Finders Keepers Marriage Conference with Dr. John Cox

Name: Finders Keepers Marriage Conference with Dr. John Cox
Start: 2024-11-15T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-17T10:30:00-06:00
Location: 719 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL, United States, Alabama 35758

Schedule

Fri Nov 15 2024 at 06:00 pm to Sun Nov 17 2024 at 10:30 am

UTC-06:00

Location

719 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL, United States, Alabama 35758 | Madison, AL

We live in a society that idolizes romantic relationships. Singles long for the ideal spouse and husbands and wives find themselves grappling with the reality of unmet expectations in marriage. Why is there a gap in desire and reality when it comes to marriage? What abilities has God given us to become healthy partners in the earthly relationship that was designed to display beautiful realities of the gospel? Join us November 15-17 to unpack these questions with Clinical Psychologist Dr. John Cox. Single, married, divorced, or widowed, this conference is for you because Dr. Cox will help us understand the building blocks of ANY healthy relationship. As His image bearers, God has created us to reflect Him through certain abilities necessary for intimate relationships. Looking at these character abilities will take us beyond “communication skills” and “getaway weekends” to more deeply address the building blocks that enable us to find and build intimate relationships. Don’t miss Dr. Cox’s clinical insights, spiritual wisdom, and rousing humor as he imparts what he’s learned over the past 3+ decades!
Session One - Growing Together not Growing Apart: How Your Growth as a Person can Enrich your Marriage.
Many marriages end up with couples blaming each other for their struggles. "If only you...!!!" The truth is that all of us come to marriage with an incomplete toolbox for making a romantic relationship work. This session will overview the basic heart skills that we need (whether married or searching) to love and be loved well.
Session Two - Intimacy and Strength: How to Make Closeness Work
Marriage was created for closeness, but some people fear it; some people need it too much. Emotional Intimacy can become the epicenter of tons of marital conflict. This session will address making sense of sharing our heart, and receiving our spouse's heart? How can we learn better what intimacy is? What do we do if our spouse struggles with being emotionally close?
Session Three - Conflict and Fighting: Learning to Both Matter
Any relationship that has two thinking people in it, will have conflict. It's how we make sense of not being the same person!! This session will address preventing conflict from turning in to a fight. How do we resolve a fight once it starts? And how do we resolve conflict in such a way that lets both people matter?
Dr. John Cox. Dr. John L. Cox is a clinical psychologist and has been in practice at Live Oak Psychological Associates for 34 years. He received his B.A. in Psychology and English from Ole Miss, and a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Reformed Theological Seminary. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology in Los Angeles. He is a native of Jackson, MS and has been married to his wife Norma for 40 years and has 3 adult daughters and 4.5 grandkids! He serves as Deacon Emeritus at First Presbyterian Church, Jackson. He is the author of Setting Parents Free, and The One Story: A Psychologist Reaches for the Heart of God. He loves to cook and sail. His goal has been to integrate superior clinical information with biblical truth and present that in an accessible and enjoyable way for groups. Dr. Cox is incredibly engaging, insightful, wise, and encouraging. We know you will enjoy him!