Resources for Church leaders

The organisations listed below offer resources to support Church leaders in developing local support for marriages and married couples.

In addition many of the organisations listed in the Services to Christian Marriage will provide courses on a local or "in-parish" basis.

Marriage, Sex in the Service of God A scholarly examination of God's design and purpose for marriage.

Married for God Find out God's plan for marriage

Together Small group resource for couples

Care for the Family Care for the Family is a national organisation, involved in running seminars, workshops, research, networking, counselling referals and support on a wide range of family issues.

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

Growing Together: The Course A complete marriage preparation programme

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

Marriage Education for Young People The majority of young people still aspire to marriage. How can they discover the realities about marriage?

Marriage Matters Find out how your church can support marriage.

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.

Promoting Marriage Promoting Marriage is an Umbrella organisation embracing most of the organisations offering Christian based marriage enrichment weekends and courses

Taking Marriage Seriously in your Church Does your church have a comprehensive policy to support marriage?

Family Matters Institute Equipping the church to support the family.

21st Century Marriage DVD and worksbook to help strengthen your marriage

21st Century Parent DVD and workbook to help gain confidence as parents

Association of Christian Counsellors A nationwide umbrella organisation overseeing the provision of nationwide standards for Christian counselling and care

Cohabitation: A Christian reflection A report by a working party of the Board for Church in Society of the Diocese of Southwark

Common Worship Marriage A helpful introduction to the Common Worship marriage service from Grove Books

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

Family Matters Resources Guide Resources and contacts for the use of churches who wish to provide practical support for marriage and family life.

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

For Better not for Worse A booklet aiming to give a policy perspective into how the government, church and individuals can support marriage

From this Step Forward Marriage preparation Course for Step Families

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?

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

One Accord Marriage enhancement bible-based teaching and ministry. Weekend and evening courses. Keen to help churches/groups develop marriage ministry. Training programme.

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

Preparing Couples for Marriage How can you begin or improve the marriage preparation in your church?

Preparing Couples for Marriage A handy booklet on setting up a preparation course

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 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

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

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

When2pray A book to help couples to pray together for the first time, encourage couples who've stopped to start again, and inspire those already praying together.

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

Can Divorced People get married in Church? How can someone who has been divorced go about arranging a church wedding?

Divorce & Remarriage in the Church Another look at the biblical background to divorce and remarriage.

Getting Married Are you planning a wedding in an Anglican church?

Getting Married in Church - Again Insights and understanding on the issues of getting married a second time in church.

Marriage in Church After Divorce Discussion document on proposals to reform the practices f the C of E with respect to re-marriage after divorce.

On Marriage as Vocation Can marriage be seen as more than just a relationship but a calling?

Till Faith Do Us Part For those planning or counselling mixed faith marriages in the UK.

Your Wedding in the Church of England A helpful book about getting married in the Church of England.

Christian Guidelines A ministry working in the areas of marriage and family, and evangelism, teaching and counselling, based in Northern Ireland

Family Matters Video A video to help churches explore what they can do to support family life.

Growing in Love Effective support for your marriage from the early years on

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

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.

Knowing the Real Christ Come to experience more of the abundant life Christ came to bring, in every day life, at home, work or church.

Marriage Care Marriage Preparation Manual A complete resource for leaders

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 Milestones A series of leaflets that look at various milestones in married life.

Marriage Plus – A study pack for couples A resource for church leaders to help couples explore the practical issues of their faith in their relationship.

Marriage support in the Mission field Resources and advice on the importance of a thriving marriage in the mission field

Mothers' Union Promotes good parenting and supports family life and marriage worldwide through local community voluntary action, campaigning and prayer.

PREPARE/ENRICH Psycometric Marital Inventories Training An introduction to the Training available in the use of the psycometric inventories.

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

The Marriage Course (Audio Casette) A seven part course to strengthen marriages.

The Marriage Course (Video) A seven part course to strengthen marriages

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

Getting Married This booklet contains ideas and questions for couples preparing for marriage

Marriage-Lite Is cohabitation the same as marriage?

Step Carefully A guide for those involved in marriage preparation where there are children from a previous relationship.

The Book of a Thousand Prayers A collection of prayers which includes a section on personal and family relationships.

The Great Commandment Principle The Great Commandment Principle provides a biblical priority for ministry and relationships that will restore great relevance to the church and deepen personal relationships with others

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.

Bethany Family Institute Supporting Catholic family life by supporting families and those who work with them

Certificate in Marriage and Family Life A course to enable those working in marriage and family ministry to extend their training and experience.

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

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

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

Family Caring Trust Community programmes for supporting families

Family Education Trust Promotes responsible attitudes to marriage and family life through research and the publication of resources.

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

Order of Christian Unity Provides marriage preparation and schools resources to support marriage as a lifelong commitment.

Oxfordshire Family Trust Marriage preparation, enrichment and parenting support

Seven Guides to Lasting Love What can you learn from the stories of seven famous couples?

Broken Rites An inter-denominational group offering mutual support and information to separated and divorced wives of clergy, ministers and Church Army Officers

Something to Celebrate Report from Church of England on valuing families in society

The Future of the Family – a crisis of commitment A review of the current issues surrounding marriage produced by the Church of Scotland