Marriage as it’s supposed to be. You can usually find that somewhere between an idealistic, storybook marriage and the reality of where your marriage actually is.

Yet you’re closer than you think to having the marriage you desire. Learn from top relationship experts as CCN and Marriage Partnership Magazine present a special daylong seminar that will reveal the Secrets to a Great Marriage!

Gary Smalley, Chip Ingram, Elisa Morgan, and Steve and Valerie Bell will provide practical training and encouragement that can help create a marriage revolution in your church and community.

The speakers will focus on what the Bible says leads to strong, growing marriages: faith, love, humility, intimacy, loyalty, commitment, grace, forgiveness, patience, and more!

Among the topics that will be covered:

• Discovering the DNA of Love … Learn the importance of loving God and others as yourself.
• Creating a Safe Place for Love … Discover ways to create a safe environment where love can flourish.
• Eliminating the No. 1 Cause of Relational Conflict … Learn how to avoid pushing one another’s hot buttons.
• God’s Fuel for Your Soul … Too many broken relationships are linked to our inability to allow God to love us, thereby draining the fuel we need to love others.
• Love, Sex, and Relationships … There is a big difference between God’s view of relationships and Hollywood ’s.
• Fruit of the Spirit … Having your character continue to grow more Christ-like can help a marriage bloom.
• Humility … When we serve our spouse as Christ served, we are on our way to healthier marriages.

Help people take the first steps toward a marriage revolution as CCN presents Secrets to a Great Marriage.

Schedule for Secrets to a Great Marriage – Saturday, October 2, 2004

Event Schedule (by time zone)

Notes:
(1) As with all live events, times are approximate and subject to change

Gary Smalley leads the Smalley Relationship Center and is one of the country’s best-known authors and speakers on family relationships. He is the author or coauthor of 16 best-selling books, along with several popular films and videos. The Blessing and The Two Sides of Love both have won the Gold Medallion Award for excellence in Christian literature. He has more than 30 years of teaching and counseling experience, and has spoken to more than two million people in live conferences.

Chip Ingram is the President of Walk Thru the Bible Ministries and the teaching pastor on the daily radio program “Living on the Edge.” Chip holds a Master’s degree in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the best-selling author of Holy Ambition; I Am With You Always; Holy Transformation; and Love, Sex, and Lasting Relationships. Chip and his wife Theresa have four grown children.

 Elisa Morgan is the President and CEO of MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers). The daily radio program that she hosts, MomSense, is heard on more than 700 stations nationwide. She is the author of Mom to Mom and Meditations for Mothers, the editor of the Mom’s Devotional Bible, and the coauthor with Carol Kuykendall of What Every Child Needs; What Every Mom Needs;Children Change a Marriage; and Make Room for Daddy.

Steve and Valerie Bell are popular authors and speakers. Valerie travels widely as a conference speaker and makes frequent guest appearances on radio and television programs. She has authored six books including, Getting Out of Your Kids' FacesandInto Their Hearts and A Well-Tended Soul. Steve is a vice president of the Willow Creek Association. He has been a pastor and broadcaster as well. He and Valerie have coauthored two books, Made to Be Love and Faith-Shaped Kids.

Ginger Kolbaba is the managing editor of Marriage Partnership, a Christianity Today International magazine. She previously was an associate editor of Today’s ChristianWoman and a columnist for Let’s Worship. Ginger is the author of Dazzled to Frazzled and Back Again, a humorous look at wedding planning, and coauthor of Refined by Fire.