Pastors & marriage leaders
Who
Or anyone starting a marriage ministry
Resources
Church resources
Empowering every church to impact every couple. Curriculum, assessments, speakers and ministry partners for your church, plus lunch gatherings with pastors and marriage leaders across Charlotte.
2026 Gatherings
Join us for a lunch gathering
These bi-monthly lunches are intended for pastors and marriage leaders, or those with a desire to start a marriage ministry in their church. It’s a time of networking, resource sharing and inspiring others to strengthen marriages in Charlotte. Each gathering is held at a local church from 12-1:30 PM. Lunch is provided. Registration is required.
A local church
Where
Networking and resource sharing
12-1:30 PM
When
Jan 22 · Mar 19 · May 21 · Jul 16 · Sep 17 · Nov 19
Lunch provided
Cost
Registration is required
For your church
Ministry tools and partners
Re|engage
Marriage enrichment curriculum
Discipleship-based enrichment for every marriage: the healthy, the struggling, and the broken. It draws couples to the church through small groups, teaching, and stories of hope.
Grace Marriage
Marriage ministry
A marriage discipleship program that offers couples an ongoing way to maintain their connection, with over 7 years of content toward healthy, Christ-centered marriages.
Grace Marriage for churches
Church ministry partner
There is a huge ministry gap in most churches between premarital counseling and crisis care. That gap is the entire marriage. Grace Marriage helps you close it.
The Marriage Hub
Marriage intensive
Founded in 2004 by Dr. Bruce McCracken, The Marriage Hub offers Biblically based marriage intensives, couples coaching, weekly couple’s devotionals and more.
Dan & Danielle Macaulay
Speaker & podcast
Hosts of the Married Up podcast who travel the nation hosting date night events at local churches, reminding couples of God’s design for marriage.
SYMBIS
Premarital assessment
The SYMBIS Assessment (Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts): grounded in research and full of practical applications for the couples in your care.
Prepare/Enrich
Marriage assessment
One of the most researched assessment tools, with over 1200 published articles supporting its validity and reliability.
Merge
Premarital ministry
A premarital discipleship ministry for engaged and seriously dating couples: large group teaching, small group discussion with mentors, and weekly homework.
Foundation Groups
Newly marrieds small group
Community groups for couples married 3 years or less: 4-6 couples with an experienced mentor couple, through 15 months of curriculum.
Weekend to Remember by FamilyLife
Marriage retreat
At the intersection of a faith-based relationship conference and romantic marriage retreat, Weekend to Remember helps couples choose oneness.
Focus on the Family
Family ministry
A global Christian ministry helping families thrive, with events, podcasts, small groups and more for marriages that reflect God’s design.
All In Marriage
Marriage ministry
Created by John and Ginger Oriente, a mentor-based marriage ministry that trains mentor couples and hosts small groups, date nights and conferences.
Yes Marriage Works, Inc.
Coaching & classes
Coaching, coach training, relationship classes, intensives, and events that help the faith community build strong, resilient relationships.
Married As One
Marriage coaching
Felice and Retta Mathieu provide biblical coaching that helps couples learn skills for better communication and stronger relationships.
Ready or Knot?
Book
Pastor Scott Kedersha, who has worked with more than 5,000 premarital couples, offers practical and Christ-centered guidance for all the days after the wedding day.
Created for Connection
Book
Dr. Johnson and Kenneth Sanderfer share a program for creating stronger, more secure relationships between partners, and between us and God.
Reconnected: Moving from Roommates to Soulmates in Marriage
Book
For couples who love each other but are barely hanging on, whether married six years or six decades. How do you find your way back?