Real Relationships

by Parrott, Les; Parrott, Leslie

• ISBN13: 9780310334460
• ISBN10: 0310334462
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-28
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

The better your relationships---with friends, family, the opposite sex, and God---the better your life. This six-session video-based study (DVD sold separately) with workbook by acclaimed relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, will help group participants learn to make bad relationships better and good relationships great. It all begins with a single sentence that can revolutionize every relationship. After sharing this one critical point, Les and Leslie encourage participants to take a look back at their own family, which they call a 'university of relationships'. Next, they provide the tools for bridging the gender gap and cultivating 'friends of the heart' as well as how to improve what they call the Love IQ. Ultimately, participants will discover how to peel away unhealthy religious cliches and get real about relating to God. Designed for use with Real Relationships innovative Small Group Insights Profile, an online tool guaranteed to improve the quality of your small group interactions, this video-based study is a must-have for anyone who desires deeper and more satisfying relationships.For more information, visit www.RealRelationships.com. Real Relationships session titles include:1. Your Compulsion for Completion2. Keeping Family Ties from Pulling Strings3. Bridging the Gender Gap4. Friends to Die For5. Improving Your Love IQ6. Relating to God without Feeling Phony

Author Biography

Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are founders of RealRelationships.com and the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. Their bestselling books include Love Talk, Crazy Good Sex, and the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Their work has been featured in the New York Times and USA Today, and they have appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, and Oprah. They live with their two young sons in Seattle.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Workbook	p. 9
The Compulsion for Completion Exercises
Your Relational Readiness	p. 13
Healing Your Primal Pain	p. 15
Taking Off Your Masks	p. 17
Designing Your Destiny	p. 19
Into the Word	p. 22
Keeping Family Ties from Pulling Strings Exercises
How Healthy Is Your Home?	p. 27
Uncovering Unspoken Rules	p. 29
Lessons Learned from Mom and Dad	p. 31
If Your Parents Got Divorced	p. 32
Into the Word	p. 34
Crossing the Gender Line Exercises
What's Your Gender IQ?	p. 39
What If You Were the Opposite Sex?	p. 40
A Self-Test for Women Only	p. 43
A Self-Test for Men Only	p. 45
Into the Word	p. 47
Friends to Die For Exercises
The Friendship Assessment	p. 51
Are You a ôGrowth Promotingö Listener?	p. 53
Are You a Fair-Weather Friend?	p. 55
Determining Your Dedication Quotient	p. 56
You've Got a Virtual Friend in Me	p. 58
Into the Word	p. 60
What to Do When Friends Fail Exercises
What You Expect from Friends	p. 65
Learning from Your Own Failed Friendships	p. 67
Can This Friendship Be Saved?	p. 70
Making Amends	p. 72
Into the Word	p. 76
Falling in Love without Losing Your Mind Exercises
What's Your Love I.Q.?	p. 81
Are You a Good Match?	p. 83
The True You Self-Test	p. 84
Determining Your Bottom Line	p. 86
Into the Word	p. 87
Sex, Lies, and the Great Escape Exercises
Your Most Important Sex Organ	p. 91
The Bonds That Bind	p. 93
Drawing the Line	p. 95
Healing the Hurt of Sexual Regret	p. 97
Into the Word	p. 99
How to Break Up without Falling Apart Exercises
Is It Time to Break Up?	p. 103
Making a Clean Break	p. 105
Avoiding the Blame Game	p. 107
Moving On	p. 109
Into the Word	p. 111
Relating to God without Feeling Phony Exercises
Honest-to-Goodness Doubt	p. 115
Will the Real God Please Stand Up?	p. 116
Does God Really Love Me?	p. 118
Really Relating to God	p. 120
Into the Word	p. 122
For Group Discussion with the Accompanying DVD
Introduction	p. 127
	p. 129
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	p. 136
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