Sometimes, the very systems we put in place to encourage strong marriages have the unintended effect of hurting the couples who are leading them.
Len Woods
True confessions … with all the recent news about cloning, the thought has actually crossed my mind: Boy, I sure do wish I could clone several of the "sharper" couples who are leading small groups in our church.
I know, I know … the whole cloning idea is morally and ethically repugnant. I would not actually resort to that technology even if it was 100% foolproof, but the fact is this: ...
Whether your small group is open or closed, or whether or not you always leave an empty chair, there's one uninvited guest hovering around the meeting place ready to barge into the proceedings. The longer your group lasts, the more likely this intruder is to make an appearance. The ...
God tells us in this 4-session course what true love should look like in this over-sexed, love-starved, dysfunctional culture.
With so many messages coming at us from society, we have questions about sex before marriage, sex in marriage, dating, courtship, homosexuality, pornography, and loneliness. God tells us what true love should look like in this over-sexed, love-starved, dysfunctional culture. God made romantic love and sex to help reveal our great need for intimacy, and thus our great need for him. This four-session ...
If you are newly married, soon-to-be married, or know someone who fits those categories, this six-session course is for you.
If you are newly married, soon-to-be married, or know someone who fits those categories, this six-session course is for you. It covers such topics as having realistic expectations, developing good communication skills, instruction on how to fight fairly, and perspectives on sex, in-laws, and marriage mentors.
Session 1
What Did You Expect?Learn to have healthy expectations in marriage.
Expectations ...
An innovative small-groups ministry for a neglected group of people
by John J. Van der Graaf
Late one July afternoon, as another recently divorced woman left my office wiping tears from her eyes, it struck me that people like her really had no place of their own—particularly in church. They didn't fit in single's groups comprised mainly of young adults never married. They didn't feel fully accepted in the church's family activities. In the one place people come to seek support and solace, ...
Read some helpful hints about speaking with your spouse, then discuss!
Communication problems are as old as Adam and Eve. In this 6-session course, we will explore what the Bible has to say about the obstacles and solutions to communication, how to communicate love to our spouses, how to avoid miscommunication, how to stop hurtful words, the importance of compromise, and finally how grace towards one another is the key to getting along.
This six-session course can help you find joy in a difficult marriage.
We all enter marriage with great expectations. Most of us are challenged when the reality hits our imagination. However, for some, the disappointment is acute. Their marriage is not living up to their hopes and can only be described as difficult. If you are one of those persons, this six-session course is for you.
Darryl and his wife are a newly married couple leading a couples small group; they don't feel equipped enough, what should they do?
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Darryl and his wife, Darlene, are leading a couple's group. Since Darryl is newly married, he feels a little inadequate to lead a group of couples that have been married longer than he and Darlene. Darryl wants to help them grow as couples, but is struggling with how to help them through stages in their relationships that he has not yet experienced. What advice can you give Darryl?
You and your group can discuss topics from sex to submission and find out how God really designed marriage to be.
This 6-week course is designed to answer questions about God's plan for Christian marriage. You and your group can discuss topics from sex to submission and find out how God really designed marriage to be.
Week One
A Marriage Revolution How can the church recreate a biblical understanding of marriage in a secular society?
Week Two
What Makes a Marriage?In God's eyes, do a man and a woman become married ...
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