Classes

DivorceCare

“There are few things that have a more devastating impact on the people one loves than a marriage gone bad – devastating not just for oneself and one’s spouse, but one’s parents, one’s children, and often one’s friendships.” Said Bernard Guerney, PhD. Creator of Relationship Enhancement, at a June 1997 Family Impact Seminar Roundtable on the subject of divorce. Although divorce rates have leveled off, there is still a 50% or higher chance that any new marriage in the U.S. will end in divorce.

Because divorce is such a reality in our society and because not properly healing from such a traumatic life event can negatively affect the remainder of your life, Zoë Institute offers a divorce recovery class called DivorceCare two times each year. DivorceCare is so effective because of its three distinctive elements:

Each session features an expert on videotape addressing topics related to separation and divorce. Seminar topics include Facing Anger and Depression, New Relationships,Financial Survival, Forgiveness and Reconciliation, etc.
Afterwards, small groups discuss what’s going on in the lives of participants, becoming like friends and family as time passes.
In between sessions participants will work with a notebook focusing on the weeklyconcepts with relevant Bible verses and other printed material, as well as recommendations for additional resources.

This balance of instruction and support has proven to be very effective in helping participants rebuild their lives.

Boundaries

Boundaries are personal property lines that define who you are and who you are not, and influence all areas of your life. Christians often focus so much on being loving and giving that they forget their own limitations.

Have you ever found yourself wondering:

Can I set limits and still be a loving person?
How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money?
Why do I feel guilty when I consider setting boundaries?

In this course, you will find biblically based answers to these and other tough questions, and show you how to set healthy boundaries with your parents, spouse, children,
friends, coworkers, and even yourself. Understanding the ten laws of boundaries as presented in this course, will show you how to bring new health to your relationships.
You’ll discover firsthand how sound boundaries give you the freedom to walk as the loving, giving, fulfilled individual God created you to be.

Safe People

Countless individuals have invested themselves into people who’ve shipwrecked
their lives in return. They’ve been abandoned or taken advantage of, and left with little to show for what they’ve given. They’ve lost their sense of security and personal value in the process. Those who have chosen the wrong people to get involved with or make the same mistakes about relationships over and over again, are offered a remedy through our Safe People relationship course. The Safe People curriculum provides solid guidance that will help participants

Correct things inside themselves that jeopardize their relational security
Learn the 20 traits of “unsafe” people
Recognize what makes people trustworthy
Avoid unhealthy relationships, and
Form positive relationships.

Essentials of Discipline

This six week seminar called “The Essentials of Discipline” offers participants practical
understanding, dynamic principles, and positive encouragement to feel confident
in handling discipline in a positive way. “Each year at the annual Single Mom
Conference, our single mothers suggest classes for Zoë to offer and this year, requests
for parenting education topped the list,” Clemons said. “This curriculum addresses
practical ways to effectively discipline, love, and enjoy your children.” The
parenting seminar features video segments with Dr. James Dobson of the Focus on
the Family series. After viewing the video, participants are provided the opportunity
to discuss the various techniques and have better insight and understanding of their
own children and their own parenting skills.

Search for Significance

Do you struggle with believing you are truly valuable and have an amazing purpose
in life? Do you spend far too much time worrying what other people think of you,
even when it means denying who you really are to fit in and be accepted? Through
the Single Mom’s Resource Center, we constantly encounter single mothers who are
struggling to find their “significance” in life. This 8 week class provides insight and
valuable tips for women struggling to find their unique plan and purpose in life.

Griefshare

This 13-week grief recovery class is for anyone who has experienced a devastating
personal loss in their life. Unresolved grief brings many problems into people’s lives
and this class provides valuable information from experts in a small support grouptype
environment. This class is offered once annually through Zoë Institute.

Within My Reach

This is a relationship skills and decision making program for helping individuals
achieve their goals in relationships, family, and marriage. This curriculum is built
around the premise that “your love life isn’t neutral” and the decisions you make in
romantic attachments will affect the possibility of success in every other aspect of
your life – especially in child rearing and employment. Success in life on virtually
every dimension depends on success, or at the very least, the absence of high danger
or derailment of personal goals due to problems in personal relationships. Within
my Reach is offered in a variety of formats from 2 full-day seminars to weekly long
workshops.