Relationships + Marriage Resources
Relationships + Marriage Resources ❤️
No matter what stage of life you’re in, you are in relationship with others. Two different people with two different upbringings, backgrounds, and personalities can create conflict and confusion, but also are the greatest gift God gave us!
When it comes to relationships of the opposite sex - specifically in dating, engagement, and marriage, we have some resources available for you in navigating some of the challenges that are faced.
Check out some of our favorite resources when it comes to relationships and marriage.
Marriage Class Resources (4.24.24)
Gottman-Rapoport Intervention
This conversational tool is designed to help you discuss a topic in a manner where you and your spouse both feel understood by each other. This method emphasizes the roles of Speaker & Listener.
Here is a separate link to The Gottman Institute - a wealth of resources and information for couples addressing varying needs.
The Four Horsemen
The Four Horsemen Handout, designed by The Gottman Institute, addresses the four ways we get in the way or resolving conflict (or contribute towards creating more conflict).
According to Gottman, “being able to identify the Four Horsemen in your conflict discussions is a necessary first step to eliminating them and replacing them with healthy, productive communication patterns.
“A Marriage That Thrives”
Below is a link to the presentation, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Jon Leong shared at our Marriage Class on Wednesday, April 24th. You can also read a blog post written by one of our pastors on staff utilizing the content included in the Marriage Class.
Relationships + Marriage Sermons
Kyle Veach & Kara Veach | View Church | 5 Sermons - Loveology Playlist | Loveology Series | Ep. 1: Romance | Ep. 2: Sex | Ep. 3: Singleness | Ep. 4: Marriage | Ep. 5: Love
Kyle Veach | View Church | Sexuality, Marriage, Gender Identity | You Asked For It | Part 4
John Mark Comer | Loveology | 34 different videos based on John Mark Comer’s book, Loveology
Craig Groeschel | Life.Church | Save the Date | 5 Part Marriage Series
Michael Todd | Relationship Goals | 8 Part Relationship Series based on his book Relationship Goals
Relationships + Marriage Podcasts + Sites
Focus on the Family | articles + links
Dateology | Podcast
SYMBIS | Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts | Pre-Marital (& Post) Program
Desiring God | Marriage Messages + Resources
The Veach Life | Pastors Kyle & Kara Veach | Apple | Spotify
Relationship Books
Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
by Gary Thomas
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before -- and After -- You Marry
by Les & Leslie Parrott
Relationship Goals
by Michael Todd
Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age
by Ben Stuart
Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make
by Paul David Tripp
Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female
by John Mark Comer
The Marriage Devotional: 52 Days to Strengthen the Soul of Your Marriage
by Levi & Jennie Lusko
The Five Love Languages
by Gary Chapman
Other Resources
Enneagram Institute - This is a website that can help you identify how your specific personalities’ strengths and weaknesses mesh and conflict with other people’s. The Enneagram is a tool to categorize and name different personality types that help us to see ourselves at a deeper, more objective level. It can be of invaluable assistance on our path to self-knowledge.
5 Steps of Healthy Communication - This Handout provides tips for couples to identify needs and how to present and receive those needs in a healthy way to one another.
Need More Help?
Check out New Ground Counseling for local Christian counselors and therapists who are equipped to help you with your relationship needs. Therapists are available to meet one on one, as couples, and/or as families as needed.