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Biola University Center for Marriage and Relationship

Event Highlights

Christian Perspectives on Marriage and Relationships Class

This spring the Center for Marriage and Relationships sponsored our Christian Perspectives on Marriage and Relationships undergraduate class. Through this course, 130 Biola students learned how they can use the relationships in their lives as means of discipleship! 

“This class has been so helpful! It is a really good resource to get grounded perspectives, so we are not just doing things the way our parents did, but having biblically based and science-based information that has really helped our relationship” -Biola Senior 

Forest Home Family Camp 2023

The Graces spoke at Forest Home Family Camp to over 350 campers and 51 decisions for Christ were made, praise God! Their teaching equipped adults with practical tools for healthy communication, and conflict management with the understanding that when we live out our relationships well in the power of the Holy Spirit, it brings us joy and points a hurting world back to God.

Self-Defense Seminar: When Conversations Turn Violent

The CMR sponsored a self-defense seminar featuring leading Canadian self-defense expert Nick Drossos and Biola's Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, black belt in Kung Fu. With their combined expertise, Nick and Tim taught participants how to protect themselves both verbally by de-escalating conversations and physically with self-defense drills to use if necessary.
The CMR sponsored Nick Drossos' trip to the states and is grateful for the practical and empowering resources he provided our students! 
 

Signs of Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships: Women Only Panel

CMR Co-Director Alisa Grace spoke to the young moms of Calvary Church of Santa Ana at their weekly support group called Nurture. 

Alisa taught the group how to identify their unmet expectations and emotions, and then communicate them in a healthy, respectful way. She offered six practical steps to resolving conflict so well that their relationships not only grow stronger, but they serve as a testimony of their faith in Christ.

Nurture Moms Group

CMR co-director, Alisa Grace spoke to the women of Calvary Church of Santa Ana this morning at their moms group, Nurture. Alisa shared the importance of managing healthy conflict and the impact it has on demonstrating the heart of Christ to others. She offered 6 steps to help manage conflict and suggested scripture memory to support them. 

Biola Couples Conference

This year's conference was one of the biggest Biola couples conferences yet, totaling 60 couples! The day was full of fun and interactive sessions with plenty of couple time that allowed couples to practice techniques they were learning and equipped them with practical tools to take home.

Forest Home Family Camp

Chris and Alisa Grace spent a week in June with Biola's Dr. Eric Thoennes, speaking up at Forest Home Family Camp for "Biola Week." Leading sessions on "Relationships as Discipleship," the Graces taught the adults how to live out their marriages, parenting, and friendships as a mark of their discipleship to Jesus. 

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