Introduction (8:00 a.m.)
Welcome & Basic Instructions
• Navigating the Seminar
• Communication: Talking/Listening
Biblical Foundations of Relationship
• How Relationship Went Wrong
• Biblical Insights on Relationship (handout)
--- Direction, Emotional Temp., Skill
Circular Relationship (How vs What)
• Love & Respect (Eggereichs & Gottman)
• Four Things to Know
• Couple Exercise: Ineffective/Unhealthy Comm.
First Break (9:15 - 9:25 a.m.)
Anger
• Anger as the “tip of the iceberg”
• Emotional Temperature Scale
• Relational “Time Out” – Burn Prevention
• How to ‘Analyzing Anger’
• Couple Exercise
Second Break (10:10 - 10:20 a.m.)
Why We Do What We Do
• Brain & Relationship, My Brain in Love
• Me & My Brain Stem
• Fight or Flight Mechanism
• Imprinted Memories & Reaction
• Love and Memory Banks
• Core Relationship Needs & Couples Exercise
Third Break and Snacks (11:00 - 11:20 a.m.)
The “Couples Dialogue” Technique
• The Big Picture
• Mirroring, Validating, Empathizing
• Imago Video
• Couple Exercise: Practice Technique
Conclusion (12:45 - 1:00 p.m.)
