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When the Adventure of a Lifetime, Lasts a Lifetime
Marriage Training for Churches
Marriage Conferences for Churches
Hosting a Focus on the Family marriage event will help you strengthen marriages. Strong marriages are key to thriving churches and communities. We provide everything that you need for your church to be successful as you host your own unique marriage event for couples in your community.
Host this two-day experience for marriages in your congregation. This event is designed to help couples find their way back to a marriage that feel like the safest place on earth.
Host this two-day experience for marriage in your congregation. This event is designed to help couples move from roommates to soulmates in their marriages.
Host a two-hour date night for marriages in your congregation. This event uniquely ushers in healing and guidance through laughter for marriage of all kinds!
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.
Featured Articles
5 Ways a 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 a 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
The Best Christmas Gifts to Give Your Spouse This Year
One of the best things you can give your spouse during the holidays is time. Use these Christmas conversation starters to build intimacy with your spouse.
Men’s Sex Drive After 50: What Wives Need to Know
Your husband’s sex drive changes as he ages, and illness can also affect it. Although a diminishing sex life may be disappointing for you as a wife, it’s potentially devastating for your husband. But an encouraging wife can make a big difference.
Mismatched Marriage: When One Spouse Is an Unbeliever
While there’s no one-size-fits-all formula that will instantly revolutionize a mismatched marriage, a few principles can contribute to the health of a relationship. Continue to cultivate your relationship with God while also remaining a devoted spouse and live out your faith without trying to “fix” your spouse.
Is This a Spiritual Attack, or Is My Spouse Just a Jerk?
Spiritual attacks and normal growth issues are happening all the time. If your relationship is going through some rough patches, consider taking some practical steps to improve it. Pray for your marriage and get on the same team as your spouse. Make sure you are improving as a person and investing in your marriage.
