CHURCH RESOURCES
Join Us for a Lunch Gathering!
May 15th
September 18th
November 13th
July 17th
These bi-monthly lunches are intended for pastors and marriage leaders, or those with a desire to start a marriage ministry in their church. It’s a time of networking, resource sharing and inspiring others to strengthen marriages in Charlotte. Each gathering is held at a local church from 12-1:30 PM. Lunch is provided. Registration is required.
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT CURRICULUM
Re|engage
Re|engage is discipleship-based enrichment for every marriage – the healthy, the struggling, and the broken. This ministry draws married couples to the church, giving them a safe place to move toward oneness through small groups, teaching, and stories of hope.
FAMILY MINISTRY
The Family Reformation Project
The Family Reformation project is an excellent resource for couples, churches, and marriage leaders alike. They use a biblical blueprint with a practical roadmap to equip families, connect intentionally, and transform culture. They offer live and recorded classes, marriage and family coaching services, resources for church leaders, a podcast, and more!
MARRIAGE INTENSIVE
The Marriage Hub
Founded in 2004 by Dr. Bruce McCracken, “The Marriage Hub” seeks to provide Biblically based marriage building experiences for couples of all ages and stages. Our bold vision is to see divorce and the pain and suffering it causes eradicated from our society. The Marriage Hub offers marriage intensives, couples coaching, weekly couple's devotionals and more.
*Next marriage intensive dates for Charlotte: April 4-6*
SPEAKER & PODCAST
Dan & Danielle Macaulay
Hosts of the Married Up podcast, Dan and Danielle Macaulay travel across the nation hosting date night events at local churches. They are a dynamic and engaging couple whose goal is to be a breathe of fresh air to married couples. Their mission is to remind men and women alike of God’s design for marriage, and help them see the best in their spouse.
PREMARITAL ASSESSMENT
SYMBIS
You want the very best for the couples in your care and you want a system that makes it personal, profound and easy. Say hello to the SYMBIS Assessment (Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts). Grounded in research and infused with practical applications, SYMBIS guarantees edge-of-your-seat engagement with couples and countless new insights.
MARRIAGE ASSESSMENT
Prepare/ Enrich
Prepare/Enrich and its background structure FACES (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale) continues to be one of the most researched assessment tools with over 1200 published articles supporting its validity and reliability.Researchers and professionals across multiple disciplines regard Prepare/Enrich as one of the most effective tools in their professional toolbox.
PREMARITAL MINISTRY
Merge
Merge is a premarital discipleship ministry designed for engaged and seriously dating couples. It's a chance to seek wisdom and receive counsel about marriage in a safe, fun, and authentic environment. Merge addresses common questions and challenges from a biblical perspective. Class dynamics include: large group teaching, small group discussion with mentors, and weekly homework.
BOOK
Ready or Knot?
The wedding day is just one day in the life of a couple. But God's design is for marriage to last a lifetime. So how can someone know that the person they're with is the one they can truly build a life with - especially when so few marriages around them work? Pastor Scott Kedersha has worked with more than 5,000 premarital couples to prepare them for the biggest decision of their lives. In Ready or Knot?, he offers practical and Christ-centered guidance for couples for all of the days after the wedding day.
DATE NIGHT GUIDE
Happy Campers
Looking to host a great date night at your church but not sure where to start? Use this free event resource guide created by Charlotte Marriages to host your own Happy Campers date night! This large group experience focuses on the importance of couples having serious fun in their marriages!
MINISTRY TRAINING CONFERENCE
Re|engage
This two-day training conference on October 2nd & 3rd at Good Shepherd Church in Charlotte, NC, is designed both for churches interested in exploring Re|engage and those already running the ministry. Choose a track based on your interest and experience: intro to re|engage or advanced re|engage.
NEWLY MARRIEDS SMALL GROUP
Foundation Groups
The first few years of marriage are often the most difficult, but can also be the most joyous. Foundation Groups are community groups for married couples who have been married 3 years or less. 4-6 couples are placed in a group together with a more experienced mentor couple who leads them through 15 months of curriculum.
MARRIAGE RETREAT
Weekend to Remember by Family Life
No marriage is static. Each day, each choice, you’re moving closer together toward oneness … or coasting farther apart. At the intersection of a faith-based relationship conference and romantic marriage retreat from everyday life, Weekend to Remember helps couples do just that—choose oneness. Whether you’re sending up an SOS for marital rescue or looking to foster an already flourishing connection, Weekend to Remember is your best next step toward being, and staying, one.
FAMILY MINISTRY
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family is a global Christian ministry dedicated to helping families thrive. They provide help and resources for couples to build healthy marriages that reflect God’s design, and for parents to raise their children according to morals and values grounded in biblical principles. From events, podcasts, small groups and more- they are a wealth of resources for your marriage!
MARRIAGE MINISTRY
All In Marriage
Created by John and Ginger Oriente, All In Marriage is a multi-pronged mentored based marriage ministry. Out of their own marriage struggles, they created this ministry, which trains mentor couples to help marriages around them in need. They host small groups, date nights, marriage conferences and more!
COACHING & CLASSES
Yes Marriage Works, Inc.
Yes, Marriage Works is dedicated to serving the faith community by offering coaching, coach training, relationship classes, intensives, and events. Their programs are designed to empower individuals and couples within the faith community to build strong, resilient relationships. Whether through personalized coaching, skill development, or community events, they strive to enhance the relational well-being of faith communities, fostering a foundation for lasting and thriving marriages.
CHURCH MINISTRY PARTNER
Grace Marriage
Are you experiencing the effects of not having an ongoing marriage ministry? Are couples stagnant, struggling or coming to you for crisis counseling? There is a huge ministry gap in most churches between premarital counseling and crisis care. That gap is the entire marriage. Grace Marriage helps you close that gap.
BOOK
Created for Connection
Are you looking to enrich a healthy relationship, revitalize a tired one, or rescue one gone awry? Do you yearn to grow closer to God, and to further incorporate Him and His teachings into your marriage? In CREATED FOR CONNECTION, Dr. Johnson and Kenneth Sanderfer, a leading EFT practitioner in the Christian community, share Johnson's groundbreaking and remarkably successful program for creating stronger, more secure relationships not only between partners, but between us and God.
BOOK
Reconnected: Moving from Roommates to Soulmates in Marriage
Whether you’ve been married for six years or six decades, you may wake up one day to discover that the person sleeping next to you has become a stranger. Between work, kids, financial woes, and the busyness of everyday living, your marriage may feel like it’s on life support. You and your spouse love each other, but you’re both barely hanging on. How do you find your way back?
MARRIAGE COACHING
Married As One
Felice Mathieu is a seasoned Christian marriage and family coach with over 25 years of experience of coaching couples. He holds a B.A. in Christian Counseling Psychology and a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, making him an expert in the field. Felice, together with his wife Retta, founded Married As One LLC, a ministry committed to providing biblical coaching services to couples. Through Married As One LLC, Felice and Retta help couples learn critical biblical skills that inspire better communication and foster stronger relationships.
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