Marriage & Parenting Workshops

FamilyWorks! Ministries offers free bi-monthly workshops aimed at strengthening marriage relationships and sharpening parenting skills. Strong families mean strong communities! Each workshop is offered by a qualified professional in their field to ensure high quality and practical applications.

Since this program began it has delivered high quality material to over 100 eager listeners. Our speakers have included MA and Doctoral-level experts volunteering their time to ensure that anyone can afford to benefit. We also offer scholarships to other programs we have partnerships with for those desiring more help. 
Whether you are brand new to parenthood, newlyweds, been married a while and need a 'tune up" or you're just wanting to know how to listen to a struggling friend please joins us for these events.

2011-2012 Workshop Schedule

7.23.11 - Healthy Stages
Why do we fall out of love? How can so many of us loose the feelings we once had for our spouse. Is there something in the water? Join us as FamilyWorks! Ministries investigates the healthy stages of relationships and debunks the Hollywood myths of what makes a long term relationship last. This workshop will be led by Jon Sullivan, MAMFT. A continental breakfast will be provided and child care is provided free of charge.

9.24.11 - Faith and Finances
Struggling to make ends meet? Is this causing stress on your marriage, children or both? It is easy to become discouraged or anxious when our account balances are low, but there are steps we can take to ensure a healthy view of our finances and plan our spending habits with wisdom and integrity. Join us as FamilyWorks! ministries welcomes Mike Sellers who will both enlighten and challenge us to exercise faith with our finances.

11.26.11 - Play with a purpose
What we want most with our children is meaningful connection; to know that they have heard us and we have heard them. It is not easy to foster this find of connection in a culture of microwave meals and video games. Join FamilyWorks! Ministries as we take an inside look into Filial Therapy, a fantastic tool by which parents can intentionally connect with their children using their own language; the language of play. This is a free workshop and free childcare is provided.

1.28.11 - The trials and triumphs of single parenting
Playing both mom and dad can make a tough job exponentially tougher. Giving when there is nothing left to give with no tag-team member is difficult and can easily wear you out. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed or just need to some solid answers on how to navigate through these bumpy waters, please join us as FamilyWorks! discusses the trials and triumphs of effective single parent child rearing. As always this workshop is free and childcare is provided without charge.

3.24.11 - In-law relationships
How do you preserve loving relationships with your parents, while also letting them know that they are no lon- ger the most important people in your life. How do you protect your marriage from inappropriate intrusion? As parents, how do you help your children be fully released to their life-long partner? This delicate and often difficult topic will be discussed with care and respect at our next FamilyWorks! ministries Family workshop. Don’t miss it.

5.26.11 - Communication: The Superhighway in the land of loving
Back by popular demand...
FamilyWorks! Ministries Family Development Director Jon Sullivan, MA.MFT will be giving an encore presentation of a Communications workshop he gave in Nov. 2009 and March 12th 2010. Communication in any relationship is the pathway to true intimacy and emotional safety. What are the road blocks? Can trust be reestablished after lies have torn a relationship apart? Come and learn how you can be more effective in the realms of the communication super-highway!!