Marriage Matters

Our Purpose

Marriage is a beautiful and wonderful institution because it was designed by God. It is his plan for a man and woman to leave their father and mother and be joined together in a special relationship that is like no other relationship we have. Marriage is a binding covenant involving the spiritual, physical, emotional, and legal dimensions of becoming one.

The purpose of our ministry is to provide opportunities for married couples to be reminded of their commitment to God and one another. We seek to strengthen marriages through events and classes that focus on applying the biblical principles of marriage to real life.

It is also our desire to care for married couples who have found that their marriage is not “hitting on all cylinders.” We have mentoring couples who desire to meet couple to couple with God’s message of hope, forgiveness, love and respect in Christ.

Our People

How did you learn to be a husband or a wife? Most have learned to function in their role by watching someone else. This is the normal way we learn. We have learned from watching parents, grandparents, neighbors, and close friends. Some of these people are good examples some are not.

Our Marriage Mentors are regular couples who are a part of the body of Parkside Church. They have all experienced the real pains and beautiful joys of married life. They do not claim to be marriage experts, but rather real people who love Jesus and have a strong desire to see Him glorified in marriage. Our mentors have agreed to open up their hearts, lives and marriages in the hopes that this will provide a good example of how Christ is honored when “two become one.”

Our Process

1. Initial Contact made through Parkside office and application sent out

2. The couple fills out a mentoring application form

3. Meet with Pastor

4. Assigned to a mentoring couple - mentors will make first contact

5. Mentoring Couple will schedule causal “get-to-know-you” meeting

6. 6 Mentoring Sessions

Session One - Biblical Roles of Husband and Wife

Session Two - Love and Respect

Session Three - Communication: Pink and Blue

Session Four - The Real Reason for Love and Respect

Session Five - Conflict Resolution: Stopping the cycle

Session Six - Love and Respect in practice

Applications
To begin the process download the applications, print, complete the form and send it into the office.  Please notice there is one application for the husband and one application for the wife.
Wife
Husband