The Marriage Course Online 美滿婚姻線上課程
The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course can now be run remotely from the comforts of your own home!
We have recently received a generous gift that has helped to make the online Marriage Course and Pre-Marriage Course series free. We hope this blesses churches and course leaders by lowering the cost of running a course and enables more people to access The Marriage Course globally.
美滿婚姻課程和美滿婚姻預備課程,現在可以在自己舒適的家中遠端開辦了!我們最近收到了一份慷慨的禮物,幫助我們免費在線上,使用美滿婚姻課程和美滿婚姻預備課程系列。我們希望這能透過降低課程的成本,來祝福到教會和課程的領導人,並使更多的人能夠在全世界參加美滿婚姻課程。
In Times of Uncertainty: Helping couples cope 在不確定的時代:幫助夫妻們應對
Recent news headlines have mentioned that some couples have been struggling with spending too much time together at home during coronavirus self-isolation, even leading to a divorce spike in certain countries. We’ve created a few helpful videos offering tips from Nicky and Sila on how to cope as a couple while both are potentially working from home and practising social distancing or self isolation. We encourage you to share this with couples that you think may benefit from these tips.
在最近的新聞頭條提到,在新冠病毒自我隔離期間,一些夫婦一直在努力,在家中度過太多時間,甚至導致某些國家的離婚率飆升。我們製作了一些有用的影片,提供了力奇和希拉的提示,介紹了如何在兩人都可能在家工作,並練習社交距離或自我隔離的情況下,這對夫婦如何應對。 我們鼓勵你分享給你認為可能會從這些提示中有幫助的夫婦。
Going Digital 邁向數位化
Our new series are very easy to use and run a course online! Below are 5 easy steps to move your course online.
我們的新系列課程非常容易使用,並且能在線上開辦課程!以下是將課程移到網上的5個簡單步驟。
Download the special online episodes 下載在線上特別劇集
We have created episodes with the conversation timings built in so you and your guests can watch the episode the entire way through. Please access the videos from The Marriage Course Builder.
Choose an online platform to host your course. 選擇一個 線上的平臺,來主辦你的課程。
It’s important for many courses to facilitate the course even as it’s running online. If so, we recommend zoom, Skype and Google Hangout for hosting smaller courses and platforms with a livestream or webinar function for larger groups. The Marriage Course is now available with full conversation timings built in if you would like to livestream your course.
Schedule your call on the platform. 發出時間表,邀請到你平臺。
Email or text an invite to your guests with a link to the meeting.
通過電子郵件或簡訊,向來賓發送邀請,並附上會議連結。
Have all your materials ready. 準備好所有的材料。
Prior to your session, make sure you as the host have the episodes ready and your guests have their Guest Journals (they are available to order from your local distributor. Reach out to your local Alpha offices to enquire.
Host your call. 主持你的通話。
Host it like you would an online conference call. Be animated and lively as that extra bit of friendliness will go a long way. Share the video via a private or password-protected link in the chat box so guests can go on and view the link by themselves.
像主持 線上電話會議一樣。充滿活力和活潑地,因為特多的情誼將有很長的路要走。通過聊天框中的私人或受密碼保護的連結共享影片,以便來賓可以繼續,並自行連結收看。
Follow up. 跟進
Thank the group for their time, remind them to do Continuing Conversations before the next session, and include the call link for the next meeting. You might also want to share the episode with the guests so that couples can review it by themselves again later in the week. Ask for feedback as we’re all so new at this!
感謝小組成員能花時間參與,提醒他們在下一次會議之前,進行”繼續對話”,並包括下一次會議的呼叫連結。你可能還想與來賓分享這一集,以便夫妻們可以在本周晚些時候,自己再做複習。可以尋求反饋,因為我們都是新手上路!
You can find a more detailed guide on how you can host The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course online on the Marriage Builder. Sign up for an account today!
你可以在 婚姻課程資源中心 上找到,有關如何在線上舉辦美滿婚姻課程和美滿婚姻預備課程的更詳細說明。請立即註冊一個帳號!
*Support Couples: It is also very easy to run a Support Couple meet-up remotely. To learn how, click here.
*支援夫婦:在遠端開辦支持夫婦聚會也非常容易。要先學習如何操作,請按此處。
We decided to offer a 10pm course online for couples. After the kids go to bed, we meet through zoom and watch the video together. It’s working very well and couples are really enjoying it. After this, they want to take The Parenting Course and are already talking to their friends about taking the next Marriage Course!
