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The Focused Pastor
Pastoral leadership presents a unique set of challenges both on a personal and professional level. Pastors often find themselves immersed in busyness, overwhelmed, and grappling with a sense of isolation. The Focused Pastor exists to come alongside pastors, their families, and the church with free resources designed to encourage and equip them for these unique challenges. Learn more at TheFocusedPastor.org.
Marriage 911
Nearly one out of four Christian couples are struggling in their marriage. They often turn to their church for answers, yet many churches lack the resources these couples so desperately need. Marriage 911 is a faith-based mentoring program that incorporates biblical teaching, time-tested principles, and counselor-approved practices to guide mature Christians as they mentor hurting couples.
Marriage Champions
Marriage in Crisis
Hope Restored
Is your marriage in crisis? Then this is the place of hope for you. Hope Restored is a counseling intensive that provides couples with personalized, biblically based support. Couples whose marriages were in trouble said “yes” to God doing a miracle in their marriage!
Couples Assessments
Do you know the strengths and weaknesses in your marriage? Find out using our Marriage Assessment. Both spouses will get a detailed report on ways to make their marriage even stronger, along with resources that will help deepen your bond.
Marriage Events
Destination Conferences
Church Hosted Marriage Events
Church Hosted Marriage Events
Church Hosted Marriage Events
Focus on the Family and Salem Media Group present Resist the Drift, a two-day marriage conference. Our trained marriage professionals share their story and what they’ve learned as they moved from roommates to soulmates. Couples will receive Bible-based concepts and tools to reconnect and strengthen their marriages. Find your destination here!
Featured Articles

5 Ways Marriage Ministry Builds Healthy Churches and Marriages
By prioritizing marriage ministry, churches can build resilient and vibrant congregations that reflect the transformative power of faith, commitment, and community. As we invest in the well-being of marriages, we nurture families and cultivate a flourishing church community as a beacon of hope and love.

5 Ways Marriage Ministry Builds Healthy Churches and Marriages
By prioritizing marriage ministry, churches can build resilient and vibrant congregations that reflect the transformative power of faith, commitment, and community. As we invest in the well-being of marriages, we nurture families and cultivate a flourishing church community as a beacon of hope and love.
This article walks through how a wife can best support her husband to lead, and what that sort of respect can look like in marriage.
Featured Podcasts
Focus on the Family and Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have assembled trusted Christian experts, Juli Slattery and Gary Chapman, for the new Ready to Wed™ Engaged Couples Curriculum. This easy-to-use resource is for those who mentor engaged couples and for pastors/churches who wish to use it for premarital counseling and Christian marriage preparation.
Focus on the Family and Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have assembled trusted Christian experts, Juli Slattery and Gary Chapman, for the new Ready to Wed™ Engaged Couples Curriculum. This easy-to-use resource is for those who mentor engaged couples and for pastors/churches who wish to use it for premarital counseling and Christian marriage preparation.
Resources
Focus on the Family and Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have assembled trusted Christian experts, Juli Slattery and Gary Chapman, for the new Ready to Wed™ Engaged Couples Curriculum. This easy-to-use resource is for those who mentor engaged couples and for pastors/churches who wish to use it for premarital counseling and Christian marriage preparation.
Recent Marriage Articles

How To Stay Married When Your Friends Are Divorcing
When a friend goes through divorce, you’re at a higher risk for divorce. But you’re not doomed to follow that trend. If you build and strengthen your marriage, you can make it stronger than ever.

How To Honor Your Wife by Recognizing Her Value
“The most significant thing that a husband can give his wife is honor or value. No other quality, possession, or activity will insure a good marriage.”
-Gil Stieglitz

24 Questions to Help You Plan for Your Future Marriage
If you put off planning for your future marriage until after the honeymoon, you’ll miss valuable time getting to know the one you’ve chosen to partner with for the rest of your life. Here are some questions to discuss that will hopefully help your journey.

Keeping Your Marriage Intact While Grieving a Child’s Death
The death of a child can set you on the most difficult trek of your life, one that challenges your connection in marriage. As dark as this time is, there’s hope for the future — and your marriage.