{"id":29067,"date":"2025-10-10T07:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=29067"},"modified":"2025-10-10T07:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:22:52","slug":"transforming-marriage-communication-english-speaking-west-africa-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/transforming-marriage-communication-english-speaking-west-africa-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming Marriage Communication: English-speaking West Africa Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G1KYu12Dsjk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 100 married couples from <a href=\"https:\/\/icocnigeria.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English-speaking West Africa Missions<\/a>\u2014Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia\u2014joined an online seminar on September 20 to learn how to communicate with love and faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guest speakers Kweku Wade and his wife, Dr. Ekpedeme Wade from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greaterhouston.church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greater Houston Church<\/a> shared their personal experiences and insights on marriage communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A central focus of the workshop was the practical \u201cSpeaker-Listener Technique.\u201d This method promotes one spouse speaking while the other listens attentively and reflects back what they hear, fostering understanding and reducing miscommunication. The Wades demonstrated how this approach can turn tense moments into opportunities for connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workshop also explored neuroscience, explaining how stress triggers the brain\u2019s amygdala, leading to reactive behavior. The Wades encouraged couples to practice self-control, gentleness, and patience\u2014following biblical principles and scientific understanding\u2014to create emotional safety and mutual regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the full workshop in the video above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 100 West African couples joined an online seminar where the Wades taught practical, faith-based communication tools such as the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":29069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[51],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-29067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-africa"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kweku-Wade-and-Dr.-Ekpedeme-Wade.jpg?fit=720%2C540&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Vida Li Sik","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/vlsik\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-7yP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3263,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/2019-icoc-leadership-meetings-grow-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":29067,"position":0},"title":"2019 ICOC Leadership Meetings Grow Faith","author":"dtadmin","date":"October 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week leaders from around the world gathered in San Diego, California to pray, plan and progress in knowing God and making him known around the world. 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