Marriage is a wonderful (and difficult) calling.

For those who are called to the vocation of marriage, no other relationship in life will prove to be as spiritually formative and fruitful, as precious and as costly, as our marriages. While the prevailing narrative of our culture will tell us that the primary aim and purpose of marriage is to secure our personal happiness, what the Lord actually intends to produce in us is nothing less than holiness. Christian marriage is a sacramental journey into ever increasing Christ-likeness at the hands of and in covenant partnership with our spouse. This is both a wonderful, and deeply challenging, lifelong undertaking.

Consider: "The Marriage Course" by ALPHA.

The Marriage Course is designed to create space, catalyze conversation, and offer insights and tools for couples who are looking to invest in and strengthen their marriage.

Each session, with built-in discussion breaks, is around 90 minutes in length. Sessions explore each topic through real experiences, expert insights, and relevant teaching. Topics covered will include: fostering connection, improving communication, resolving conflict, practicing forgiveness, understanding family and intimacy, and serving one another well. Space for private dialogue and conversation is an integral part of every session.

The Marriage Course will be periodically run by The Commons as a scheduled, on-site, large group series. In between, married and/or engaged couples may opt to work through the course materials on their own, ideally with “check-ins” along the way with a pastor, elder or mentor.

Print Materials

ALPHA provides a Study Journal for Marriage Course Participants, including exercises and reflections that integrate with the session videos and discussion breaks. Study Journals can be purchased as paperback or e-book versions, or downloaded as a PDF and printed on your own, via the links below.

Session Videos

If you are “self-guiding” through the series, or participating in The Marriage Course and happened to miss a session, we make the videos for all the sessions available for you to download and watch on your own at home as you are able.