我們決定為夫妻提供晚上10點的線上課程。孩子們上床睡覺後,我們通過Zoom見面,並一起觀看影片。運作的非常好,夫妻們真的很享受。此後,他們還想參加親子課程,並且已經與他們的朋友談論邀約參加下一期美滿婚姻課程了!
John, Course Leader (Ontario, Canada)
Top Tips
Online Hospitality 在線上熱情款待
Online Marriage Courses can still keep up good hospitality 美滿婚姻線上課程仍然可以保持良好的款待
Communicate well 良好溝通
Send weekly emails or messages re-capping last week’s talk/discussion and ask guests to share their thoughts. Make sure to check-in if a couple has missed a night.
Session engagement 參與課程其間
Make sure the course host is engaging right from the beginning of the online session – saying hello to people, asking questions, telling jokes. Keep your communication platforms open throughout the evening in case any guests have questions or comments they’d like to speak with you about.
確保課程主持人,從線上對話開始,就參與在其中 , 與其他人打招呼,提問題,講笑話。維持你的溝通平臺在整晚都開放,以免任何來賓有問題或意見想與你交談。
Chat functionality聊天功能
Encourage the team and guests to utilise chat functionalities to comment and ask questions before or after the episode.
鼓勵團隊和來賓,在劇集播出前後,利用聊天功能來發表意見和提問。
Setting the mood 營造氣氛
Have the course hosts encourage the guests to set the mood in their own homes, making sure they are seated comfortably with snacks and food on hand. A few clever groups have even taken to ordering delivery or sending date night boxes to their guests’ homes before the session – now that’s hospitality!
Host Preparation 主持人預備
Internet Connection 網路上連結
If you are hosting TMC Online, make sure you have a strong internet connection. If possible, plug directly into an ethernet cable.
如果你正在主持 美滿婚姻線上課程 (TMC Online),請你確定擁有穩定的網路連結。如果可能的話,請直接插入專線-乙太網路。
Equipped with Resources 配備資源
Make sure the hosts have the videos ready and access to your chosen digital platform.
Lights, camera, action 燈光,攝影,行動力
As hosts, it’s helpful if your screen is decluttered and showing a nice setting so take time to frame your shot. Your energy as the host is also essential so don’t be afraid to be friendly and warm.
身為主持人,如果你的螢幕整齊,並呈現好的佈景,這將很有説服力,因此,請花點時間構圖。身為主人,你有正能量也是必須的,所以不要害怕友善和溫暖。
Ensure Private Conversations 確保個人的隱私對話
- Ask guests to be on video at the beginning of the session. Encourage couples to be on the same screen.
請來賓在會議開始時觀看影片。鼓勵夫妻使用相同的螢幕。
- Once the series begins, encourage couples to turn off their video but stay on the platform in case they need help or have questions.
系列課程開始時,鼓勵夫妻關閉視頻,但留在平臺上,以備他們需要説明或提出疑問。
- Ask guests to join in a quiet environment if possible and wear headphones if need be.
如果可能的話,請來賓 投入一個安靜的環境,有必要時可戴上耳機。
When everything shut down due to COVID-19, we considered the possibility of running it online. We decided to open it up to anyone who was interested. We thought we might get 25 couples to join us each night. With only two weeks of promotion, we were blown away by the interest and ended up with over 300 couples registering from 24 different states and two provinces. Offering couples seven date nights in the midst of this pandemic lockdown really hit a felt need!
當所有的事物 都因著 COVID-19而關閉時,我們考慮,在線上開辦的可能。我們決定開放給任何有興趣的人。我們原以為,每天晚上可能會有25對夫婦加入我們。但僅僅宣傳兩周時間,我們就被這種吸引力所震撼,最後,有來自24個不同州和兩個省的300多對夫婦註冊。在這次疫情流行封鎖期間,能為夫婦們提供七個約會之夜,真實地觸碰人的需要!
Couples are loving the experience of going through The Marriage Course as it provides so much space for them to talk each evening in the privacy of their own home. We feel the opportunity to do this online has reached far more couples than we ever could have imagined.”
夫妻們喜愛透過美滿婚姻課程的體驗,因為它為他們提供了如此多的空間,讓他們每天晚上,在自己的家中私下交談。我們覺得在線上做這件事的機會,已經接觸到比我們想像中更多的夫婦。
— Kirk, Course Leader (Portland, OR)