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What is your church doing to support marriages? Book a Marriage Booster Retreat today! It's easy! All you need to do is get the people...we will do the rest. |
Here's what you do to put on a Marriage Booster at your church: Pick a Date If you have not yet chosen a date for your retreat, you will want to do so soon. Most retreats are held on a Saturday from 9:30am to 4:30pm. The retreat can also be scheduled for a Sunday as well. Talk to the church staff to make sure there are not major conflicts on that date. Check with Family Fest for availability. Develop a Retreat Team Don’t do this alone! There are many people in your church who will share your passion for helping build strong marriages. Get them to commit to coming on the retreat and to invite others. We will use these people in various rolls during the retreat such as helping with the welcome, setting out snacks, and getting the lunch ready. Book a Facility or Reserve Space in Your Church. Having the right environment is key to your retreat. Find a room that is comfortable and free of distractions. Some churches prefer to get away to a place that might be more conducive to this type of experience such as a retreat center or banquet facility (hotels, golf course, etc.). We can recommend some wonderful retreat locations to you. Promote, Promote, Promote Start now. It is important that people hear about it early and often. Personal invitations will be most effective. Use your retreat team to invite couples. |
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Frequently Asked Questions How many couples can the retreat accommodate: This really depends on the size of your retreat space. We can work with 50 couples if there is enough room. We have also worked with as few as 8 couples. The most comfortable number seems to be between 15-30 couples. Will Family Fest provide any resource materials? The fee for the retreat is $110.00 per couple for the first 20 couples. After 20 couples, the fee drops to $80.00 per couple. The minimum is 13 couples ($1430.00). You may have less than 15 couples attend the retreat, but will still pay the minimum fee. Family Fest fee includes all program materials, promotional templates, and program staff. This fee does not include snacks or lunch. You may choose to cater your snack and/or lunch, or we can take care of this for you. The cost of catering is generally between $12-18 per person, depending on your meal choices Can we partner with other area churches? Absolutely! This is a great way to share expenses and to build enthusiasm for the retreat in your community. Do we need to provide any materials such as pencils, paper, sound system, etc. ? No, Family Fest will bring all necessary material needed for the retreat. If there is anything special that we need, we will work it out with you prior to the retreat.
What if a couple would have to come late or leave early? We hope that they can make every effort to stay for the entire retreat. Not only for them to get the full impact of the retreat, but because it keeps the retreat running much smoother without interruption. Is it okay to bring a nursing baby to the retreat ? We would prefer that they make other arrangements for the baby. The retreat format is not really conducive to having a baby there as it can be disturbing to others, but it also takes away from your opportunity to get away. Will Family Fest provide any resource materials? Yes. Rather than simply suggesting books and resources, we will bring them with us to the retreat that can be purchased at cost by the participants. In addition, each person on the retreat will receive a journal that will assist them with couple discussion on the retreat. There is more material in these journals than they could get through during the course of the retreat. Couples are encouraged to continue their discussion after the retreat. Why is the retreat only one day, rather than a whole weekend? When we first developed this retreat, the idea was to make it a weekend retreat. As we talked to couples we found that the ones who really needed a retreat could not get away for an entire weekend. Couples with small children or demanding careers said that it would be really difficult to commit to a weekend retreat. So with that in mind, we decided to create a retreat that would enable these couples to attend. Many couples who have attended the Marriage Booster Retreat have found it very beneficial to continue their retreat by going out for dinner following the retreat. Other couples also continued their retreat by staying at a local hotel, or finding someone to care for their children so that they could be together for the evening at home. This might be something that you might want to encourage with couples as they register for the retreat. Can we do this retreat more than once? Absolutely. This would be a great retreat for you church to put on once or twice a year. Couples who have attended before could come back and serve on your leadership team. Family Fest can also provide a retreat for couples who would like to come to a second retreat that would feature new topics. Would you recommend this retreat to couples experiencing serious marriage difficulites? Yes and No. We think of the Marriage Booster Retreat more like a health club than a hospital. Our goal is to help couples develop healthy habits of communication and problem solving that will encourage faith-filled growth in their relationship. The material covered in the retreat would certainly benefit couples who have deep martial issues, but it will not be able to address all of their deeper issues. We would recommend couples with serious marriage difficulties work with a marriage and family counselor in a private setting that will be able to give the time and focus to their particular needs.
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| Call 952.881.0939 to talk about booking a Marriage Booster Retreat. |
Family Fest Ministries, Inc. Bloomington, MN 55437 |
