Are you considering marriage?
Are you already engaged?
If you answered yes, your next step is to attend marriage prep!
During this 8-10 week course, you will be taken through a dynamic curriculum "Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts”. You will get a chance to do some fun couples exercises and go through the study which focuses on the 'daily do's' of being married as well as on important elements of building a Christ-centered marriage. This course will prepare you for the most important part of your wedding, your lifelong, covenant-marriage.
**This class is open to ONLY those who registered. No walk in registration day of class.
For Seriously Dating and Engaged Couples
Why should we complete marriage prep before we get engaged?
What we’ve noticed is that once most couples get engaged, they become consumed with the success of their wedding day. When this happens, they miss out on the benefits of marriage prep which is defining the relationship, dealing with challenges, and preparing for marriage.
What is marriage prep?
Marriage Prep is an 8–10-week course that will assist you in the following:
- Understanding God's design for marriage and
- Laying down a solid biblical foundation for you to have a healthy marriage
Why do we need marriage prep?
It’s the only part of your wedding planning process that is specifically geared towards the success of your marriage! Everything else (dress, flowers, ring, venue, etc.) is for the wedding day.
What will we learn in marriage prep?
- How to have a great sex life
- Husband and wife’s God given roles in marriage
- How to love God's way and have a covenantal marriage
- How to have great communication and stay connected spiritually, physically and emotionally
When should we begin marriage prep?
The ideal time to enroll is when you and your boyfriend/girlfriend have had conversations about marriage.
What is the class format?
- The class is taught in a small group format, 3-10 couples
- Class will take place once a week, usually on a weeknight or on a Sunday afternoon
What curriculum will we use?
Our team members are trained in the following material:
- Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott, 2015 version.
Registration cost
Books and workbooks will run about $35 per couple. You will need the book plus the His and Hers Study Guides. Order them from Christian Book Distributors or Amazon.
ALL COUPLES MUST COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING
Prerequisites to attend class:
- You have seriously considered and have discussed spending the rest of your life together forever in marriage
- For the health and success of your marriage, we strongly recommend you abstain from sexual intercourse and cohabitation.
- All couples must be legally divorced from prior marriages and currently single. See 1 Corinthians 7, and Matthew 5:31, “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’”
The direction and intention of the Marriage Prep Class Policy and Program is to provide instruction based upon God's Word. We believe the Bible is the authority for every area and season of the marriage relationship including its preparation, its progress, and its problems.
The Marriage Prep Facilitator Couples who lead our care groups are not therapists. Each Marriage Facilitator Couple has been called by the Lord to be an instrument through which they can work in helping you prepare for marriage. It is their desire to help you build a strong, personal relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ, and to help you build a strong God-honoring relationship with your future spouse, as inspired by God's Spirit in His Word.
Furthermore, our Marriage Prep Facilitators are not professional licensed counselors and cannot provide the assistance which such training offers. If you decide you need assistance beyond that which the class instruction provides, we are able to provide a list of licensed counselors to help meet your specific needs.
Furthermore, our Marriage Prep Facilitators are not professional licensed counselors and cannot provide the assistance which such training offers. If you decide you need assistance beyond that which the class instruction provides, we are able to provide a list of licensed counselors to help meet your specific needs.
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we have read the Marriage Prep Class Questionnaire and understand it completely. We recognize that the Marriage Facilitator Couples at Oak Ridge Church are not licensed, professional counselors, psychologists or psychiatrists and their counsel is based on God's Word alone. We also recognize that we are solely responsible for our own actions. We therefore agree that we will not hold the Oak Ridge Church, its staff, or Marriage Prep Facilitator Couples responsible or liable for anything whatsoever connected with the biblical instruction/counsel we are to receive.
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