A Word of
Wisdom
Nothing can shake up your church’s mission, outreach, and future growth more than divorce.
If half the married couples in your congregation divorced, how would it affect the church? Tithing, volunteerism, lay leadership, church attendance would all drop … significantly! Demand for financial assistance, childcare, and more of your time through pastoral counseling would all increase… significantly.
Make your church less vulnerable by proactively focusing on improving the health and quality of your congregation’s current and future marriages. Start a Marriage Ministry!
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My Laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them, their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. Hebrews 10:16-17
What couples need and want:
We formed a survey to see what the couples wanted and needed within a ministry. Some of the information that came from the survey was:
Communication
Over 80% wanted classes on communication.
Support Groups
Group Sessions for Women Only/Men Only.
Balance
A balance of Word and fun. Ways to enjoy your spouse while leanring the Word of God.
Keeping the Spark
Retreats/Date nights are essentional to help our couples to keep their spark.
Relational Education
They believed that, the church should do more to provide premarital groups classes.