Marriage Ministry

Mini-Courses:

Would you like to grow a more indestructible marriage? Are you interested in being a more effective marriage minister?  This course links to videos by Dr. Jim and Karen Evans of XO Marriage. 

Sex. Marriage Sex. Find out God's Design for Sex from the pages of the Bible. This mini-course will change your life and your ministry! 

Many Christians have questions about sex. This course opens up many ministry-related topics that Christian leaders will find interesting. 

Are you looking for more tools to serve Christians who struggle with sexual sins? Are you looking for ways for you to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit in your sexual desires? This mini-course will look overcoming sexual sins from a creation, fall redemption Biblical approach. 

Forgiveness is a powerful topic. From receiving God's forgiveness to giving and receiving forgiveness from others, it is life-changing. This mini-course can be impactful in every area of ministry. How will this course strengthen your knowledge and practice of forgiveness?

Fear. Fear seems to be everywhere! This course looks at the common fears in our world and points to Jesus Christ and his work for victory over fear! This mini-course could be used to inspire a Bible study in your church or community of influence.

This mini-course explores how to build people up. This course will help you love your neighbor, whether that neighbor is in your family, friendship pool, work, church, or community. 

Do you want more discernment skills? This mini-course teaches you the essential skill needed to be a more discerning person. This is a healthy skill for your soul. 

Skill Courses:

This course focuses on helping people to manage unchecked behaviors that lead to poor judgment, acting out, self-destructive behaviors, and feeling out of control. Instead, attitudes and behaviors can be cultivated that are conducive to long-term success and peace of mind.

How do Christians find their life-long marriage match? This course brings the Biblical worldview to the practical need of matching couples who share a walk with Christ. Professor Kristina Lynn has spent over twenty years developing a matchmaking ministry approach. This one-credit specialization ministry class is designed for those interested in pursuing matchmaking as part of their ministry. 

Pre-Marriage Counseling Skills is a course led by Steve Elzinga with some real-life examples from Abby and Mitchell Dominiak. As a branch of life coaching, students will learn how to come alongside engaged-to-be-married couples and coach them through life before marriage. 

Have you been asked to officiate a wedding?  This Christian Wedding Officiant Skills class is a one-credit class that gives you the skills needed to officiate a wedding. Included in the training are some teachings about the meaning of marriage from the Christian worldview perspective. 

Full Courses:

This advanced class presents key building blocks of a thriving marriage, offers insights for strengthening one's own marriage, develops the ability to offer pre-marriage preparation for couples, and cultivates skills for marriage counseling.

Sexual intimacy is a God-given gift connected to marriage and procreation. This course discusses many vital aspects of sexuality within a Christian Worldview approach, in order to equip Christians and ministers to grow in their personal lives and in their ministry impact. 

This course looks at many of the human relational dynamics that occur in most families. These insights are very helpful for Christian Leaders to lead people into God-glorifying wholeness.

This course provides training for ministry among senior citizens. The class surveys various aspects of aging persons and their unique needs and opportunities for faith and service in God’s Kingdom. It explores life coaching for seniors, thus equipping ministers of all ages to benefit the seniors they are pastoring. It also examines current academic thought regarding seniors.

Life Coaching Ministry is a full three-credit class that could also be called "Life-Changing Coaching". This class teaches you how to be a life coach minister. Professor Steve Elzinga guides you through the study of the theory and practice of life coaching. He connects this field to that of the volunteer, part-time or full-time vocational life coach minister.


Last modified: Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 11:47 AM