Resources for those Wishing to run Marriage Preparation Courses

The last few years have seen a proliferation of good resources for those wishing to run marriage preparation courses. You will find here both the resources and the organisations who publish them. Some organisations also offer training.

FOCCUS Facilitating Open Couple Communication Understanding and Study uses psychometric inventories for couples preparing for marriage and in enrichment

PREPARE/ENRICH UK Psychometric marital inventories for marriage preparation and enrichment; training and resources also available.

Making the Most of Weddings How to develop your ministry to enegaged couples.

Married for God Find out God's plan for marriage

Mentoring Marriages Use your experince of the ups and downs of married life to support other couples

Growing Together: The Course A complete marriage preparation programme

The Marriage Conference This day conference aims to enable people to use HTB's Marriage Course

The Marriage Preparation Course An adaptation of HTB's popular Marriage Course for use with engaged couples

Marriage Matters Find out how your church can support marriage.

Connect2 A course to help couples in the first 5 years of marriage

From this Step Forward Marriage preparation Course for Step Families

Ready for marriage? How do we know we are right for each other? What happens if we are not compatible? This book seeks to answer such questions.

Strengthening Your Marriage Find out in detail what the bible has to say about your marriage

The Diamond Marriage Biblical perspectives on marriage

Community Family Trusts, National Association of, Partnerships of local people and organisations working together to provide relationship and life skills education in the community.

Churches Together for Families Umbrella group for churches and Christian "Family Life" organisations.

Family Life & Marriage Education FLAME consists of a network of officers and groups throughout the Church of England, supporting families and nurturing human relationships.

Marriage Care Resources and courses for marriage preparation, and counselling for troubled marriages.

Marriage Care 3-Video Resource Set A three video set for use with young people,engaged couples and newly weds.

Marriage Preparation info from Churches Together for Families This site, prepared by a group on behalf of 'Churches Together for Families', encourages a fresh start in marriage preparation and a reappraisal of the Church's role in supporting and enabling healthy marriages. What can marriage preparation achieve?

Marriage Resource Resources to equip the church and local branches to carry out marriage preparation, enhancement and counselling. Provides a wealth of resources for married couples, churches and training organisations.

Scottish Marriage Care Provide relationship counselling from local centres throughout Scotland.

Contact Relate Locate a Relate counsellor in your area

Crusade for World Revival Weekend courses for Christian couples engaged (for their first marriage), or for married couples, to develop and enrich their relationship.

Marriage God's Way Video and Workbooks to help you build the kind of marriage God intended for you.

Diocese of Arundel & Brighton Supports family life with pre-marriage preparation, early years support, parenting programmes, marriage enrichment, marriage counselling and bereavement befriending.

Couple Alive Effective support for couples of all ages, with practical skills to make your love last – or to renew it!

Family Caring Trust Community programmes for supporting families

Two Agreed Marriage preparation/enrichment romantic themed breaks in England and Scotland

Time for Each Other A video to help you to think through how to build a stronger marriage

Holy Trinity Brompton Preparation and enrichment courses in London, and resources for local use

The Marriage Book How can we happily married to one person for the whole of our lives?

Intimate Life Ministries Provides ministry leader retreats, resources and lay training in relational skills. Keeping Marriages Healthy courses through local churches.

Keeping Marriages Healthy A video and work book offering tried and tested principles for discovering the secrets of a really great marriage.

So you want to get married? Marriage preparation workbook for Christian couples

Christian Marriage Ministries Training, support and teaching in all aspects of marriage enrichment and preparation. Production and publishing resources for marriage enrichment and preparation.

Lifechange Lifechange's focus is development for individuals and relationships through their Marriage Builder course.

Looking up the Aisle A practical workbook for couples preparing for marriage.

2=1 Thirteen week bible-based course with practical application of principles. Also condensed weekend format.

Oxfordshire Family Trust Marriage preparation, enrichment and parenting support

Your Money Counts A practical course to help you feel more confident about handling money or to help others in this way.

Don't they make a lovely couple? Six important questions you need to face about your marriage

Growing Together An excellent and thought provoking book which encourages you to talk through all sorts of important issues

Highway Code for Marriage Wanting to build strong foundations into your marriage?

Pocket Prayers for Marriage A wonderful little book of prayers for all the joys and challenges of married life

Rules of Engagement A wedding planner with down to earth relationship advice

Before You Say 'I Do' : A Marriage Preparation Manual for Couples A workbook for preparing for marriage

His and Hers Marriage Preparation A questionnaire based marriage preparation aid.

Preparing for Marriage The complete guide to help you discover God's plan for a lifetime of love.

The Marriage Journey : Preparations and Provisions for Life Together A book for individuals or groups preparing for or embarked on marriage.

Leading the Revolution A video and workbook about relationships and marriage for use with students.

Building a Healthy Stepfamily A course to help prepare couples for second marriages

Association of Interchurch Families Support network and information service for those planning to marry or married and who belong to different Christian churches, one of which is usually the Roman Catholic church.