Relationship Foundations
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Whether you were raised in a loving Christian home or you lacked any real family structure, it is highly likely that you were never taught or modeled what intimate relationships are supposed to look like. Many of you may have learned what you know about relationships from classmates, friends, television, movies and the internet. Hardly authoritative sources! The world is a social battleground of values, influences, temptations and all things that are opposed to healthy and authentic relationships.
God uniquely designed men and women to be in relationship with Him and each other. We believe that Jesus came to demonstrate relationship and teach us how to love well. We believe Jesus’ example can inspire men and women to have healthier, deeper and more robust relationships. We are further guided by the wisdom of Scripture that promises if “we shall train the youth onto the right path, as they grow older, they will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6).
This book is a seven-week guide to help you learn and apply the fundamental principles to build a healthy foundation for all of your most important relationships. Each week you will engage in a variety of activities, readings and discussion with a small group of peers. In addition, you will have a few devotions and short stories to read and process on your own time. Your investment of your time and attention to this program will transform your mind and heart and the way you relate to everyone in your life.
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About the Book
Relationship Foundations is a seven-week guide for young adults to learn and apply the fundamental principles crucial to building a healthy foundation for their most important relationships. Each week a small group of peers engages in a variety of activities, readings and discussion on key foundational subjects such as God’s Design for Relationship, the Importance of Community, Relationship Fundamentals, Barriers to Healthy Relationships, Spiritual Freedom for Healthy Relationships and Developing Authentic and Intimate Relationships. Included are devotions and short stories to help the participants grow from week to week. Through this book, young adults will have the framework to build durable, healthy and long-lasting relationships that reflect the character of God and the love of Jesus.
About the Author
Randell Turner, Ph.D., is an author, a counselor, and a pioneer in the men’s and fatherhood movement. He has developed award-winning resources for the National Center for Fathering, the National Fatherhood Initiative, Prison Fellowship, and Fatherhood.gov. Specializing in healthy masculine intimacy, he has dedicated over 20 years to working with men who feel broken, rejected, isolated, and lonely because of their “intimacy ignorance.” His personal and professional experience inspired the creation of Rescuing the Rogue, a study that equips men to forge intimate relationships that last a lifetime.
The passion and purpose of that inspires his writing, workshops and coaching is to enable men and women to courageously develop authentically intimate relationships grounded by a deeply devoted God-given and God-guided love with family and friends.
Most importantly, Randell is father of two and grateful grandfather of seven gorgeous grandchildren.