FREE GET-AWAY MARRIAGE RETREATS

We pay for the workshop, lunch, and the hotel stay Saturday night. Topics we will cover include:

• What does a Healthy Marriage Look Like?
• Design and Placement of Intimacy in Marriage
• Seven Stages of Marriage
• Discovering Your Color (Temperament test)
• Making a Faithfulness Plan
• Problem Dynamics
• C*E*A*S*E Fighting (Conflict resolution tool)

What if I'm the Only One Wanting to Make My Marriage Work?

Click on the registration link below for a list of available workshops. Each workshop is limited to 50 couples, they will fill up quickly. Register today.

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Dr. Bob Whiddon, Jr. serves as the director of the Northwest Marriage Institute. Below are the qualifications for Dr. Whiddon.

• Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling, Trinity Theological Seminary, Indiana, 1996
• D.Min. in Pastoral Ministry, Northwest Graduate School, Seattle, 2001
• Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor, National Christian Counselors Association
• Certified Temperament Counselor, National Christian Counselors Association
• Registered Counselor, State of Washington, RC#00049626
• Founder and director of Northwest Marriage Institute, Vancouver WA
• Staff counselor, Agape Counseling Center, Vancouver office
• Twenty-five years experience in ministry and counseling 

History

The Northwest Marriage Institute was born of necessity to help address one of the greatest problems in our society - marriages that are falling apart. The statistics are staggering: Half of all first marriages will end in divorce, 75% of all second marriages will end in divorce, and one-third of all third marriages will end in divorce. This means, when you spend thousands of dollars to see your child walk down the aisle during a marital ceremony, you may actually be sending them towards THE most stressful event in life - divorce. The problem is great, but solutions are few. Some churches have marriage and family experts on staff and provide marriage workshops of their own. But here's the real problem - 65% of all who live in Oregon and 67% of all who live in Washington have no connection to any church. The great need, then, was to take marriage education and marriage counseling to the communities. With this in mind, the Northwest Marriage Institute was loosely organized in June of 2004.

During the first few months of operation, the director relied upon private donations. But with the steady donations there was a need for the Northwest Marriage Institute to be able to receive and account for tax-deductible donations. So, on February 1, 2005, the Northwest Marriage Institute became a non-profit organization in the State of Washington. It was also the day that the initial filing was made with the Internal Revenue Service for federal recognition of our non-profit status. After an eight-month process, on September 13, 2005, the Northwest Marriage Institute received notice that the IRS had officially recognized the organization as a tax-exempt, public charity according to section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.

 

Me & my wife Nikia went and I must say, me and my wonderful wife had a blast! It is worth the trip. We went to Seaside OR and stayed at Shilo Inns on the Beach Front. We have been married for 11years and still love to find great tools to use that will increase our love.

Asa aka DJ Spoons