| Frequently Asked Questions |
We compiled a list of the most common
questions. If you cannot find your answer here, please, send us your individual
question.
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| What is
Marriage Encounter? |
Marriage Encounter is a weekend away
from home, family, and responsibilities. Here, in a comfortable, secluded
environment, a couple is guided in the discovery of a new way of communication
that will help them know each other better.
It is not a retreat, but a program designed to give couples the opportunity to
examine their lives together, their strengths and weaknesses, and their
attitudes toward each other and their families.
Assemblies of God Marriage Encounter is based on the belief that the marriage
relationship is the most significant, most intimate relationship on earth.
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| What
Marriage Encounter is not... |
The Marriage Encounter Weekend is not
a marriage clinic or a sensitivity group.
It is not a problem-solving workshop. Couples do not disclose their problems to
the group or team couples for discussion or criticism.
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| What
happens at Marriage Encounter? |
Sessions begin Friday evening and run
through Sunday afternoon. At each session a husband and wife team and an
Assemblies of God clergy couple give an informal talk on various aspects of
marriage. Time is set aside following each presentation for couples to discuss
privately, away from the group, their relationship as it relates to the topic
presented. The Weekend is structured, orderly, and informative.
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| Where
is Marriage Encounter? |
Marriage Encounter weekends currently
are conducted on a continual basis in 25 districts of the Assemblies of God in
the U.S. and in three international locations: Canada, Germany, and the
Philippines. The list of locations for the Marriage Encounter weekends
continues to expand.
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| Who is
Marriage Encounter for? |
Marriage Encounter is for any couple
who desires to enrich their relationship and improve their communication. Since
every marriage can be improved, even the best marriages can find new meaning
and deepened joys though the Weekend.
Marriage Encounter is open to couples of all ages who have been married for at
least a year. Couples married for only a few years as well as couples married
more than 40 years have attended and found the Weekend rewarding.
The Marriage Encounter Weekend is conducted from an Assemblies of God
perspective but couples of all faiths, or no faith at all, are welcome.
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| What
does Marriage Encounter cost? |
A non-refundable registration fee of
$75.00 is required to ensure a reservation. Marriage Encounter is entirely
self-supporting. At the close of the Weekend you will be given the opportunity
to make an anonymous donation, sharing in the cost and support of Marriage
Encounter. However, no one is ever refused the opportunity to attend an
Assemblies of God Marriage Encounter Weekend because of lack of funds.
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| How
can we sign up? |
| You find information, dates, and/or
registration forms on this web site. You can also call Mark and Becky Rhoades,
National Coordinators, at 1-800-366-2104 or email the office:
office@agme.org |
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