Family Life Ministry
Down Memory Lane
Tan Mok Sang
The Family Life Ministry (FLM) was set up in PLMC in 2015. Its purpose is to strengthen families and marriages, so that they can be a blessing to their children, the church and the community.
Over the last few years, the FLM has been focusing on 2 main areas, namely:
a. marriages (marriage preparation, marriage enrichment and marriage mentoring) and
b. parenting of young children and teenagers
Marriage
Marriage Enrichment
Marriage Weekend
Married couples came together for a special time to grow and strengthen their marriages. The Jordan Hall was transformed into a romantic setting. There were candle lights, flowers, music and a warm atmosphere conducive for each couple to have unhurried intimate conversations with each other about their marriages.
Throughout the day, Bishop Emeritus Dr Wee Boon Hup engaged the couples with topics like Nourishing Our Marriage, The Pillars of Marriage, The Little Foxes, The Marriage Toolbox and The Marriage Covenant.
After each message, couples engaged each other in a heart-to-heart talk to affirm their strengths and surface weaknesses to work on.
The Alpha Marriage Course
An 8-session course designed for married couples who want to work together to develop a fantastic marriage and a great husband-wife relationship.
Lessons cover fundamental but essential topics like communication, conflict resolution, family influence, sex, and love in action.
The course is designed to let couples participate in a relaxing and non-threatening way with your spouse.
Each couple goes on eight dates. Every date will start off with a nice buffet dinner, and lessons will commence after dinner, via video programming. Couples are given the opportunity to discuss the video programmes in private.
Marriage Preparation Course
The Marriage Preparation Course aims to help couples understand the biblical concepts of marriage and be equipped for life as a couple.
There will be small group (about 4 to 5 couples per group) sharing and discussion led by experienced facilitators. Couples will be able to learnt much from their peers and the facilitators.
Couples undergo a Prepare-Enrich Assessment on their own where each complete a customised online assessment inventory which covers all aspects of their relationship. A trained Prepare-Enrich facilitator to help them interpret and guide them through the results of the assessment.
Marriage Mentoring
Marriage Mentoring started in 2016 with the purpose of reaching out to our newly married couples to safeguard and strengthen these marriages towards Oneness in Christ. We align a pool of matured godly married couples who are willing to journey with younger couples over a season (~ 2 years), to be their spiritual friends to pass on godly wisdom and invaluable life lessons.
This is in line with the teaching of Titus 2: 1- 8 where older men and women are to teach younger men and women to ‘’be reverent in the way they live”. We hope to develop a culture in PLMC where a young couple would actively seek out an older couple to relate to intentionally and regularly, to build a relationship of trust and care.
Parenting
Connecting with our Teens
Teenagers face many stresses and pressures on a daily basis. This is the most awkward growth stage of their lives. They have to cope with internal struggles like hormonal changes, puberty and their changing body image. They are also expected to cope with external struggles like social and school pressures and parental expectations.
Here is a practical workshop for parents, with teens 11 – 18 years old, to understand the causes of their teenagers’ challenges, know their feelings and empathize with them by ‘wearing their shoes’. Principles for parenting teens was shared using four local case studies.
The Alpha Parenting Course
The Parenting Children Course is a 6-session course designed for any parent or care givers of children, whether they consider themselves to have strong parenting skills or are struggling in this very important role.
Participants get to watch videos and participate in small group discussions facilitated by our church members. Topics include: Building Strong Foundations, Meeting our Children’s Needs, Setting Boundaries, Teaching Healthy Relationships, Encouraging Responsibility and Passing on Beliefs and Values.
