SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, RETREATS

Our counselors at CCM are available to lead seminars, workshops and retreats on a variety of topics at our or your site. We have a wide variety of topics for your church or organization to choose from, or you can choose the topic according to your needs.

There are programs designed especially for adults, couples, parents, children, teens and the church body. They are available in 1-hour, 2-hour, 3-hour, half-day, full day, and retreat weekend formats. Topics can be combined in various sequences for weekly programs, monthly presentations, small groups or retreats. Programs can be adapted for either didactic lectures or seminars and interactive formats or workshops. They can be tailored for specific audiences or age groups. CCM will help with advertising the event and rates are determined on an individual basis.

Below are a few of our more popular seminars:

SEMINAR TOPIC: Marriage Madness - Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Marriages today are under an extreme amount of stress and opposition. Our society is diminishing the power of love and luring couples toward less satisfying ways to have their love needs met. It is up to the church to provide the venue for marriages to be restored to their intended purpose and function.

This seminar identifies the causes of marital breakdown and gives practical and tangible tools to overcome the barriers to communication and intimacy. It will help couples to assess their relating styles, unmet needs, expectations and goals and will offer hope to couples who have tried, without success, to restore the love they had once enjoyed.

This seminar can be adapted for pre-marital couples and presented as a workshop or retreat. Running time: 3 - 5 hours depending on request.

SEMINAR TOPIC: The 3 R's of Parenting -Rules, Respect & Relationship
Discover how to provide an environment in your home that fosters open communication, balanced discipline and personal growth. Learn how to enforce limits based on principles, teach and foster an atmosphere of mutual respect and build relationships based on love and security. Handouts, object lessons, and audience participation are used to enhance learning.

This seminar can be tailored for a specific age range. It is also effective with parents of teens with the teens in attendance. Running time: 1 ½ - 3 hours depending on the request

SEMINAR TOPIC: Pornography and Sexual Addiction
· For men and women struggling with sexual addiction
· For partners of an addict
· For parents of children who show signs of sexual addiction
· For parents of children who spend hours on the Internet
· For youth leaders to help teens in the church
· For pastors to learn tools to help members in the church.
· For teachers to educate students on the dangers of addiction
· For fathers and sons to talk about the dangers of addiction

This seminar is very informative about the dangers of pornography and its 24-hour accessibility on the Internet. We expose some of the causes behind addiction and ways to learn more healthy coping mechanisms. We also identify the warning signs of addiction and how to help someone break free from its power. The material is presented in a non-threatening format and allows for discussion of sensitive issues. Running time is 3-4 hours.

Boundaries in Relationships
(Information to be added soon).

To schedule a seminar or retreat, call our main office at 716-674-6747.