Strengths Based Marriage: Build a Stronger Relationship by Understanding Each Other's Gifts

by Jimmy Evans, Allan Kelsey

Overview

Marriage expert Jimmy Evans and strengths expert Allan Kelsey show readers how to have a happier, stronger marriage by applying the concepts from the popular StrengthsFinder assessment to their relationship.

One of the biggest obstacles to a happy, strong marriage is a lack of understanding of yourself and your spouse. With Strengths Based Marriage, MarriageToday cofounder Jimmy Evans and Gallup-trained strengths advocate Allan Kelsey give readers the tools they need to dismantle that hurdle and develop a deeper and richer relationship. Applying the revelatory concepts from the popular Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment to marriage (assessment itself not included in purchase price), Evans and Kelsey break new ground in helping readers understand themselves and others. With chapters on “Stopping the Cycles of Pain,” “Speaking Love to Your Spouse’s Heart,” and “Secrets of Successful Marriages,” the book details practical ways to apply these profound insights to your marriage every day.

And, as a bonus, with your purchase of the book you’ll receive access to more than two hours of exclusive video content revealing how to reach your marriage’s full potential. In the exclusive bonus video sessions,

• Kelsey gives an overview of all thirty-four strengths in the Clifton StrengthsFinder® assessment;
• Evans shares inspiration for ending the cycle of hurt and beginning to heal as a couple; and
• the authors discuss how to overcome the heartache of a destructive marriage.

Utterly practical and deeply insightful Strengths Based Marriage will forever change the way you see yourself, your spouse, and your marriage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718083625
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	11/22/2016
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	686,404
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 2.10(d)

About the Author

Jimmy Evans is the founder of and CEO of MarriageToday. The ministry’s national television program, MarriageToday with Jimmy and Karen, broadcasts daily to more than 110 million households in North America and more than two hundred countries worldwide. Jimmy and his wife, Karen, live in Dallas, Texas.

Allan Kelsey is associate senior pastor at Gateway Church in Dallas/Fort Worth. The former CEO of a franchise business, Allan is a Gallup®-trained strengths advocate. At Gateway Church, he oversees adult education and leadership development of the staff and congregation. Originally from South Africa, Allan is married to Stephanie, and they have two daughters.

Table of Contents

Authors' Note xi

Introduction: The Empathy® Story xiii

Section 1 Introduction to Strengths 1

1 Strengths Background 3

2 Counterfeits 17

Section 2 Stopping the Cycles of Pain 27

3 The Pain Dance 28

4 The Power of Change 41

5 Promises of Pain 53

6 Cutting the Cord of Pain 61

7 The Healing Journey of Marriage 69

Section 3 Speaking Love to Your Spouse's Heart 79

8 The Secret of Successful Communication 81

9 Speaking Love in Your Spouse's Language 91

10 The Five Essential Elements of Communication in Marriage 101

11 The Language of Romance 111

12 The Power of Redemptive Love 118

Section 4 Secrets of Successful Marriages 129

13 The Secret of Every Great Marriage 131

14 The Secret of Every Strong Marriage 139

15 The Secret of Every Happy Marriage 147

16 The Secret of Every Dream Marriage 157

17 The Secret of Every Passionate Marriage 165

Acknowledgments 177

Notes 178

About the Authors 181

Editorial Reviews

11/15/2016
Founder and CEO of the ministry Marriage Today Evans and Gallup-certified strengths coach Kelsey have woven together their areas of expertise to present couples with new ways to appreciate and relate to each other. They advise first taking the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment, then looking at both strong and weak traits, and analyzing these in terms of relating to others within and outside of marriage. The authors then convey how to "speak love" in your spouse's language, and how tone, time, trust, truth, and team go a long way toward successful communication. Verdict A superb tool for those wanting to understand and be understood by others.

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