FAQs
Schedule for the Weekend
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
We start off by helping you recognize negative patterns, understand the current stage of your relationship, and find hope for meaningful change within a Christian framework.
6:30 PM - Workshop check-in opens
7:00-7:50 PM - Session 1 – Realities of Love, Expectations, and Conflict
8:00-9:00 PM - Session 2 – Stages of Growing Apart
9:00PM Talk #1 What makes a Christian marriage work
9:45PM Couple discussion
We will spend the day learning practical tools for understanding each other's emotional needs, better communication, & resolving conflicts to achieve true healing and restoration.
9:00-9:50 AM - Session 3 – Recognizing Emotional Needs
Talk #2 Unity in marriage
9:45AM Couple discussion
10:45AM Talk #3 Communication
11:30AM Couple discussion
12:00 Lunch -1:00 PM - Lunch break
1:00-1:50 PM - Session 5 – Healing Hurts Through Caring Communication
2:00-3:00 PM - Session 6 – Understanding Forgiveness
3:00-3:45 PM Talk #4 Sex in marriage
3:45 PM-5:45 PM (Lion’s Den and Lioness Cove -approximately 2 hours)
You'll start crafting a personal plan to establish new priorities and develop positive habits for your relationship moving forward.
9:00-9:50 AM - Session 7 – Making a Personal Relationship Plan
10:00-11:00 AM - Session 8 – Building with Encouragement
11:00 AM-12:30 PM - Lunch break (with assigned activity to complete)
12:30-2:00 PM - Session 9 – What I Need to Succeed in Renovating My Marriage
2:00-2:50 PM TALK # 5 Christian Parenting
3:00-4:00 PM Talk #6 Empowering our marriage
Who we are?
Elder Willie Nordelus is a licensed and ordained minister with a Master’s in Divinity. He is passionately involved in Marriage Ministry, Men’s Ministry, Evangelism Ministry, Prayer Warriors Ministry, and also preaches sermons to the men at the Caring Place. They developed this content for their weekend retreat in collaboration with their team of licensed professional counselors. Elder Nordelus is certified in family and marriage counseling. He continues to invest in his skills and passion to serve others by attending conferences, and workshops.
Minister Dr. Demetrice Nordelus is a licensed minister. She is actively involved in Marriage Ministry, Evangelism Ministry, Prayer Warriors’ Ministry, and does missions at the Miami Rescue Mission. Dr Nordelus is passionate in helping families and is certified in family and marriage counseling. Her many capabilities include superb organizational skills, timeliness with completing tasks and assignments, and an impressive display of biblical, medical, and social knowledge. Dr. Nordelus’s pedagogical skills are outstanding. She continues to sharpen her skills through attending professional development workshops and continuing her education, having recently completed her doctoral studies at Maryland University.
OUR MISSION
Graceful Marriage strive to build hope and heal marriages by providing couples with simple tools to nurture emotional growth and relational healing within the framework of Christian principles .
Graceful Marriage Retreat should be seen as a good way for the couple (1) to have time off by themselves to strengthen their personal relationship, and (2) to gain wisdom on marriage and family life. The retreat would normally start on the evening of the first day and end by evening of the third day.