How Churches Can Use Marriage Enrichment Before Holiday Stress
Holiday stress can make a hard season feel even heavier for pastors. From late October through New Year's, you may be planning services, developing holiday e...
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Marriage & Family
Articles focused on marriage health, relationships, and family life from a faith-informed perspective.
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Marriage Retreat Vs. Workshop: Key Differences
You see marriage strain up close. It comes up in counseling conversations, hallway chats, and prayer requests: poor communication, built-up resentment, packe...
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How to Pilot a Marriage Curriculum Without Overloading Staff
You want to care well for the couples in your church, even when your calendar already feels packed. Marriage struggles do not pause because Sunday services, ...
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The Current State of Marriage in America Today
You may be hearing the same concerns in different voices. Couples are tired, short on time, stuck in the same arguments, or quietly wondering why marriage fe...
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The Leading Reasons Couples Decide to Divorce
You may hear the same painful stories behind your office door: "We barely talk anymore." "Everything turns into a fight." "I don't know if we can keep doing ...
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Balancing Pulpit and Pastoral Care with Marriage Workshops
Balancing the pulpit and real-life pastoral care is not a theory for you. It is your week. You carry the weight of preaching God's Word and the weight of bro...
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What Pastors Get Wrong About ‘Fine’ Marriages in Church
You hear it all the time after service: "We're fine!" They smile, shake your hand, maybe even crack a joke. On Sunday, they serve, they sing, they hold hands...
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Church Resources for Struggling Marriages After an Affair
When an affair comes to light, pastors often feel the weight of the room before anyone says much. One spouse may be hurt and angry. The other may be ashamed,...
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Managing Back-to-School Stress in Your Marriage
Pastors and church leaders, you see the strain that busy seasons can place on marriages. Couples may show up on Sunday smiling, then spend the rest of the we...
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Understanding Marriage Enrichment Beyond Date Night Events
You may hear it in a hallway after service, during a prayer request, or in a counseling conversation that starts with, "We are just tired." Couples can look ...
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Vetting a Marriage Workshop Speaker: 9 Questions on Fit, Safety, Results
You care about the couples in your church, and it shows. By late summer, though, the weight starts to feel heavy. Fall ministry is coming. Calendars are full...
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Three Defining Factors Found in Healthy Marriages
When I was a kid, my aunt made the best pies. Banana cream, specifically. I'm convinced it was one of the great achievements of the modern era.
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