Marriage Preparation Organizations
Organization | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Engaged Encounter | www.marriage-encounter.org | Engaged Encounter is a weekend away from the daily busyness of life so that a couple can plan their lives together. It is designed to give couples the opportunity to talk honestly and intensively about their marriage- their strengths and weaknesses, desires, ambitions, goals, attitudes about money, sex, children family, their role in the church and society- in a face-to-face private way. Many denominations offer Engaged Encounter. For further information contact Duff and Polly Means: themeans@erols.com or visit http://www.marriage-encounter.org/ |
| Life Partners | www.lifepartners.com | Provides information concerning couples and singles, "relationship coaching," lists available books, audio tapes. |
| Marriage Encounter Weekend | www.encounter.org | Nationwide workshop designed to help couples prepare personally and as a couple for marriage. |
| National Institute of Relationship Enhancement | www.nire.org | Provides resources for seeking counseling. |
| NYM Ministries and Resources | www.nymministries.org | Offers information concerning "developing people": marriage and family life strengthening. |
| PAIRS | www.pairs.com | Information concerning relationships: building, maintaining, and strengthening current relationships. |
| The Center for Relationship Development | www.realrelationships.com | Directed by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, the Center offers a catalog of resources, including a comprehensive kit for couples, counselors or classes entitled, :Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts." They also offer a mentoring program, :Mentoring Engaged and Newlywed Couples." For more information, visit www.realrelationships.com. Address: The Center for Relationship Development, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 |
| The Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education | www.smartmarriages.com | The Coalition hosts an annual "Smart Marriages, Happy Families" conference, which showcases the most innovative and effective premarital and marriage enrichment programs on the market today. In addition, the website www.smartmarriages.com is the ultimate resource guide for finding both local and national premarital and marriage programs. Address: Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education, 5310 Belt Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20015-1961 |
| The Couples Place | www.couples-place.com | Programs for couples, youth, etc. |
| The Marriage Toolbox | www.marriagetools.com | |
| The Positive Way | www.positive-way.com | Information focusing on creating positive relationships and information focusing on strong/strengthening current relationships. |
| The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program | www.prepinc.com | Offers information of PREP. Studies have found PREP couples have lower rates of premarital break-ups and post marital divorce. |