’ll even feed you and provide child care to make sure you can make it. The question is: what are your priorities? How important is your relationship with the person with whom you chose to spend the rest of your life.

If it is important, mark these Friday nights off in your calendar and make them a priority. They will be fun and the payoffs will be enormous in the increase of your quality of life.

Who will benefit from these seminars?

• Couples who have been married for some time and have found some areas of living with someone tough to deal with.
• Couples who have been living together, even without being married, and want to grow in their relationship.
• Couples who are engaged, or have recently been married, and see the need to base their relationship on solid ground; who want to prepare for a good future together.
• Couples who are having a very hard time in their relationship and don’t know where to go or what to do.

Who will be conducting the workshops?

Dr. Heather Kelly is a licensed Psychologist in the State of California, holds a B.A. in Psychology from Bethany College; and an M.A. in Theology, an M.A. in Clinical Psychology, and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) from Fuller Theological Seminary.
She has been an assistant professor of Psychology at Bethany since 1999 and has a private practice, providing services in Christian counseling, family therapy, psychological testing, support groups, consultation to church staff, and local community referrals.
In addition she is married to Dr. Brian Kelly who is also a professor of Practical Theology at Bethany College, and they have two children, Maggie and Maguire.

Fernando has a vast experience in pastoral counseling. He has been helping individuals and families through life problems and crises through the unique perspective of the pastoral counselor – utilizing psychological tools gained from his training, but focusing on the spiritual aspect of the person. In addition he is married to Teresa, a child educator and full partner with him in ministry, and they have two (not so small) children: Philipe and Rachel (or Gaby, to her friends).
In addition to these two exceptional speakers, we will at time have guests, who will always be trained and experienced psychologists, family therapists, and Christian counselors.

What will be covered?

We will cover what are called The Four Pillars of marriage. Here are the topics and tentative dates (always check the website or call us to confirm date and times):

What will be the format and times?

6:00 PM – Light Dinner served, relax & unwind. Late registration.
6:30 PM – Session begins. The format will include:

1. A time of instruction by the speaker of the day. Coffee Break.
2. Practical, hands-on exercises and games that will illustrate the point and allow couples to asses where they are at in certain areas. Coffee Break.
3. Q & A period.

9:00 PM – Workshop over.

Will childcare be provided?

YES. We will provide child care for children of any age, provided you register so that we can make the proper arrangements. If you feel more comfortable making your own arrangements for child care, we encourage you to do so. But we want you to know that our staff is well trained and very caring, so that you can feel good about bringing the kids with you!

Will food be provided?

YES. Your evening out will start with a light dinner, made up of a freshly tossed salad (for the calorie conscious); a main course (for the not so calorie conscious) which might be sandwiches, burgers, wraps, quesadillas, etc… always with a vegetarian option; fresh juice; and Brazilian style French Roast coffee to perk you up.

This is great, but what does it all cost?

The cost is $30 per couple (that is only $15 per person!) for each workshop. But we want no person to not come for lack of finances. If you cannot afford the registration cost, just check the “special circumstances” box in the registration form! That is it, no questions asked.

Do I have to register?

YES. Registration is required (so that we can properly prepare childcare and food services). But we will have last minute registration at the time of the event for you latecomers!

If you want more information call or email us at:

(650) 952-3937 – ask to speak to Beto Carvalho
marriage@messageofpeace.org

With God’s help, and some hard work, this will be a turning point in your life!