Marriage
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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
7 Do’s and Don’ts If You’re Trying To Get Pregnant
If you’re trying to get pregnant, know that there are several things you can do to increase your likelihood of conceiving. Avoiding stress and planning intercourse around ovulation are practical steps, also realize that the process may take some time. Praying together and looking at all the potential factors are helpful as well.
Warning Signs that Your Spouse Has Mental Health Issues
When spouses stay alert to changes in each other, they can catch warning signs of possible mental health issues early on and seek the help they need. Watch for drastic emotional, cognitive, physical, behavioral, or spiritual changes. If a spouse needs help, it’s wise to initiate a gentle conversation, ask questions, and get an outside opinion.
What You Need to Know About Domestic Violence and Abuse
Domestic violence is never acceptable. While marriage is sacred, abuse violates God’s intended purpose.
You Can’t Give To Others What You Don’t Already Have
The great commandment teaches that self-care is not selfish — it’s actually foundational to a healthy marriage.
