Marriage Ministry

When a man and a woman meet, and fall in love - it's a beautiful thing. When they make a marriage covenant together, to love one another in good times and in bad, for richer for poorer, for better for worse, "til death do us part"...it's a wonderful celebration! When they apply the principles that make for a healthy, strong, and growing relationship—married life is awesome!  But...when those principles aren't applied, married life can be really, really difficult. And if couples don't fight for their marriage - it ends up falling apart, causing brokenness, pain, hurt, and trouble.

In a culture where stats show that almost half the marriages end in divorce, we know that marriage isn't easy, and needs lots of encouragement, support and resources to help couples build marriages that last a lifetime!

At Central Heights we're committed to building marriages that last a lifetime! Our desire for those who are wanting to get married is to help them build a strong foundation at the start. We have specific marriage mentors connecting to engaged couples for dialogue and discussion 4-6 times before they get married and 4-6 times after they are married. This mentor couple will walk alongside the engaged couple to answer questions, work through issues, pray together and encourage them in their relationship. It's a fabulous way to start off as a couple.

Whether you are looking forward to the big day or have enjoyed many years together, we are passionate about strengthening your marriage!

 

Some helpful links :

 http://www.amazon.ca/Men-Like-Waffles-Women-Spaghetti-Understanding/dp/0736919619

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1-cyNkNoRk

Link to some assessment tools on Family Life website: http://powertochange.com/familylife/assessments/

Some book resources : 

Men are like waffles, women are like spaghetti by Bill & Pam Farrel (easy to read for guys too)

Why aren't you more like me? - Ken Keis - co-author of the Personal Style Indicator

One of us must be Crazy ...and I'm pretty sure it's you - Tim & Joy Downs

 

We are committed to building marriages that last a lifetime! If you have any questions about any of the above please email Pastor Cam at cam@centralheightschurch.com