A hope-filled event when it’s needed most
Now included with divorcecare
or order separately
Holidays are tough for the divorced
Thanksgiving and Christmas can be extremely difficult for people in a separation or divorce. Family events are broken up. Anxieties are high. Social gatherings can feel stressful.
Offer help with Surviving the Holidays
Host this 2-hour, video-based seminar that’s filled with tips to manage holiday stresses after a marriage breakup. You can offer it as a 14th session in your fall DivorceCare cycle or as a stand-alone event.
How it works
The seminar has three parts—just like a DivorceCare group.
Video seminar
Show a video with practical advice from Christian experts
Group sharing
Use the provided questions to facilitate discussion
Take-home book
Pass out Survival Guides filled with helpful tools
Why offer Surviving the Holidays?
Churches have found that this event:
Meets
a need
The holiday season is one of the hardest times for the divorced
Increases
outreach
People in your community are hurting and looking for help
Makes
attending easy
It’s less intimidating for people to commit to a single seminar
Jumpstarts
your group
Newcomers get a taste of DivorceCare and want to return