The Marriage and Family Ministry at Bay Pointe exists to support marriages and families through seminars, retreats, workshops as well as information included in these pages. Please take advantage of these resources designed to help make your marriage and family healthier and stronger.
We’ve received great feedback on our Families with Attitude series in the fall. If you missed any of the messages, consider listening via podcast, so you know what the buzz is about.
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!
We at Bay Pointe share in your happiness as you formulate your wedding plans and begin the beautiful adventure of marriage. We are anxious to serve you and to do our best to make your wedding day one that will glorify God and celebrate your commitment to each other.
As we all know, a wedding celebration lasts a few hours, but a marriage lasts for a lifetime. For this reason, we encourage you to make an investment of time for preparing for your wedding celebration, which will lay a firm foundation for a lifetime of committed marriage. The marriage process at Bay Pointe has been developed through prayer, experience, and careful planning. We sincerely hope that these guidelines and premarital steps will help you as you prepare for your day of celebration and a meaningful lifelong relationship.
Wedding Guidelines and Bay Pointe’s Required Pre-Marital Course »
Winter Marriage Workshop at Bay Pointe — March 9-10, 2012
We are delighted to announce the return of Ann and Dave Wilson for Bay Pointe’s Winter Marriage Workshop. They will be bringing their Rock Your Marriage event to our church – full of energy and great information for healthy marriages. Mark your calendar now for Friday evening, March 9, and Saturday, March 10. Click HERE for more information!
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is God’s way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do. – 2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT)
Raising a Modern-Day Knight / 6 Sessions
• Begins Thursday, March 1
• Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
• COST: $10.99
• Recommended for Steps 2-3
Every man wants to succeed with his son. Deep down we want our sons to be highly competent, whose character is rock solid, and whose aspirations are noble. In short, we long for a son who will make us and others proud! The question is “How?” Join with other dads in discovering practical answers.
Leader: Rick Vandermolen
Register now!
Resources to Build Healthy Families
Great Books
• Active Christian Parenting: Practical Skills for the Pre-school to Pre-Teen Years, Michael Popkins
• Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children, Henry Cloud and John Townsend
• Boundaries with Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, John Townsend
• How to Really Love Your Adult Child: Building a Healthy Relationship in a Changing World, Gary Chapman
• Kid Unique: Helping Kids Discover Who They Really Are, Dan Webster
• Loving Your Child Too Much: Staying Close Without Overprotecting, Overindulging, or Overcontrolling, Tim Clinton and Gary Sibcy
• Parenting With Love and Logic, Foster Kline and Jim Fay
• The Smart Stepfamily, Ron Deal
• Your Children’s Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman
Online Resources
www.activeparenting.com (Resources/online classes)
www.cloudtownsend.com (Resources of Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the Boundaries books)
www.5lovelanguages.com (Gary Chapman’s website offers blog entries and an overview of the five love languages for adults, children and teens, as well as assessments you take for free.) www.smartstepfamilies.com (Great resources for stepfamilies)
www.marriagetoday.com (Jimmy and Karen Evans)
www.growthtrac.com (For dating, engaged, and married couples)
Community Resources Available in our Area:
Help for Victims of Abuse or Neglect
• Women’s Resource Center, 231-941-1210, www.grwrc.org
• Child & Family Services, 231-946-8975, www.crsnwmi.org
Counseling
• Catholic Human Services, 231-947-8110, www.catholichumanservices.org
• Northern Lakes CMH, 231-922-4850, www.northernlakescmh.org
• Third Level Crisis Intervention, 231-922-4800, www.thirdlevel.org
Assistance for the Elderly
• Area Agency on Aging, 231-947-8920, www.aaanm.org
• Commission on Aging, 231-922-4688, www.seniors.tcnet.org
Financial Assistance (rent, utilities, budget counseling, etc.)
• NMCAA, 231-947-3780, www.nmcaa.net
• Love in the Name of Christ, 231-941-5683, www.loveinctraverse.org
• Father Fred, 231-947-2055, www.fatherfred.org
• Salvation Army, 231-946-4644, www.salvationarmyusa.org
• Department of Human Services, 1-855-275-6424, www.michigan.gov/dhs
• HelpLink, 231-946-6278, www.nwm.org/helplink.asp
Food Pantries and Community Meals
• Love in the Name of Christ, (for a complete directory)
231-941-5683, www.loveinctraverse.org
Housing Assistance (*Home Ownership Programs)
• NWMCAA, 231-947-3780, www.nmcaa.net
• Habitat for Humanity, 231-941-4663, www.habitatgtr.org
• Home Stretch, 231-947-6001, www.homestretchhousing.org
• Goodwill Inn, 231-922-4890, www.goodwillnmi.org
• TC Housing Commission, 231-922-4915, www.nwmhousingsearch.org
• MSHDA, 517-373-8370, www.michigan.gov/mshda
Legal Assistance
• Legal Aid Clinic, 231-922-4800, www.michiganlegalaid.org
• Legal Services of N. Michigan, 231-941-0771, www.lsnm.org
• Traverse Attorney Referral Service, 231-922-4713, www.gtlaba.org
Assistance for Migrant Workers
• Telamon Corporation, 231-941-5300, www.Telamon.org
Pregnancy Resources
• Pregnancy Care Center, 231-929-3488, www.know4sure.org
• Doula Teen Program, 231-947-0067
• GT Co. Health Dept (WIC), 231-922-2720, www.co.grand-traverse.mi.us
Help for Runaway Teens
• Third Level Crisis Intervention, 231-922-4800, www.thirdlevel.org
Area Shelters
• Goodwill Inn, 231-922-4890, www.goodwillnmi.org
• Safe Harbor (contact Love INC for schedule), 231-941-5683, www.gtsafeharbor.org
• Women’s Resource Center, 231-941-1210, www.grwrc.org
Substance Abuse Treatment
• Catholic Human Services, 231-947-8110, www.catholichumanservices.org
• Munson Behavioral Health, 231-935-6382, www.munsonhealthcare.org
• Dakoske-Pheonix Addiction Treatment Services, 231-922-4810, www.addictiontreatmentservices.org
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 231-946-8823, www.disctrict11.aa.org
• Narcotics Anonymous, 231-941-9062, www.michigan-na.org
Help for Veterans
• Veterans Affairs, 231-922-4690, www.2va.gov
• Outpatient Counseling, 231-922-4810, www.addictiontreatmentservices.org
Boundaries with Kids
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