Develop your very own Goals Board and create a greater vision for achieving the dreams of your heart! In the workshop we will use coaching tools to examine our personal values and use them to make wise choices about what and where to invest our time and energy in work, finances, health, living environment and personal growth.

• Location: Great Marriages Office, 612 Center Ave, Sheboygan

• Speaker: Chris & Courtney Booth

• Cost: $20/person (includes snacks & beverages)

There are two overarching phases to investing: Ages 18-59, are in the accumulation phase of investing and then ages 60+ are in the distribution phase of investing. Learn how and where to save (18-59) and then how and where to draw your income from (60+). The most important factor for all ages to be considering is the Tax Diversification of your investments and the Time Diversification of your investments. These two topics are what are 100% game changers for both savers and retirees.

• Location: Great Marriages Office, 612 Center Ave, Sheboygan

• Speaker: Eric Grasse, Thrivent

• Cost: $20/person (includes dinner and materials)

When Jesus sat down for his amazing Sermon on the Mount, he began by sharing nine simple lessons: Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those that mourn, blessed are the meek, etc... We call them the "beatitudes". Here, Mark Gungor will share his "NINE BE-ATTITUDES" for a successful marriage. Nine ways for you to "be" in order for you to experience the kind of marriage God intends for you to have!

• Location: Crossroads Community Church (4321 Co Rd A, Sheboygan, WI 53081)

• Speaker: Mark Gungor

• Cost: $20/person

Join us for a romantic picnic dinner on the beach at King Park, then learn about the 5 Love Languages with your sweetheart. You will discover what your Love Language is, and how to speak your spouse or significant other's language. Enjoy a walk on the beach or trail as you discuss ways to speak each other's languages. Limited to 7 couples.

• Location: Meet at King Park Pavilion, then we will head out to the beach

• Speakers: Steve & Donna Schelfhout

• Cost: $20/person (includes picnic dinner)

Registration closes 7/30

Join us on Saturday, July 20th for a day of fun and fundraising!

We will be having Family Fun Day from 10am-6pm and Date Night from 6pm-9pm at Tom & Jerry’s Mini Golf and Batting Cages in Plymouth. This won’t be your ordinary mini golf, you’ll be faced with fun challenges on every hole that are family focused or couple focused.

Rain Date is August 10th

Join us for a romantic picnic dinner on the beach at King Park, then learn about the 5 Love Languages with your sweetheart. You will discover what your Love Language is, and how to speak your spouse or significant other's language. Enjoy a walk on the beach or trail as you discuss ways to speak each other's languages. Limited to 7 couples.

• Location: Meet at King Park Pavilion, then we will head out to the beach

• Speakers: Steve & Donna Schelfhout

• Cost: $20/person (includes picnic dinner)

Blended & Blessed® is the only one-day livestream just for stepfamily couples, dating couples with kids, and those who care about blended families.

There are many circumstances that make unity in blended families difficult, but we can still make every effort to work toward harmony. This year's Blended & Blessed will examine the Bible's prescription for peace within your home - and between homes.

• Location: Great Marriages Office

• Speaker: Blended & Blessed Conference Livestream

• Cost: $10/person (includes snacks & beverages)

Registration closes 4/25

Money impacts all relationships, but especially romantic ones. Learn about 7 common money issues in marriage and how to start the conversation about these issues to foster a stronger relationship. You will learn strategies to empower you as a team to tackle this tough topic.

• Location: Great Marriages Office

• Speaker: Olivia Zeman

• Cost: $20/person (includes dinner)

Registration closes 4/3

Based upon Dr. Gottman’s four decades of research with thousands of couples, this workshop is designed for couples of every age, ability, and stage of relationship. You will learn practical skills to improve your friendship and leave with your relationship strengthened!

• Location: Blessed Trinity Church, Sheboygan Falls

• Speakers: Roger & Jann Blanchard

• Cost: $5/person (dessert & beverages included)

Registration closes 3/13

This event is about helping people identify what’s really important in their lives, identify their different roles, and then create a strategy to find balance. 

• Location: St. John Evangelist Catholic Church, Kohler

• Speaker: Pastor Andy Shanholtz

• Cost: $5/person (includes materials & snacks)

Registration closes 2/18

Discover the transformative power of conflict in relationships, learning how disagreements can foster deeper emotional connections. Explore practical strategies for 'fighting fair,' enhancing communication, and building resilience in an interactive session aimed at strengthening the foundations of lasting and fulfilling relationships.

• Location: Great Marriages Office

• Speaker: Travis Nugent

• Cost: $15/person (includes dinner)

Leslie discusses what healthy sexual intimacy looks like between a husband and a wife; when it's appropriate to withdraw sexually from your partner; how to respond to broken trust and betrayal; and the importance of an I-Thou over an I-It relationship.

• Location: Great Marriages Office

• Facilitator: Jocelyn Medrek, Executive Director

• Speaker: Video from “Married Sex Conference”

• Cost: $15/person (includes dinner)

In this event, led by Pastor Andy Shanholtz, we will look at 3 viruses that attack our marriages and God’s Antidote for each. These viruses enter at different seasons of our marriage and can be prevented if we take action! Learn to identify early on where and how these viruses enter so you can take a proactive stance against them, thus helping to have the kind of marriage God intended.

• Location: Word of Grace Church, Sheboygan Falls

• Speaker: Pastor Andy Shanholtz

• Cost: $15/person (includes dinner & materials)

Often in relationships there will be “tough talks” about all sorts of topics, and knowing how to get through those conversations is key. When these talks are intense and the outcome is impactful it is critical to learn how to best communicate to avoid a breakdown and achieve breakthrough. Learn the skills to tackle tough talks!

