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Toward A Growing Marriage Conference
Saturday, August 2, 2008

Schedule | Topics | Cost | Speaker: Dr. Gary Chapman Bio | Website & Video

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Schedule

Topics

Communication 101

Healthy, honest communication is essential to establish and maintain a thriving marriage. Most couples admit they experience difficulty having meaningful conversations with their spouse. Some sadly say, “We don’t really talk at all.” Hear Dr. Gary Chapman’s memorable anecdotes and practical advice for couples on this important topic. Discover your own tendency to be a “babbling brook” or a “dead sea” and how to deal with the implications of these characteristics to enhance communication in your marriage.

Understanding and Expressing Love

What should couples do when those exciting feelings of love seem to be long gone? Dr. Chapman explains how to rekindle those emotions with some easy strategies that help husbands and wives express love to their spouses and refill each other’s empty “love tanks.” Learn your spouse’s “love language” and choose to act out of love—two crucial steps to renewing your relationship.

Initiating Positive Change

Dr. Chapman has a word to both wives and husbands in this session, as he demonstrates how the model of the Godhead is the key to thriving marriages. While stressing the value and significance of both partners, he will help couples gain clarity in their quest toward a unified, God-honoring marriage. You’ll receive advice on how to handle strong disagreements, power struggles, and poor decisions.

Making Sex a Mutual Joy

We may giggle or avoid the subject, but there is no denying that God created sex and designed it as a powerful means for loving your spouse. Dr. Chapman reminds couples of God’s biblical intention for sex, while addressing common misconceptions and difficulties related to this important aspect of marriage.

How to Share the Things that Bug You

When differences within your marriage begin to give rise to resentment, how do you bring those issues up without damaging your mate? In this session, Dr. Chapman teaches ways to lovingly accept your spouse while letting your voice be heard. Learn the delicate art of constructive criticism and the value of a good laugh with your spouse.

Cost

Church Members:
$30 per person / $60 per couple

Non-Church Members:
$40 per person / $80 per couple

Lunch is $6.00 per person (As of 7/31 lunch option is no longer available. There are many food options in the area.)

You can complete registration form at the bottom of this page and mail your payment to the church. Mailing address:
   Florida Boulevard Baptist Church
   Attn: Marriage Conference
   10915 Florida Boulevard
   Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Please make sure to include the name you registered under when you mail in your check so we can properly credit your payment.

Do you have questions? Contact the church office at (225) 272-3740.

Speaker: Dr. Gary Chapman

Gary Chapman has traveled extensively around the world challenging couples to pursue healthy, growing marriages. His first book, Toward a Growing Marriage (Moody, 1979, 1996), began as an informal resource he gave to couples with whom he was counseling. Once officially published, this book became a blessing to thousands of people and helped launch Gary’s popular “Toward a Growing Marriage” seminar.

Since 1979, Gary has written more than 20 books. His book, The Five Love Languages (Northfield Publishing, 1992, 1993), has sold 4 million copies in English alone and has been translated into 36 languages including Arabic and Hindi. He has also appeared on several television and radio programs and has his own daily radio program called “A Love Language Minute ” that can be heard on more than 100 radio stations across the United States.

In addition to his busy writing and seminar schedule, Gary Chapman is a senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he has served for 36 years. Gary and his wife, Karolyn, have been married for 45 years, have two adult children, and two grandchildren.

Gary Chapman is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively. He received M.R.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has completed postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Duke University.

Gary Chapman’s books:

Toward a Growing Marriage (Moody Press, 1979, 1996)

The Five Love Languages (Northfield Publishing, 1992, 1995)

Hope for the Separated: Wounded Marriages Can Be Healed (Moody Press, 1982, 1996, 2005)

The Five Love Languages of Children, co-author Ross Campbell (Northfield Publishing, 1997, 2005)

Five Signs of a Loving Family (Northfield Publishing, 1998)

Loving Solutions: Overcoming Barriers in Your Marriage (Northfield Publishing, 1998)

Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way (Moody Press, 1999, 2007) [former title The Other Side of Love: Handling Anger in a Godly Way]

Parenting Your Adult Child, co-author Ross Campbell (Northfield Publishing, 1999)

The Five Love Languages of Teenagers (Northfield Publishing, 2000)

Your Gift of Love (Moody Press, 2000)

The World's Easiest Guide to Family Relationships (Northfield Publishing, 2001)

The Love Languages of God (Northfield Publishing, 2002)

Love Talks for Couples (Northfield Publishing, 2002)

Love Talks for Families (Northfield Publishing, 2002)

Now You're Speaking My Language (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2003) [former title Covenant Marriage]

The Five Love Languages for Singles (Northfield Publishing, 2004)

The Five Love Languages: Men's Edition (Northfield Publishing, 1992, 1995, 2004)

The Four Seasons of Marriage (Tyndale House Publishers, 2005)

The Five Languages of Apology: How to Experience Healing in All Your Relationships, co-author Jennifer Thomas (Northfield Publishing, 2006)

Everybody Wins: The Chapman Guide to Solving Conflicts Without Arguing (Tyndale House Publishers, 2006)

Home Improvements: The Chapman Guide to Negotiating Change with Your Spouse (Tyndale House Publishers, 2006)

Profit Sharing: The Chapman Guide to Making Money an Asset to Your Marriage (Tyndale House Publisers, 2007)

Now What?: The Chapman Guide to Marriage After the Children Arrive (Tyndale House Publishers, 2007)

It Happens Every Spring, co-author Catherine Palmer (Tyndale House Publishers, 2006)

Summer Breeze, co-author Catherine Palmer (Tyndale House Publishers, 2007)

Falling for You Again, co-author Catherine Palmer (Tyndale House Publishers, 2007)

Conference Website & Video

Link: Toward A Growing Marriage Conference Website

Video link: http://s3.amazonaws.com/emedialink/production/media/1537.mov
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