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| Let’s
Strengthen Marriage |
| Let’s
Strengthen Marriage
seeks to inspire
a marriage ministry
in every church
across the nation.
Local churches
are uniquely
suited to serve
the relational
and spiritual
needs of its
community. |
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The “Let’s Strengthen Marriage” campaign has published a list of things that every church can do to help strengthen marriage. Let’s Strengthen Marriage seeks to inspire a marriage ministry in every church across the nation. Local churches are uniquely suited to serve the relational and spiritual needs of its community.
Ideally, every church could plan and provide for :
◦ marriage preparation classes,
◦ marriage enrichment courses and small groups,
◦ courtship and dating seminars, and
◦ parenting instruction.
The Marriage Course and Marriage Prep Course are each 8-week courses, uniquely created for churches by the highly respected Alpha Course, which is used in more than 5000 churches throughout the United States and extensively throughout the world: http://www.alphana.org/Group/Group.aspx?ID=1000032760
Family Life is a Christian organization helping couples build healthier marriages and families. A great resource for churches, Family Life offers a popular Homebuilders Bible Studies and Weekend to Remember Marriage Conferences.
Learn more at http://www.familylife.com/site/c.dnJHKLNnFoG/b.3082787/k.BF6A/Home.htm
Marriage Savers has worked in 200 cities to help clergy across all denominational lines join together to sign a public covenant to prepare engaged couples for lifelong marriage, enrich existing marriages, and restore troubled marriages. Find out more about how to form A Community Marriage Policy at http://www.marriagesavers.org/sitems/index.htm
Coordinate with the largest church facility in your city to host a Love and Respect weekend seminar in your area. Love and Respect typically draws crowds of 2000 to 4000 attendees. More information at http://www.loveandrespect.com
Host a screening of the movie “Fireproof” and follow up with The Love Dare book. Fireproof has a whole church campaign and study kit at http://www.FireproofOutreach.com |
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