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Welcome To Face to Face and Shoulder to Shoulder
In this section you will be able to watch a trailer video, download the study guide and review participant and leader guidelines.
Face to Face Chapter 1 - A Wife’s Cry for Closeness
Is a woman’s longing for emotional connectedness an issue with wives? With most wives in love with their husbands this is a towering concern.
Face to Face Chapter 2 - A Wife’s Need for Closeness
In marriage, closeness goes beyond mere physical intimacy and encompasses spiritual, social, and emotional connection.
Face to Face Chapter 3 - What Can A Husband Do?
Is your good willed wife reacting to you in ways that feel disrespectful? Things get crazy as they spin out of control. If so, I can offer some remedies.
Face to Face Chapter 4 - What Can A Wife Do?
Learn how respect, positive communication, and addressing underlying issues can transform your relationship and lead to a deeper sense of intimacy.
Shoulder To Shoulder Chapter 1 - Shoulder To Shoulder Communication
Many wives are discovering the power of shoulder-to-shoulder activities with their husbands without talking. Marital heresy? Nope. It energizes most husbands.
Shoulder To Shoulder Chapter 2 - Judgment On The Quality of Male Friendship
Men are not wrong, just different. Wives must not view the shoulder-to-shoulder recommendation as degrading to women, but a way to energize and connect.
Shoulder to Shoulder Chapter 3 - Your Husband Wants Your Friendship
Men need their wives to be side-by-side friends on a more regular basis. This friendship must be approached in the way men approach friendship.
Shoulder To Shoulder Chapter 4 - He Deserves Your Time
For a wife to make an adjustment, she need only remember how she related when dating. She came alongside him and did things with him, and watched him do things.
Shoulder To Shoulder Chapter 5 - Embrace God's Design
Meeting the man’s need for shoulder-to-shoulder does not degrade a woman any more than meeting the woman’s need for face-to-face dishonors the man.
Welcome to Face to Face and Shoulder To Shoulder
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Welcome to Face to Face and Shoulder to Shoulder. Over 9 sessions you will learn about the needs, desires, and likes of your spouse and how to respond to them in practical ways. In this section you will be able to watch a trailer video, download the study guide and review participant and leader guidelines.
Face to Face - A Wife’s Cry for Closeness
Is a woman’s longing for emotional connectedness an issue with wives? I can say that with most wives in love with their husbands this sense of closeness and connectedness is a towering concern.
Face to Face - A Wife’s Need for Closeness
In marriage, closeness goes beyond mere physical intimacy and encompasses spiritual, social, and emotional connection. Discover the profound impact of face-to-face connection, affection, and heartfelt conversations on a wife's longing for closeness and the transformative power it holds within a marriage.
Face to Face - What Can A Husband Do?
Is your good willed wife reacting to you in ways that feel disrespectful? Could she be feeling unloved because of your refusal to be close to her face to face on a regular basis? Has this triggered what I call the Crazy Cycle—without love, she reacts without respect; without respect, he reacts without love? Things get crazy as they spin out of control. If so, I can offer some remedies.
Face to Face - What Can A Wife Do?
Explore how a wife can navigate emotional needs and find connection with her husband. From understanding different perspectives on closeness to creating a balance, learn how respect, positive communication, and addressing underlying issues can transform your relationship and lead to a deeper sense of intimacy.
Shoulder To Shoulder - Shoulder To Shoulder Communication
Many wives are discovering the power of shoulder-to-shoulder activities with their husbands without talking. Marital heresy? Nope. This is gospel truth. It energizes most husbands.
Shoulder To Shoulder - Judgment On The Quality of Male Friendship
Men are not wrong, just different. When wives land on a dogmatic position that their husbands are wrong, these wives miss a glorious way to energize their husbands and connect with them heart to heart. Wives must not view the shoulder-to-shoulder recommendation as degrading to women.
Shoulder to Shoulder - Your Husband Wants Your Friendship
Men need their wives to be side-by-side friends on a more regular basis. This friendship must be approached in the way men approach friendship. If a wife expects a husband to connect with her face to face because this is meaningful and life-giving to her, she needs to connect with him shoulder to shoulder because this is worthwhile and vitalizing to him. Fair is fair.
