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The Marriage You Want - Sheila and Keith Gregoire

Required Reading for Married Life Mentors

We all want a marriage that feels like home. We long for a partner who is there for us through all of life's challenges and griefs, who is in on all our inside jokes, who looks with hope toward the future with a shared faith and an arm firmly around our shoulder. But what actually works to get us there?  Based on data from an all-new study of married couples, researchers uncover the keys to the marriage you long for.  Rather than relying on gender stereotypes, they look at what actually creates intimacy, emotional health, and connection, asking deeper questions that lead to real healing and growth in your relationship with your spouse. With the evidence-based, Scripture-honoring advice in this book, the marriage you want may be closer than you imagine. 

ART of MARRIAGE  - A FAMILY LIFE Production

Small Group Video and Discussion

The six-week event weaves together expert teaching from many pastors, real-life stories, humorous skits, interviews, and much more to portray both the challenges and the beauty of God's design. An accompanying manual includes projects, articles, and tips to help couples practice what they learn.  This study will be led by an experienced Married Life mentor couple.  

Preview the first 23-minute video (Love Happens) NOW!

The six sessions are:

• Love Happens: God's Purpose and Plan  

• Love Fades: Overcoming Isolation

• Love Dances: Fulfilling Our Responsibilities

• Love Interrupted: Communication and Conflict

• Love Sizzles: Experiencing Real Intimacy

• Love Always: Leaving a Lasting Legacy

VERTICAL MARRIAGE  - A FAMILY LIFE Production

Small Group Video and Discussion

Plan to connect more deeply with God and one another facilitated through video by Dave and Ann Wilson in this five-week event.  Vertical Marriage small-group study includes humorous and relatable video sessions followed by group discussion and an intentional couple’s connection. Dave and Ann share intimate details of their own stories and join participants in practically working towards a vibrant marriage on a foundation of active faith. This study will be led by an experienced Married Life mentor couple.

The five sessions are:

• The Elusive Secret – Focus on your relationship with God first

• Fight Like a Man! – Having and Resolving Conflict

• To Cheer and Cherish – Top relationship needs for men and women

• God in the Bedroom – Physical Intimacy

• All In! – Committing to be “All In” with God, your marriage, and your mission

You and Me Forever - Francis and Lisa Chan

Francis and Lisa Chan dive deep into the message they've had on their hearts regarding marriage.

"While we cannot allow lesser things to destroy our marriages, we also cannot allow marriage to distract us from greater things. A jealous God asks us to pursue Him first and most. Then life makes sense, and everything falls into its proper place."

The Meaning of Marriage - Tim and Kathy Keller

This book provides an incredibly accurate picture of today's popular views of marriage. On the one hand, people despair and think it is impossible to commit and stay married for life and on the other hand, people glorify marriage unrealistically, seeing it as a passion-fest, for the purpose of personal gratification and achievement of goals. Keller meets both of these extremes with a biblical view of marriage that upholds its divine purpose without glorifying it as the ultimate happiness. An excellent read for singles, dating, and married individuals.