• Location: Great Marriages Office, 612 Center Ave, Sheboygan

• Speaker: Kristin Grunewald

• Cost: $10/person (includes materials & snacks)

Join Great Marriages and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Travis Nugent, as we discuss how to thrive in your relationships! 

We will discuss the following topics:

Family Dynamics and Relationship Patterns

Communication and Conflict Resolution 

Emotional Intimacy and Connection 

Maintaining Healthy Relationships 

• Location: Great Marriages Office

• Speaker: Travis Nugent, LMFT

• Cost: $15/person (dinner included)

Great Marriages has a wonderful group of women who get together on the 2nd Thursday of each month to support one another in their journey through widowhood. 

This month, on September14th, they are bringing in guest presenter, Susan Dollhopf from Appleton. Susan will be sharing her heart and journey through widowhood, along with her thoughts on considering dating and possibly remarriage for widows.  

RSVP by 9/12/23 to programs@great-marriages.org

Grab dinner from the Plymouth Culver’s on Monday, September 11th and support Great Marriages!

A portion of sales from 4-9pm on September 11 will go to benefit Great Marriages.

Tell your family and friends, make dinner simple, and support a great cause!

Join us for a Family Fun Day at Sunset Hills Golf Course in Sheboygan Falls!

There will be something for everyone!

• Brat Fry

• Raffles

• Games

• Mini Golf

• Golf Outing

The Flag Page is your chance to see how you succeed in life, what motivates you most, and how you’re different from the people close to you. It’s simple to do (5 minutes), easy to understand, and best of all, gives you a vision for your future… where you will succeed and why. In a world that seems to always be looking for what’s wrong with you, isn’t it time you find out what’s RIGHT about you?

The first 40 people to register will receive a FREE Flag Page ($25 value!) thanks to Laugh Your Way!

• Location: Great Marriages Office

• Speaker: Donn Davis

• Cost: $5/person (includes beverages and snacks)

Join us for a romantic picnic dinner on the beach at King Park, then learn about the 5 Love Languages with your sweetheart. You will discover what your Love Language is, and how to speak your spouse or significant other's language. Enjoy a walk on the beach or trail as you discuss ways to speak each other's languages. Limited to 7 couples.

• Location: Meet at King Park Pavilion, then we will head out to the beach

• Speakers: Steve & Donna Schelfhout

• Cost: $15/person (includes picnic dinner)

Join us for a romantic picnic dinner on the beach at King Park, then learn about the 5 Love Languages with your sweetheart. You will discover what your Love Language is, and how to speak your spouse or significant other's language. Enjoy a walk on the beach or trail as you discuss ways to speak each other's languages. Limited to 7 couples.

• Location: Meet at King Park Pavilion, then we will head out to the beach

• Speakers: Steve & Donna Schelfhout

• Cost: $15/person (includes picnic dinner)

Please join us for our 16th Annual Fundraiser!

May 16, 2023

The Bull at Pinehurst Farms

Have you heard about the “love languages,” but haven’t taken the time to really learn them? Join us to learn what your love language is, what your spouse’s love language is, how God speaks our love languages, and how to bring this knowledge into practice.

• Location: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Plymouth

• Speaker: Jocelyn Medrek

• Cost: $5/person (includes drinks and snacks)

• Childcare is available, signup during registration

Blended & Blessed® is the only one-day livestream just for stepfamily couples, single parents, dating couples with kids, and those who care about blended families. Join us as we unpack strategies that are crucial to healthy stepfamily marriages. With some of today’s most trusted and respected experts, Blended & Blessed will challenge, inspire, and encourage you.

• Cost: $5/person (includes drinks and snacks)

• Location: Great Marriages, 612 Center Ave, Sheboygan

Blending a family has its unique challenges. Join us as we learn ways to help make the process a little smoother no matter how long you've been a stepfamily, or if you are about to create one.

• Location: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Elkhart Lake

• Speaker: Jocelyn Medrek

• Cost: $5 (includes snacks and beverages)

• Childcare is available, signup during registration

We fall in love and decide to get married. But will that initial euphoria of love carry us through to a happily ever after fairy tale romance? Sadly, no. If a livelong/successful marriage would be attainable merely by falling in love, then why are there so many marriages that end in separation or divorce? 

 The fact is, to sustain a loving/healthy relationship, both spouses in a marriage must find ways to keep connected to, grow with, and support their shared journey--together. An early step in this process is working together to clarify expectations, make plans, and establish goals. Does that sound too boring? Well, I can assure you that a loving marriage is anything but boring!!

 Join Certified Professional Christian Life Coach Shane Hansen for an interactive seminar designed to help engaged and newlywed couples get their marriage started on the right track. Shane will apply the proven processes associated with the discipline of life coaching to the focus of happily planning for (and living) your ever after. 

 "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." -Lewis Carroll

 This fun/interactive seminar will facilitate thoughts/conversations that couples can utilize to help their ever-afters get off to a great start. There will be portions of the seminar where couples will have the opportunity to simply focus on each other, as well as some small group discussion times to share out with other couples that are in a similar stage of life.

• Speaker: Shane Hansen

• Location: Great Marriages Office

• Cost: $15/person (includes dinner)

• Limited to 20 people

This event is about helping people identify what’s really important in their lives along with their roles in life and then creating a strategy to find margin. Participants will receive a copy of a time management calendar to use as a template!

• Location: Great Marriages Office, 612 Center Ave, Sheboygan

• Speaker: Pastor Andy Shanholtz

• Cost: $15/person (includes dinner)