Join other couples for a Gottman Workshop to strengthen your marriage commitment, using The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M Gottman, PhD. This workshop is for marriages of all ages and stages, healths and experiences, and LGBTQ inclusive. It will be led by City Church Senior Pastor, Rev Emily McGinley and Rev Jay Wilson, Director of City Church Counseling Center and will take place at Calvary Presbyterian Church at April 21st and 22nd, and City Church on April 23rd.
Friday, April 21st at Calvary Presbyterian:
Please eat before or bring dinner for children. Light snacks served.
5:45pm Arrive, childcare open*
6:00pm - 7:30pm Session 1 - Love Maps
7:30pm - 8:30pm Beer and Wine Happy Hour
Saturday, April 22nd at Calvary Presbyterian:
7:45am Childcare open.
8:00am Breakfast for adults & children from Early Bird Tacos (w/vegan, vegetarian, & gf options)
8:15am - 9:45am Session 2 - Fondness/Admiration & Turning Towards
9:45am - 10:00am Break
10:00am - 11:30am Session 3 - Let Your Partner Influence You & 2 Kinds of Conflict
11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch on your own with children.
11:40am-12:40pm Childcare closed.
1:00pm - 2:30pm Session 4 - Solving Solvable Problems
2:30pm - 2:45pm Break
2:45pm - 4:15pm Session 5 - Typical Solvable Problems
4:15pm - 4:30pm Break
4:30pm - 6:00pm Session 6 - Overcoming Gridlock
6:00pm - 8:30pm Optional Date Night Childcare: Xtreme pizza & salad served to children in date night childcare.
Sunday, April 23rd at City Church San Francisco:
12:00 Childcare opens on basement level of Russian Center
12:00-12:15pm Settling in. Lunch from Beit Rima SF, Arabian Comfort food fo adults and children (w/vegan, vegetarian, and gf options)
12:15pm-1:00pm Shared Meaning
1:00pm-1:20pm 6 hours, BS detector, Forgiving Yourself
1:20pm-1:30pm Next Steps, Evaluation
1:30-2:00pm Ice Cream Social for adults and children
*childcare will open 15 minutes before each session.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED