Blog - Married People For Churches

How to Stay Married and Stay in Ministry

Being married when you have a job is hard. It’s even more of a challenge when you’re a pastor. Here’s a few ways that you can have a successful marriage and survive in ministry.

How Ministry Will Test Your Marriage

Hear me if you are a young minister considering marriage—pastoral ministry is not a Norman Rockwell painting. Pastoral ministry will test the very bonds of your covenant marriage many times.

Measuring the Success of Your Marriage Ministry

One of the biggest challenges of marriage ministry is that it’s important, but not urgent. How then do you measure the success of your marriage ministry?

5 Solutions to Providing Childcare at Your Next Marriage Event

One of the biggest things preventing couples from attending marriage events is childcare. But this can be a tough service to provide. Here are five places you can rely on for childcare at your next event.

How to Work with Your Church’s Communications Staff

During one of our recent marriage ministry webinars, a church leader asked how she could better work with the communications staff at her church. She was having trouble getting marriage content added to the website and social media. Maybe this is a challenge you can...

Setting Goals For Your Marriage Ministry in the New Year

Jan 3, 2019 | Leadership

Is your church viewed as a place where people can receive the practical help they need for their marriages and families? Whether you have a thriving marriage ministry or it’s just at the visualizing stage, setting realistic goals for the coming year will help you help others.

The One Must For Every Married Couple in Ministry

Dec 20, 2018 | Outreach

A few years ago, my wife Nancie and I hosted a Q & A luncheon at a youth pastor’s conference entitled, “Married and in Ministry.” The room was packed. Not because of us, but because of the topic.

3 Ways to Prioritize God in Your Marriage

Dec 13, 2018 | Faith

I’m married and I love Jesus. It’s not something I’ve always understood or something I’ve done perfectly in 16 years of marriage. It is something I’ve come to see as completely and fully true.

How to Move from Managing to Leading Your Church

Dec 6, 2018 | Leadership

It’s been said that everything rises or falls on leadership. I don’t think that’s ever truer than in ministry. You can’t take people further than you are yourself, spiritually, or any other way.

[SURVEY] 3 Reasons Why You Should Take our Annual Survey

Nov 29, 2018 | Uncategorized

We need your help. By your help, we mean take our survey. We want your feedback. And we’re not alone. You probably have lots of people asking you to take surveys. And your time is limited. You can take them all. Here’s three simple reasons why you should take ours.

5 Ways to Lead While You’re Limping

Nov 22, 2018 | Faith

This is an encouragement to those who are limping in leadership. I entered ministry after a long career in the business world. I had significant life and leadership experience, but honestly, some of it was learned through tremendously painful experiences.

10 Examples of Great Marriage Ministry Websites

Nov 15, 2018 | Technology

Most churches have websites—some of them are even good. Plenty of churches also operate a marriage ministry. There is an overlap between those two categories that have web pages dedicated to their marriage ministry. But what does a good marriage ministry web page look like?

[Webinar] Why Valentine’s Day a Big Deal For Marriage Ministry

Nov 8, 2018 | Training

Valentine’s Day is a big deal for Marriage Ministry. It’s a big deal because it’s the one time every year that every couple is thinking about romance. It’s your opportunity to help marriages, and create momentum to sustain them through the rest of the year.