...Stabilising Marriage & Families
Introduction
Family life is important to God. Married life could be bliss or bland depending on how couples manage their relationships. Sustainable societies are a product of healthy marriages and stable families. In an age of secularity, breakdown of family values and increasing marital challenges, Grace Family Life Academy (GFA) is established to promote Biblical family life and build healthy marriages through value-based training, counseling, advocacy and mentoring. The Academy is a collaborative initiative of Chapel of Grace Transformation Ministry and Fled International Leadership Institute
GFA Programs
The Academy provides a wide range of programs and services for Singles; engaged couples; and married couples. These include Pre-Marital Classes for Couples; Marital and Relationship Counselling for Married Couples; Mentoring Support for intending & Married Couples; Family Festivals, which brings families together to share their marital experiences, mark wedding anniversaries, etc. The Institute’s flagship program is the Family Life Certification Course.
Family Life Certification Course –FLCC
The GFI Family Life Certification Course holds twice in a year. It runs for one month in May and October. The FLC Course is a comprehensive Family life curriculum that deals with a wide range of topical issues on marriage, weddings, family roles, Marital Mentoring and more
Course Objectives
At the end of this Course participants are expected to
- Clarify what marriage is and what it is not
- Differentiate between marriage and wedding
- Raise trans-generational families
- Demonstrate gender roles in Family life
- Function as Family Life Advocates & Counsellors
The Course is divided into four thematic modules.
Module 1. Understanding Marriage
Module 2. Wedding to Marriage
Module 3. Marital Lifestyle Roles
Module 4. Family Life Counselling & Mentor
Module 1. Understanding Marriage
Session 1: What is marriage?
Session 2: What is the purpose of marriage?
Session 3: Why should people get married?
Session 4: Is marriage for everyone?
Session 5: Can people still fulfill God’s Purpose for their lives without being married?
Session 6: Effects of marriage on individual liberties and preferences
Session 7: How does marriage help to build or destroy society?
Session 8: Right age for marriage, male and female – implications
Module 2. Marriage to Wedding
Session 1: What are the different kinds of marriages?
- Traditional – fundamental
- Legal – State requirement
- Church – Secondary, but important, where to marry and why?
Session 2: Conducting Pre-marital Due Diligence – PDD
Session 3: Cross-cultural marriages – challenges & opportunities
Session 4: Money and marriage – issues to consider
Session 5: Marital Communication Skills & Self-esteem
Session 6: Difference between Marriage and Wedding
Session 7: Wedding planning – what are important, what can be overlooked
How does marriage help to build or destroy society?
Module 3. Marital Lifestyle Roles
Session 1: First 3-months after Wedding- the joys, the pains, the way forward
Session 2: Gender Roles in Family Life
Session 3: Understanding Marital Conflicts and how to handle them
Session 4: Building Family Economy
Session 5: Preparing for a Trans-Generational Family
Module 4. Family Life Counselling & Mentoring
Session 1: Creating Marital Mentorship – identifying mentors & rules of engagement
Session 2: Introduction to Family Life Counselling – rules of engagement
Session 3: Understanding Family Life Advocacy – principles & practice
Session 4: Marriage -Separation – Divorce – Re-marriage – possibilities & implications
Candidates that complete the Course are certified as Family Life Advocates & Counsellors – FLAC.
To attend GFA