Workshop and Courses

for Churches and Organizations

NOTE - Workshop and courses do NOT address morality.  If a couple asks, who should have sex, or when is it ok to have sex, I respond that is between you and God and your pastor.  The workshop always supports the pastor's teaching.

Amazing Intimate Relationships

Workshop (ages 18+)

Who attends the workshop? 

Those to whom you invite from your congregation

• Married couples
• Engaged couples
• Couples dating or in a relationship
• Singles on a path to meet their mate
• Pastor and spouse

1.  Curriculum

What is Intimacy?  Emotional, physical, spiritual.

Cultural and Religious Values surrounding sex and intimacy

• Explore how religion has shaped your views on sex & intimacy

Obstacles to Intimacy

• I'm interested, my partner is not.
• I thought our intimate life was great — until my partner admitted she (or he) hasn't been satisfied for the past few years.

Ingredients for Developing Intimacy

• • Faith-Based
    • Christ-centered emphasis
    • Scriptural study of references of sex and intimacy in Hebrew (old) and Christian (new) testaments
    • Historical glimpse of marriage through the centuries

      

    • Traditional Christian values
    • Recent developments in Christian and pastoral theology
  • The Enneagram - 9 Communication Styles
    • What are the spiritual gifts and talents the Lord has given me?
    • What are my communication style and triggers?
    • Pairings of different communication dynamics for couples
    • Identify blind spots and avoidances
    • Includes psychological & spiritual dimensions.
  • Communication Techniques for
    • Handling conflicts and disagreements
    • Listening and effective communication
    • Discussing intimacy differences

Ready to book a workshop or course for your congregation, organization, or group?  
Schedule a 30 min Workshop Discovery Session to discuss the needs of your constituents  No cost consultation.  We can meet in-person in the Denver/Boulder area, or by zoom video anywhere.

2.  Options for Workshop and Courses

• Workshop
  • Amazing Intimate Relationships (AIR) is offered live at location of your choice.  
    • Prerequisite - None - just open minds and hearts
    • 8 hours/day, OR 4 hours/day for 2 days
    • You set the schedule which meets your needs

• Courses   After the attending the AIR workshop, these courses are available, in-person or zoom video.  For better retention of wisdom learned, these are best suited for 2 hour increments over several weeks.
  • Intimacy & Faith Journey
    • Prerequisite - AIR Workshop
    • Ongoing support group.  This is to help participants to embody what they learned via the AIR workshop or other courses, into practice in their relationships/marriage and faith journey.
  • Enneagram Deepening – 9 weeks, 2 hours/session; one Enneagram type is covered per session
    • Prerequisite - AIR Workshop
    • Lecture, slides, class discussion, engaging videos.
    • Option to use panelists.  For example, when learning about Enneagram type SIXes, it is a deeper, richer experience to listen to SIXes be interviewed by a facilitator, and to have an opportunity to ask the panelists a question.
  • Enneagram & Sexual Expression – 9 weeks, 2 hours/session; one Enneagram type is covered per session
    • Prerequisite - Enneagram Deepening, above
    • Lecture, slides, class discussion
    • Examine how your sexual expression, both healthy and under-evolved, is affected by your Enneagram type
  • Customized Course, contact Paul for a hybrid course that can be tailored for any unique needs your community may have.  Here are some possibilities:
    • 5 Intimacy Styles, a deeper dive
    • Communication skills
    • Scripture and Sexuality

Ready to book a workshop or course for your congregation, organization, or group?  
Schedule a 30 min Workshop Discovery Session to discuss the needs of your constituents  No cost consultation.  We can meet in-person in the Denver/Boulder area, or by zoom video anywhere.