Marriage M.INT.
Christian Master Intensive
“refreshing your soul and marital unity!”
M.INT. MARRIAGE Intensive ~ November 7-9, 2019
registration coming soon
Who Marriage M.INT. is for
M.INT. is for couples who have already decided they want to have a great marriage. You love each other and want to make your love stronger through deeper understanding of one another. You want you and your spouse to function in Christlike love and grace as a unified team, desiring mutual responsibility in your communication practices. So, if you want to improve the quality of your marriage toward deeper and more personal understanding of each other, then M.INT. is for you!
What Marriage M.INT. is not
This is not your typical marriage seminar, and in fact is not a seminar at all. We won’t be discussing the usual topics like romance, intimacy, roles, submission, leadership and authority, or any number of other topics commonly presented at marriage seminars.
M.INT. is not for those whose marriage is on the brink of separation or for those who engage in excessive arguing. M.INT. is not individual marriage counselling.
How we want Marriage M.INT. to work for you
The Marriage Intensive seeks to clarify your sense of unity and shared responsibility in how you relate with one another. We help you to identify communication behaviors and conversation stoppers that prevent you from enjoying mutual, loving understanding. You will take away a set of relational tools that will empower you to grow and lovingly navigate misunderstandings that are inevitable even in the best of strongly committed marriages. You will enjoy coming to know each other at deeper levels of intimacy.
Location, Lodging, and Meals
Post Falls Idaho ~ Your Marriage Master Intensive Conference will be held in a meeting space in the Red Lion Templin’s Inn in Post Falls, Idaho
Lodging ~ You will need to arrange and pay for your own accommodations. The Red Lion offers discounts for our attendees when rooms are booked before a deadline prior to the M.INT.
Meals ~ You’re responsible for the expense of all your meals. We will give you a map and listing of several good restaurant choices nearby. The Red Lion has a restaurant on site.
What to Expect at a Marriage M.INT. Conference
Exclusive INTENSIVE Conference ~ A Marriage M.INT. weekend is INTENSIVE because of the communication made possible by the small group seated with you at your table and because of the assignment you and your spouse will do together. Each Marriage M.INT. table will be limited to three couples. We will give you personalized tools to overcome relational hindrances that prevent you from effective unity and shared responsibility toward your relationship. We go deeper with each session and provide assignments that will help you to diligently apply what you’re learning. While we don’t provide marriage counseling, we are attentive to care for your unique concerns or needs, so you will be able to receive further instruction from the Holy Spirit. You can’t get this in an average seminar, conference or retreat setting, and so a Marriage M.INT. event gives you a very high value for your time and money spent.
Thursday Evening “Meet and Greet” ~ Join us at 7:00 pm for visiting and and introduction, so when Friday morning comes, you’ll be ready to delve in with a strong start. Your “Meet and Greet” will be hosted by our team couples at the hotel. Our wonderful team will be providing you with practical and prayer support as you go through your Marriage Master Intensive. They would also love to put faces to names as they keep you in their prayers.
Five Intensive Sessions ~ Each of five sessions (2 on Friday and 3 on Saturday) give you a 30-minute laser-focused message that addresses the core challenge couples face in their relationship on a regular basis. When this core challenge is identified as it’s expressed uniquely in your couple relationship, you will begin to experience clarity. Then you will be able to work together to overcome other challenges you’ve already been aware of, and you’ll be empowered to do so more effectively. Areas that may have been stuck for long periods of time can be changed and overcome. Your mutual desire will lead to refreshing your soul and marital unity!
Testimonies ~ You will hear personal testimonies from our team that will flesh out what you are learning. Local couples that you met at the “Meet and Greet” will be sharing with us from time to time so you can hear their personal stories of how they are successfully addressing their relationship based on the topics being discussed.
Assignments ~ You’ll be given corresponding assignments to do privately with your spouse in your hotel room or separate areas of the hotel from the other couples. Each assignment will help you to uniquely personalize the messages and give you the clarity needed for what God wants to do in you and your spouse as individuals and as a couple.
Open Discussion ~ When the couples reconvene, there will be open discussion at your table. You’ll have the opportunity for sharing what you’re learning, but only what you feel comfortable sharing at any given time and with no added pressure. Making real connections with other couples who are experiencing the same thing with you will be an enriching and memorable experience for you and your spouse.
Takeaway Tools ~ We have a great “Takeaway” for you. We will send you home with tools for improving your unique relational patterns with each other, so you can continue to deepen your understanding and grow your marriage relationship in unity and harmony.
Fun and Special Surprises ~ We want to make this time together memorable for you, and so we have a few special surprises for your weekend that we hope will make you feel cared for, and even some fun planned for you to bring some relief to the potentially intense nature of our sessions together.
Prayer Ministry ~ Our couples team will hold a time of prayer ministry over your marriage before ending the 5th session on Saturday.
Session Topics
1 ~ Identify and Measure Your Habits of Listening to Your Spouse so you can deepen understanding of one another through thoughtful listening.
2 ~ Identify How You Express Offense to Your Spouse so together you can learn new ways of addressing hurts.
3 ~ Identify Your Relational Compensators so you can see how you rely on habitual wrong responses instead of doing the hard work of growing in your ability to love.
4 ~ Identify How You Dance Around Each Other so you can stop your independent mis-steps and learn to dance in relational unison.
5 ~ Learn a New Dance so together you can practice ways to build trust and help each other grow to become more loving.
M.INT. provides
HIGH VALUE!
for the investment of your time and resources.
You will be empowered to improve your marriage relationship
AND you’ll take that ability home with you!
We are always sensitive to the typical Home Educator’s Budget.
We are offering our Marriage Intensive for a very reasonable price!
$300 per couple
(Marriage Intensive pricing does not include the cost of travel,
meals, or accommodations near Post Falls, Idaho )
Suggestions for Making the most of Your M.INT. Experience
• Be familiar with Marilyn’s book, Empowered —Healing the Heartbeat of Your Family.
• Be familiar with Empowered Hearts Ministry mini coaching program, “Your Conscience”.
• Both husband and wife desire to work on your marriage and your parenting, and are willing to make changes toward growth.
• Plan your arrival for Thursday so you can attend the “Meet and Greet” at 7:00pm in the hotel in the evening. Give yourself time to check in and get a meal if you need one. Doors open at 6:15 for check in.
If you have any questions, please contact us at mint@marilynhowshall.com
We’re excited for your upcoming experience with us at Marriage M.INT.!
We will be praying for you!
