Recipient of
Smart Marriages
Impact Award
Support Marriages and Stem The Divorce Tide!
From New York to California churches are discovering the benefits of offering The Third Option program.
The Third Option helps ordinary couples build better marriages and helps hurting couples re-build theirs.
Statistics say 75% of marriages happen in a church or other house of worship. But then what? Do we pat them on the head and say, "Have a great marriage and remember --marriage is supposed to be permanent"? Or, do we offer couples TOOLS to help them and on-going SUPPORT over the rough spots?
Like Jim and Tracy, Syracuse, New York . After several years of escalating tensions, Tracy dumped Jim's clothes on the front porch and told him to get out. Fortunately, Jim's mom had heard of The Third Option and...
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SPANISH WORKSHEETS! Worksheets are now available in Spanish. This means bi-lingual coordinators can now make The Third Option accessible to the Hispanic Community. If you wish to receive the Spanish version, be sure to check the appropriate box on the manual order form.
The Third Option Cited in
Family Relations Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies October 2004, pp. 25-32.
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The Third Option is an on-going group program to build better marriages. Come for enrichment. Come for support from other couples and to learn the tools needed to have a successful marriage. Or come because you don't know where else to turn but you care about your marriage and want to make it work.
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SMART MARRIAGES
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July 2-7, 2008
San Francisco
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Two Versions
Christian
Secular
New Features
Teacher Guide Sheets
Power Point disk for posters
In Brief Pages
BONUS!
In addition to the
14 workshops,
DVDs & videos
now include
2 sample mentor
sharings by
actual couples!
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CMFCE Bestows Award
The Third Option was the recipient of a prestigious Impact Award at the annual International Smart Marriages Conference in Dallas, June 2005. Receiving the award for The Third Option was Patricia Crane Ennis, M.S.W. (above), creator of the program.
In presenting the award Diane Sollee, director and founder of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education, recognized the program for it's "teach-out-of-the-box" and professional, researched-based features.
Diane Sollee said, 'I find The Third Option to be the optimal program. It's
practical, effective, affordable, couple-friendly, and instructor-friendly. It
stands out in the field from the dozens of marriage education programs.'
The award plaque reads, "For The Third Option, an examplary and extraordinary
marriage education program that sets the standard for all to follow."
The interdenominational group program began in 1988 and has since expanded to include other versions. Because the program was designed as ministry the manual has been kept very affordable. No special training is necessary.
Humanitarian Award given to Third Option Couple click here.
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