Weekend Itinerary
Weekend Purpose
What you and your spouse will hear during the Weekend to Remember® is not just one couple’s opinion on marriage. Instead, it is the result of more than three decades of biblical research by a team of men and women who distilled what it takes to have a successful marriage and family.
Weekend to Remember is designed to equip couples with practical, proven principles for strengthening their marriage. During the conference, you will learn how to:
- Receive your mate as a gift
- Clarify your role as a husband or wife
- Resolve conflict in the relationship
- Maintain a vital sexual connection
- Express forgiveness to one another
- Increase your commitment, creating an even deeper level of intimacy
Weekend Atmosphere
Even though you will sit among hundreds of others in a hotel ballroom, the conference is designed just for you to enjoy with your spouse or prospective spouse.
Weekend Format
The format of the weekend combines general sessions delivered by the three-person conference speaker team, with designated times set aside for projects to complete as a couple. Though we do not offer a formal question-and-answer time with the conference speakers, they will occasionally make themselves available before and after sessions to answer questions on an individual basis. We do not offer on-site counseling services.
We also offer special breakout sessions that are for pre-married couples.
To make the most of your weekend, we encourage you to do four things:
- Listen carefully during the messages to the overall purpose and plan for marriage, even if you’re not sure you agree with a particular point at first. Many of the concepts and applications become more clear as the weekend progresses.
- Think about how you can apply the principles in your own life rather than what you think your spouse needs to learn.
- Complete the projects—they are crucial to the conference experience.
- Decide upon at least two or three action points by the end of the weekend that you and your spouse agree to apply in the next thirty days.
Weekend Dress Code
The conference is casual in nature. Dress comfortably. We all have varying degrees of hot/cold comfort, so plan ahead by wearing short sleeves (even in winter months) and bringing a sweater or jacket (even in summer months).
Weekend Meals
Meals are not included in the conference registration fees. Many hotels offer meal specials specifically for those attending the conference. The conference hotel could be a good source of information regarding restaurants in the area.
A special part of the weekend is the Saturday evening Date Night. We recommend making special dinner arrangements prior to the conference weekend for this evening.
Weekend Date Night (Saturday Night)
Make Date Night the highlight of your weekend by spending meaningful time together and reclaiming the love and intimacy that is often obscured through the activities of daily living. Rekindle the fire over a candlelight dinner—reserve a romantic table for two. Surprise your spouse with a special gift that you have tucked away in your suitcase. Or simply, hang the "do not disturb" sign outside your door. And, if attending with friends, make sure to reserve this evening just to spend this time together as a couple.
Friday
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5:00 - 7:00 pm
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Sign-in to receive conference manuals and name tags |
| 7:00 - 7:30 pm |
Welcome to your Weekend to Remember |
| 7:30 - 8:30 pm |
Why Marriages Fail
Identify and understand the five threats to marriage.
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- Difficult adjustments
- The world's pattern
- Inevitable difficulties
- Extramarital "affairs"
- Selfishness
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| 8:30 - 8:45 pm |
Break (on your own) |
| 8:45 - 9:30 pm |
Can We Talk?
Discuss factors that make communication difficult as well as tips on how to listen and express yourself well with your spouse during the weekend.
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| 9:30 - 9:50 pm |
Application project for you and your spouse. |
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Saturday
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| 8:00- 8:30 am |
Resource center and ballroom open |
| 8:30 - 9:20 am |
Unlocking the Mystery of Marriage
Realize God's plan for marriage.
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- Marriage is far more important than you may have thought.
- There is opposition to God's purposes for marriage.
- Recognize that your spouse is not your enemy.
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| 9:20 - 9:35 am |
Break (on your own) |
| 9:35 - 10:25am |
From How to Wow
Achieve God's plan for marriage by leaving, cleaving and becoming one flesh. |
| 10:25 - 11:40 am |
Application project for you and your spouse. |
| 10:25 - 11:40 am |
So You Wanna Get Married (Pre-Married session) |
| 11:40 - 12:30 pm |
What Every Marriage Needs
Discover how your marriage is dependent upon your own personal relationship with God.
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| 12:30 - 2:00 pm |
Lunch break (on your own) |
| 2:00 - 3:05 pm |
We Fight Too
Conflict is common in all marriages. Recognize the goal of marriage is not to be conflict-free but to handle conflict correctly when it occurs. |
| 3:05 - 3:35 pm |
Application project for you and your spouse. |
| 3:35 - 3:50 pm |
Break (on your own) |
| 3:50 - 4:45 pm |
Marriage After Dark
A satisfying sex life is the result of a satisfying marriage relationship. Uncover intimacy from God's perspective. |
| 4:45 - 5:45 pm |
Two Become One (Pre-Married session) |
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Date Night |
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Sunday
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| 9:00-10:30 am |
Woman to Woman
Man to Man
God has given husbands and wives different roles.
Spouses attend separate sessions to learn how God has defined their role in marriage.
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| 10:30 - 11:15 am |
Application project. |
| 11:15 - 12:00 pm |
How Marriages Thrive
Learn the three essential elements to a healthy marriage |
| 12:00 - 12:30 pm |
Leaving a Legacy
Detect and implement your family's legacy. |
| 12:30 pm |
Conference ends |
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