Whether you are a pre-married couple or have been married for years, take the opportunity of some time away to build and strengthen your relationship with your partner.
We offer two courses:
Keep fit for Marriage – A valuable chance for couples, married or preparing for marriage, to take a break and invest in their relationship, growing together, finding ways of working through differences, and setting new goals. (Previously called Relationship MOT)
Rediscover your riches together – a time to step out of the routine, focus on your relationship and take a fresh look at your marriage.
Keep fit for marriage
Whether you are a pre-married couple or have been married for years, take the opportunity of some time away to build and strengthen your relationship with your partner.
Before the event we provide you with a questionnaire to help you take stock of where you are at the moment. Then during the weekend there are talks and exercises to encourage growth in communication and other key aspects of the way you relate to each other. You work only with your partner (unless you choose to share experiences with others on the weekend).
The sessions look at what love means in practice, under the headings
- Love is…knowing our strengths
- Love is…taking a risk
- Love is…not running away
- Love is…leaving and cleaving
- Love is…enjoying intimacy
- Love is…planning for growth
So whether you want to invest some time in continuing to enrich a great relationship, or you know that there is room for improvement, treat yourselves to this special weekend away.
Weekends currently scheduled are:
8 – 10 October 2021 Lee Abbey, Lynton, Devon
(This weekend is similar to the previous Relationship MOT course)
How to book
Bookings for these weekends should be made directly with Lee Abbey, well before the event.
What others have said
“The weekend gave us time to think and evaluate our relationship, have fun with each other and spend time together.”
“The sessions and exercises made us really think and talk more, and made us more committed to one another to sort things out.”
“The weekend drew our attention to important issues about our relationship – the course was very well thought out and we had complete confidence in the material.”
“The most valuable part of the weekend for me was being safe, time away from home pressures, in beautiful surroundings, having other people to share and pray with, and being understood by the leaders of the course.”
Rediscover Your Riches Together
Come away to rediscover your riches as a couple. Step out of the routine to explore how your dreams can be fulfilled – a weekend to enjoy each other and build your future.
Who’s the course for?
Would it be good to take some time to focus on your relationship? Has it been busy recently, and you need to take some time out? Do you feel you’ve lost touch with each other? Are you facing new challenges in the future, but haven’t stopped to think them through yet? This weekend could be for you.
Content
During the weekend we’ll focus on a number of themes and practices that are found in great marriages (and those that aspire to them). Our goal is that each marriage fulfils everything that God has intended for it. There will be lots of variety on this interactive workshop. We’ll be looking at:
- Checking our foundations
- Maintenance – keeping it all working
- Not just a house – a place where love flourishes and overflows
- Building for the future
What others have said
“It was the perfect time away to reflect and move forward on our journey as a couple.”
“Real, practical, people teaching from their own experiences as well as from counselling experiences was extremely helpful. Everything learned was useful!”
“Good practical tools to take away and apply to our marriage.”
Contact the office if you’d like to discuss setting up a local course