Getting married? Growing Together is a practical guide that will help you to develop a shared understanding of your future together through exploring your dreams and expectations of married life and by highlighting some of the key issues that being married can raise.
In their 30 years of shared ministry and marriage, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa pastor Brian Brodersen and his wife, speaker and author Cheryl Brodersen, watched many couples struggle to build a lasting, fulfilling relationship. With the desire to understand God's path for their union, the Brodersens' turned to the Bible and learned how to view and experience marriage as an incredible gift from God. Now they share the ten essential "E" principles they discovered, showing readers how to: Entrust the relationship to God Eliminate unhealthy expectations Encourage one another Enlighten with spiritual truth Energize the relationship Endure by standing together in faith In this biblical and practical resource, newlyweds and longtime married couples will embrace the wholeness of God's plan for them to have the very best human love experience possible.
Ryan and Selena Frederick were newlyweds when they landed in Switzerland to pursue Selena's dream of training horses. Neither of them knew at the time that Ryan was living out a death sentence brought on by a worsening genetic heart defect. Soon it became clear he needed major surgery that could either save his life--or result in his death on the operating table. The young couple prepared for the worst. When Ryan survived, they both realized that they still had a future together. But the near loss changed the way they saw all that would lie ahead. They would live and love fiercely, fighting for each other and for a Christ-centered marriage, every step of the way. Fierce Marriage is their story, but more than that, it is a call for married couples to put God first in their relationship, to measure everything they do and say to each other against what Christ did for them, and to see marriage not just as a relationship they should try to keep healthy but also as one worth fighting for in every situation. With the gospel as their foundation, Ryan and Selena offer hope and practical help for common struggles in marriage, including communication problems, sexual frustration, financial stress, family tension, screen-time disconnection, and unrealistic expectations.
Women in all seasons of life can feel alone, longing for encouragement, guidance, and wisdom from someone who has been there before. They would value the wealth of knowledge and wisdom from older women's experiences, but often these women don't feel equipped to offer help. This book is a starting place, meant to be a springboard for mentoring discussions between older and younger women, setting the biblical basis for mentoring from Titus 2 before outlining 11 lessons that guide their time together. Each lesson focuses on a topic such as God's word, prayer, contentment, temptation, and church, with activities for before, during, and after the mentoring session. Younger and older women will grow together as they use these lessons to walk through life together. Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition.
When all that we are using is "lets agree to disagree" or "if it's too hot in the kitchen..," it is time for a simple and proactive alternative for moderating our own disputes. Based on six rules of engagement, Rethink Perfect creates a COMMON & SANE space for us to share real thoughts, feelings & our latest concepts. Like the protocols and Black Box of an airplane, Rethink Perfect allows us to monitor our conversations before, during and after to reduce the frequency and magnitude of our inevitable disputes.
Each year 63,000 couples choose to marry in church. Growing Together: The Course is a flexible marriage preparation course for use by church leaders. The course is designed to help couples to develop a shared understanding of their future together through discussion of key issues on married life, and is suitable for those considering marriage or those already engaged and planning a wedding. It can be used alongside the popular Growing Together book which is aimed at the couples themselves. Guidance is provided on using the material with groups of couples over a number of weekly sessions or as a one-day course. Subjects covered include: Past, present and future Reasons for getting married Communication Conflict Spiritual issues Us and them The wedding day Follow-up after the wedding How have we grown - a reunion course A CD-ROM is also included with worksheets, scripts of each session, graphics, a poster and course invitations.
When Was The Last Time You Intentionally Created Space In Your Relationship For Connection And Exchange? How about having that on a regular basis? Growing Together journal is designed to help you bring rhythm, connection, and excitement to your relationship, for a full year. Imagine what just one year of committing to your relationship can bring into your life... Deeper admiration Better understanding Greater perspective Sincere self-love And all of that compounding since Day 1! That's what's possible. Now is the time to commit. How To Use This Journal The journal is intended for both you and your partner and, ideally, you will be filling it together. It has five parts: Our Goals. List all your goals as a couple, by categories. Don't worry about filling it all in one sitting, probably more goals will crystalize as you go through the journal so be sure to add those as well. Daily Habits Of Happy Couples Checklist. Go through this checklist every day. Don't stress if one or more days have a 'bad score' -- not every day can be perfect, but this daily and weekly checklist will help you understand the patterns of your relationship and easily see the areas where you could do better. Our Bucket List. The area to write down your bucket list items for the year and, as you cross them off, the place to reminisce on the experience and what it gave you as a couple. Weekly Relationship Journal. We recommend you set aside some together time once a week to discuss and fill out what was happening in your relationship the previous week. Along with the next section, it can be a meaningful way to spend time together, get to know each other, and get surprised by each other. Weekly Conversation And Journaling Prompts. This section contains 52 weekly questions for both partners. You can use them in any order you like. They are designed to spark conversations and help you reach new levels of intimacy and trust so we recommend you take your time with them, make it your ritual. The last 11 pages are blank and you can use them either to repeat some questions after a while (that's good for tracking how your thinking has evolved) or to add your own. If you're ready to start being in a relationship that helps you both grow in a loving way, order the Growing Together journal right away and watch your connection deepen, day after day. *** To take a look inside the journal please visit our Author's page for a short video walkthrough.***
Take a fresh look at your marriage through the lens of this valuable book. Learn how to communicate, how to rekindle love, how to avoid financial bondage. If you're single, learn how to avoid the problems many marriages develop.