Created for Connection Christian Workshop

The Created for Connection workshop is simple:

Forget about learning how to argue better or analyzing your early childhood. Instead, get to the emotional underpinnings of your relationship by recognizing that you are attached to and dependent on your partner in the same way that a child is on a parent, and that we are on our Heavenly Father.

The Bible is a beautiful love story...
... a story about God in pursuit of His bride. We are the bride of Christ. God created us to have a relationship with Him and with others. God's very nature is relational, and we see this in the relationship of the Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The way to enhance and protect our relationships with each other (and with God) is to be open, attuned, and responsive and to reestablish a safe emotional connection.

This unique workshop is based on the book Created for Connection: The "HOLD ME TIGHT" Guide for Christian Couples by Dr. Sue Johnson, which is rooted in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). The research into EFT shows that learning how to become emotionally responsive to each other is the key to a safe, healthy, and stable relationship.

You will learn how to go deeper with your partner and unhook yourselves from the harmful patterns that can keep you both stuck and feeling disconnected and distant from one another. Learn to communicate in a way that leaves you feeling deeply heard and close to each other. Deepen your bond and decrease the pain and distance.

Join us for this workshop —

It is bound to be enriching and enlightening for all Christian couples!

2-day workshop

Friday, Feb. 18,2022 5:30pm – 10pm
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 8:30am – 5pm

Where? Community Evangelical Church, 51 Green Valley Rd, Sinking Spring, PA

Cost? $249 Early Bird before 2/3/22; $279 after that.

Space is limited to the first 20 couples. Please make sure your registration/payment is mailed by 2/4/22. Payments will be returned if the workshop is cancelled due to inclement weather or if too few registrants.
Coffee and light snacks will be provided. Couples are responsible for their own lunches on Saturday.
We will practice social distancing and follow the safety guidelines of Community Evangelical Church.
Childcare is not provided.
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

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Whom does this workshop benefit?

You can benefit from this workshop if:

You want to enrich your relationship
You want to create a more loving, emotional connection with your partner
You see negative cycles that overpower your relationship at times, but can’t see how to create new positive ways of engaging with one another
You want ways to pull each other close in difficult situations

What will we learn?

You will learn to:

Show love with more fullness, aliveness, presence, and a deeper connection
Break the cycles of frustration and isolation in your relationship
Make sense of your own, as well as your partner’s, emotions
Communicate your emotional needs for connection
Deepen your romantic and sexual connection

WHAT ARE THE SEVEN CONVERSATIONS?

Recognizing Demon Dialogues ---Couples identify their argument patterns and figure out what each other is really trying to say.

Finding the Raw Spots ---Move beyond immediate, impulsive reactions when raw spots are hit.

Revisiting a Rocky Moment ---A platform for de-escalating conflict, repairing rifts in a relationship, and building emotional safety.

Hold Me Tight ---Moves partners into being more accessible, emotionally responsive, and deeply engaged with each other.

Forgiving Injuries ---Knowing how to find and offer forgiveness for lingering hurts empowers couples to strengthen their bond.

Bonding Through Sex and Touch ---Find how emotional connection creates great sex, and great sex creates deeper emmotional connection.

Keeping Your Love Alive ---Love is a continual process of losing and finding emotional connection; create a plan to be diliberate and mindful about maintaining your connection.

Your Facilitators:

Renee Donovan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Reading (Kenhorst), PA. She is Certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy, specializing in Couple relationships. She is also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), a therapy modality for trauma and issues arising from difficult circumstances in life. Renee is passionate about working with couples and individuals, doing these workshops, and witnessing the beautiful connections taking place. You can learn more about Renee by visiting her website, www.couplestherapypa.com.

Robert Fair is a licensed professional counselor in PA and a Certified Supervisor and Couples Therapist in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). He has a private practice in West Chester, PA. Robert trains other therapists in the practice of EFT and also facilitates the Created for Connection Workshops several times a year. He is a speaker and teacher having served in youth ministry for many years. You can learn more about Robert by visiting his website, www.robertfairlpc.com.