Shoulder To Shoulder - He Deserves Your Time
For a wife to make an adjustment, she need only remember how she related to her husband when dating. She came alongside him and did things with him, and watched him do things. Take this by faith. God made us male and female! Not wrong, just different!
Shoulder To Shoulder - Embrace God's Design
God made us male and female. Not wrong, just different. Meeting the man’s need for shoulder-to-shoulder does not degrade a woman any more than meeting the woman’s need for face-to-face dishonors the man. It creates a wonderful friendship and loving relationship in your marriage.
What You Will Learn
Discover
God designed men and women differently. This means your spouse communicates differently. A wife’s biggest complaint is, “I need face-to-face time, but he doesn’t talk.” Ask the husband, and he tells you the opposite: “I need something different. I guess I really don’t need to talk as much. I enjoy doing things together, or her watching me do them.”
What, then, is the solution?
In this study, Emerson helps participants take an in depth look at how husbands and wives spend time together, focusing on Face-to-Face time for wives and Shoulder-to-Shoulder time for husbands. The written guide includes nine sections with discussion questions for each that corresponds with the video for each section where Emerson will help participants reflect on what they have read and transition to a time of discussion. This study will serve individuals well, and is perfect for couples and small groups. Included with the study is a Small Group Leader’s Guide and a Guidelines For All Participants section, to help facilitate the group format. This study will strengthen your marriage and relationships.
Table of Contents
Face-to-Face Time With Her
CHAPTER 1: A Wife’s Cry for Closeness
CHAPTER 2: A Wife’s Need for Closeness
CHAPTER 3: What Can a Husband Do?
CHAPTER 4: What Can a Wife Do?
Shoulder-to-Shoulder Time With Him (Without Talking)
CHAPTER 1: Shoulder-to-Shoulder Communication
CHAPTER 2: Judgment on the Quality of Male Friendship
CHAPTER 3: Your Husband Wants Your Friendship
CHAPTER 4: He Deserves Your Time
CHAPTER 5: Embrace God’s Design
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Emerson Eggerichs, Ph.D.
Emerson is an internationally known public speaker on the topic of marriage, parenting, communication and more. Based on over three decades of counseling as well as scientific and biblical research, Dr. Eggerichs developed the Love and Respect Marriage Conference which he presents to live audiences around the country. He has also authored 12 books, including the New York Times bestseller Love and Respect, which is a Platinum and Book of the Year award winner, selling over 2.3 million copies. Emerson and his wife Sarah, married since 1973, live in Grand Rapids, MI and have three adult children. He is the Founder and President of Love and Respect Ministries.
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Who is this class for?
We read in 1 Corinthians 7:26 about “the present distress.” The church at Corinth encountered some type of grave adversity. Are you or is someone about whom you have concern experiencing some kind of hardship? Emerson invites us to do two specific things as a couple or in a small group that prepares us to navigate the trouble in front of us.
How much knowledge and experience do I need to take this class
We read in 1 Corinthians 7:26 about “the present distress.” The church at Corinth encountered some type of grave adversity. Are you or is someone about whom you have concern experiencing some kind of hardship? Emerson invites us to do two specific things as a couple or in a small group that prepares us to navigate the trouble in front of us.
Is this class good for children?
We read in 1 Corinthians 7:26 about “the present distress.” The church at Corinth encountered some type of grave adversity. Are you or is someone about whom you have concern experiencing some kind of hardship? Emerson invites us to do two specific things as a couple or in a small group that prepares us to navigate the trouble in front of us.
How exactly does the month-long class work?
We read in 1 Corinthians 7:26 about “the present distress.” The church at Corinth encountered some type of grave adversity. Are you or is someone about whom you have concern experiencing some kind of hardship? Emerson invites us to do two specific things as a couple or in a small group that prepares us to navigate the trouble in front of us.
What is the time commitment and schedule for the class?
We read in 1 Corinthians 7:26 about “the present distress.” The church at Corinth encountered some type of grave adversity. Are you or is someone about whom you have concern experiencing some kind of hardship? Emerson invites us to do two specific things as a couple or in a small group that prepares us to navigate the trouble in front of us.
