Biblical Marriage Renewal

Individual or Couple Biblical Counseling: $65/hour  (Individual Men or Married Couples)
Pat is a certified biblical counselor with The Association of Biblical Counselors, and Andee is a licensed minister with Christ for The Nations. Pat works 1-on-1 with men in the areas of pornography, biblical manhood, and marital struggles. Pat and Andee work together with couples who are experiencing marriage and family challenges and priorities, heart issues towards each other, marital roles and responsibilities, financial issues, and spiritual struggles. Between the original struggles in their own marriage, their combined experiences working with multiple churches, various certifications, and working with hundreds of couples, Pat and Andee listen well, provide a biblical worldview, and give practical application to life’s marital challenges.

Couple’s Vision Retreat: $150/Couple - 8 hour Session (3 Couples Maximum) 

Materials: includes Vision Retreat Guidebook (2 per couple)
Meals: includes lunch and snacks. 

One of the most powerful and productive things a husband and wife can do together is to commit to live out their marriage and family structure according to biblical principles. Proverbs 29:18 reads, “Where there is no vision the people perish (or are unrestrained). When families don’t live according to a pre-established vision, standards can become obsolete, and situational lifestyles become the norm, subject to cultural pressures and expectations. This retreat addresses four phases of vision casting; Phase one – Where are we now, Phase two – Where are we going, Phase 3 – What will we do, and Phase four – A vision for our marriage and family. Each phase drills down into the individual’s and couple’s goals, priorities and values and connects with their combined desire to leave a godly legacy for themselves, their families, and those who come after them.

 
Focus Issues:
* Parenting and Financial Challenges
* Marriage Priority and Sacrifice
* Family Values and Vision Casting
* Raising Children and Grandchildren
* The Spiritual Life of our Family, Individually and as a Couple
* Work and Career
* Romance and Sexual Intimacy
* Family Culture and Home Life
* Our Family’s Core Values and Vision Statement

The Art of Marriage: $200/Couple -  4 hours Friday evening, 8 hours Saturday
Materials: includes 2 Art of Marriage Workbooks
Meals: includes breakfast, lunch and snacks.

Marriage, the way God intended it to be, is a true art form. Utilizing quality DVD materials and participant’s workbooks, The Art of Marriage weaves together expert teaching, real-life stories, and humorous vignettes to portray both the challenges and the beauty of God’s design. Using their workbooks, couples work through a variety of individual exercises, projects, and couple’s exercises.

Focus Issues:
* God’s Purposes and Plan
* Overcoming Isolation
* Fulfilling our Biblical Roles and Responsibilities
* Communication and Conflict
* Experiencing Real Intimacy
* Leaving a Lasting Legacy We encourage not more than three or four couples per group to maintain focus and intimacy. This is a face-to-face group dynamic that happens in our residence. Out of town couples have the option to stay with us for an additional fee – pastor referral only.

Proof of taking the course is made available upon the couple successfully completing the SYMBIS course. Though not required, Section 2.013 of the Texas Family Code encourages those applying for a marriage license to attend a premarital education course of at least eight hours during the year preceding the date of the application for the license. Couples who can provide proof of their completion of one of the approved courses may have the 72-hour waiting period waived (must be completed not more than a year before applying for a marriage license). Those who complete a course may also save up to $60 on their marriage license fee.

The XO Marriage Meditation program is a hands-on experience providing real-time breakthroughs for couples who are willing to surrender doing marriage God’s way. Our premise is that our beliefs about ourselves, our spouse and the Lord drives everything. Marriage meditation helps couples develop a strong foundation that can provide security and sustainability for the future of their marriage and encourages couples who are out of alignment to transform the battle in their minds for long-term renewal and restoration.

Focus Issues:
* The dynamic of how negative belief structures impacts your marriage.
* Discussing what it means for couples to get out of alignment by expecting each other to meet
  their deepest needs of security, acceptance, identity, and purpose. 
* How expectations and personalization create marital cycles of destruction.
* A review of the original four marital laws found in Genesis 2: 24-25.
* A deep dive into each spouse’s marital strengths from the book Strength Based Marriage.
* What it means to surrender your magnifying glass and pick up a mirror.
* “Think vs Sink” Model for conflict resolution and “healthy” fighting.

3 Day-Couple's Intensive $750/couple: Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon - Couples stay in our residence during the entire weekend

If you find yourselves stuck in patterns and cycles of conflict, then an Intensive could be right for you. As a couple, you will receive over 20 hours of personalized meditation, guidance, biblical instruction, and marriage building exercises that can help fan the flame of your marriage back to life. Everything is taken care of so you can concentrate on your most important relationship – the Lord and one another.

If couples are dealing with serious issues related to ongoing levels of addiction, adultery, physical or emotional abuse, abandonment, and/or mental health, we can refer them to a variety of licensed counselors and/or mental health professionals.