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Marriage Enrichment Groups – Format |
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 Check-In with Spouse (5 min.
- max.) |
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Joys and Concerns (15 min. -
max.) |
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Review Guidelines -
(optional) |
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Housekeeping -
announcements, date of next meeting, etc. |
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| Leading Couple: | |
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Sharing Question: See
examples or write your own. |
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Introduce the topic of the
meeting and complete exercises. |
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Go knee to knee with
your spouse to compare comments. |
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Couples check with
spouse about dialogue boundaries. |
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Starter dialogue by leading
couple |
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Couple Dialogues: |
one at a time, use communication cycle, dialogue content related to the exercise and current topic, couples are encouraged to respond in dialogue about what they have just heard from the other couples. |
| Write down: | One thing I am willing to do which will encourage our couple growth in this area. |
| Knee to knee: | Share your response with your spouse, and agree on a plan of action. |
| Plan of Action: | Couples share their Plan of Action with the group. |
| Closing: |
(10 min. before the meeting is over) A time for couples to go knee to knee and quietly affirm each other and celebrate something about their marriage. |
| Closing Examples: | |
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Share a fond memory from
your relationship. |
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Share a poem or music the
couples then respond to. |
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Share something you
appreciate about your spouse. |
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A recognition of a special
gift or talent your spouse brings to the marriage. |
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| MEG Participating Couples Expectations: | |
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Attend every meeting, except for
work conflict or sickness. |
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If you cannot attend, please call
the facilitator couple and inform them. |
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Lead one of the monthly meetings. |
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Come prepared to enter fully in
the couple sharing. |
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Abide by the ACME guidelines. |
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