Christian Counseling Site Offers Engaged, Seriously Dating Christian Couples Opportunity for Biblically-Based Marriage Preparation

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When the excitement of wedding bells is in the near future, planning for the big day can become quite a distraction. While those plans are important, the bigger element to consider is planning well for a marriage and some of the challenges that can arise. That’s where premarital counseling comes in. 

Though the number of marriages ending in divorce has declined to about 40 percent, that’s still a significant number. And in the case of second marriages, the number ending in divorce increases to about 60 percent, according to LegalUnitedStates.com. That being said, premarital counseling may actually be even more important for those in a second marriage.

Marriages that end in divorce usually do so within the first decade, and about two-thirds of those who do divorce will eventually remarry, according to Pew Research. However, empty nesters can also encounter changes and struggles as they enter that season, which can make them more at risk of divorce, according to Jones Myers Family Law.

ChristianPremaritalCounseling.com offers live, online counseling sessions to couples anywhere in the United States. Couples will be asked to take the PREPARE/ENRICH assessment, and that information, blended with the education and experience of a couple’s counselor, will help identify areas in the couple’s relationship that are strengths, as well as areas that need to be worked on before marriage.

“Marriage is one of life’s most significant commitments, yet many couples receive little intentional preparation before their wedding day,” Jared Ruddy, founder of ChristianPremaritalCounseling.com, told Christian Newswire. “Our goal is to help couples build a strong foundation rooted in Biblical wisdom while developing practical relationship skills they can carry into a lifetime of marriage.

The five-session counseling process offered by ChristianPremaritalCounseling.com covers communication, conflict resolution, finances, expectations, family relationships, spiritual life and more.

Besides the typical areas such as engagement and seriously dating couples (pre-engagement), some unique areas in which the organization can also offer insights include those who are long-distance couples, blended family situations and remarriage, interdenominational couples, older couples and military/traveling professionals.

ChristianPremaritalCounseling.com boasts of offering a premarital counseling experience that’s “deeply personal, Biblically grounded, practical, and designed around the unique story of each relationship,” according to the website.

While it’s not promised that every challenge that life brings will be removed, they do strive to “help couples build the kind of marriage that faces those challenges together through faith, honesty, and a strong foundation that lasts after wedding day.”

For more information, please visit ChristianPremaritalCounseling.com.    

For additional information about marriage preparation, marriage, and fostering a healthy family, please visit FocusontheFamily.com.

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