Developing Strong foundations for a lasting marriage.
What is The Marriage Preparation Course?
The Marriage Preparation Course is for any engaged couple who want to develop strong foundations for a lasting marriage.
Over five evenings spent together you will learn important tools that will enable you to make your marriage work.
You will look at:
- How to recognise and appreciate your differences.
- The art of communication.
- The importance of commitment.
- Resolving conflict.
- Spending time together.
- Nurturing your friendship.
- Making each other feel loved.
- Deleveloping a good sexual relationship
- The importance of taking about your goals, values and dreams.
What’s Involoved?
The evenings are very relaxed. There is a meal (optional) followed by short talks interspersed with exercises and questions for you to discuss together as a couple. There is no group work or open discussions, all couple conversations are held in private.
Who is it for?
It is for any engaged couple who want to have the best possible start to their marriage. The course, while based on Christian principles, is very helpful and relevant for any couple with or without a Christian faith or church background.
What can I expect from the course?
The course takes place over five weeks. A typical evening starts at 6.45pm and finishes by 9.45pm.
Fantastic atmosphere; that many say feels like a date night.
A romantic meal for two; giving you space to relax and chat. You will be served with a candlelit dinner and dessert/tea or coffee.
Practical talks; that are informative and fun, either given live or played on DVD. They include filmed clips of couples sharing thier own experience and street interviews from around the world.
Private Discussion Time; you will be given topics to discuss. Music is played to give you and other privacy.
Homework; at the end of each session you are given some homework to do together. This will help you build on what you have learnt. Don’t worry, it isn’t marked or seen by anyone else, it’s just for you to work through together.
For more information and dates of the next course please contact us.