Navigating a Faith Crisis in your Marriage Workshop

Natasha Helfer Parker, John Dehlin, and Margi Dehlin will be hosting a 6 hour workshop for current, mixed-faith, and former Mormon couples who are navigating faith issues, parenting, and sexuality in either a mixed-faith, post-orthodox, or a post-Mormon context.  Couples and individuals are welcome to attend, but the content will be oriented towards helping married couples deal with faith transition issues.

Location: Logan, UT
Date: Sunday, August 3rd
Time: 9am to 5pm
Price: $300/couple.  Discounts available based on need and space.

The current schedule for the workshop is as follows:

• 8:30 – 9:00 — Meet and greet – Informal
• 9:00 – 9:30 — Guidelines and Introductions (John)
• 9:30 – 10:00 — “Departing Eden”
  • Expectations and framing of marriage and faith crises (John)
• 10:00 – 10:05 — 5 minute break
• 10:05 – 11:05 — Pillars of healthy relationships  (Natasha)
  • Forgiveness ritual
• 11:05 – 12 :00 — Embracing, celebrating, and navigating faith transitions (John)
  • Values exercise
• 12:00 – 12:30 — Lunch
• 12:30 – 1:30 — Strategies for conflict management (Natasha/John Together)
  • Communication exercise
  • Time out
• 1:30 – 2:15 — Spirituality after orthodoxy (Margi Dehlin)
• 2:15 – 3:00 — Raising kids after orthodoxy
  • Natasha/John/Margi — Opening thoughts
  • Panel with children of John/Margi — Anna (18), Maya (16)
• 3:00 – 3:05 — Break, snack
• 3:05 – 3:45 — Sex after Orthodoxy (Natasha)
  • 20 min. preez
  • 25 min. Q&A
• 3:45 – 4:00 — Summary/wrap-up
• 4:00 – 5:00 — Final discussion (Open Q&A)

For registration information please visit Mormon Stories