The Marriage Course is presented once or twice a year, so reserve your spot NOW! Space is limited.

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Take time to be together and strengthen and deepen your marriage! BUILD A HEALTHY MARRIAGE THAT LASTS A LIFETIME!

 The Marriage Course is very practical, giving any couple the practical tools to build a strong and healthy marriage relationship that lasts a lifetime. Over seven evenings, couples will talk about the important issues that can get swept under the carpet in the rush and stress of daily life. [The course materials were developed by Holy Trinity Brompton Church in London and feature Nicky and Sila Lee].

Topics covered include:

Privacy as a couple is always respected. There is no group discussion and no requirement to disclose anything about your relationship to anyone else. These are ideas and topics for YOU and your partner to work on. But we do require that people come as couples -- whether married or not!

Held on Seven weekday evenings (with a celebration dinner on the 8th week).

Each night begins with a supper together, a video presentation, and couples working with each other (we do NOT do groups in this course) from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Each week we have a meal together, view a topical video and then couples work together.

You need not be a Christian, a believer, or church-goer to attend the Course.

Space is limited. So, to reserve a spot, email us at davidccouper@aol.com and get registered for the next course.

[Course facilitators will be the Rev. David Couper and his wife, Sabine. 

A Monthly Check-Up for Your Marriage

From The Marriage Course

 (Whenever you cannot answer “yes” to one of the questions below, refer back to the relevant session of The Marriage Course.)

1. Are you booking in “marriage time” each week? (Remember, marriage time is special time for just the two of you – no kids, no other couples!) (Week 1)

2. Have you met your partner’s top three desires this week?  (Week 1)

3. Have you talked about your feelings with your partner this week?  (Week 2)

4. Have you listened to your partner’s feelings this week without interrupting, criticizing, or offering advice?  (Week 2)

5. Have you expressed appreciation for your partner today?  (Week 3)

6. At times of conflict, are you discussing the issue rather than attacking each other?  Are you sensitive to your “voice tone” during this time?  (Week 3)
7. (Remember, porcupines curl up in a ball when hurt and rhinos charge!)  (Week 3)
8. Have you spent a few minutes today praying for each other, or expressed your support in     another way?  (Week 3)
9. Have you talked about your hurts with your partner especially if you are a natural “porcupine?”  (Week 4)
10. Have you apologized to your partner recently?  (Week 4)
11. Have you forgiven your partner for any ways he/she has hurt you?  (Week 4)
12. Are you maintaining independence of your parents and parents-in-law?  (Week 5)
13. Have you forgiven your parents or any others for ways they have hurt or failed you?  (Week 5)
14. Have you made love this week in a way that communicated your love and commitment to each other?  (Week 6)
15. Have you shown love to your partner this week according to their first “love language?”  (From Gary Smalley’s, Five Languages of Love: Loving words, Thoughtful presents, Physical affection, Quality time, and Kind actions).  (Week 7)
16. Have you shown love to your partner this week according to their second “love language?  (Week 7)