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| What others are saying about Marriage Plus International |
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The Marriage Plus curriculum was a God
send for us. We've always had hearts that wanted to administer God's grace through service. Now,
we have the tools to do it. M+ has allowed us to circumnavigate the challenges associated with
husbands and wives ministering together. Thanks a ton. Our lives are more fruitful because of
your ministry. |
Randy & Ginger BARNHART - 2001 Graduates
Parker, Colorado
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Their biblical commitment, their spiritual
and psychological insights, their ministry at home and overseas, their academic background, their own
experiences as effective parents and their life together as a Christian couple who model what they teach
--all this qualifies Gary & Ann Wooley to be of transforming help to other couples. |
Dr. Vernon GROUNDS
President Emeritus of Denver Seminary (Mentor)
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The skills training we received through
Marriage Plus has become essential to how we do life and ministry as a couple. When faced with the
everyday challenge of making important decisions together, we continually return to a Marriage Plus
basic--that listening with empathy is both loving and effective work. As a couple dedicated to making
our marital journey an adventure and not a yawn, Marriage Plus has been for us a perfect investment. |
Matt & Sara HEBERT - 2002 Graduates
Artmaking and Youth Ministry with Youth For Christ
St. Cloud, Minnesota
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The one part of our lives that Marriage Plus
really changed was in the area of communication. Being a couple of introverts, our listening skills
were relatively well developed if somebody else was willing to talk. But if not, 'conversation' was
just a series of long, awkward silences, punctuated by one word answers.
M+ gave us the skills to engage people (even, horror, people we didn't know well)
in significant discussions moving smoothly from circumstances, to the people, to the feelings, and
finally to the values at work in a particular situation. |
Shawn & Julie LANPHEAR - 1997 Graduates
Centennial, Colorado
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Marriage Plus has been life-changing in our
marriage and ministry focus. As we have taught Marriage Plus groups, it is so exciting for us to see
couples dream together about their ministry for Christ. |
Dan & Debby VANDEN BURG - 1992 Graduates
Littleton, COLORADO
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We completed Marriage Plus course and we
taught it with couples in our church. Even we were trained in doing ministry and sharing the gospel,
this course was helpful for us. For the young couples we then taught Marriage Plus to, it was very
good and practical way to learn how to have the ministry together. When they finished the course they
were good equipped for building their marriages, for doing evangelism and ministry. |
Adam & Tamara ADAMUS - Graduates
Director of Jesus Film Project
Poland
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The strength of Marriage Plus is its
practicality. It focuses on real-life issues and the development of usable ministry skills, something
every couple needs and every church will benefit from. We highly recommend it. |
Bruce & Kathy LESTER - 1994 Graduates
Pastor - McCook, Nebraska
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As we began our Marriage Plus course,
it proved to be a much larger commitment than we anticipated. We struggled to make it to
weekly meetings and keep up with homework. I was traveling a lot with my job and it took some major
shuffling for us to meet with our group. I had to rearrange travel schedules and actually turn down some
opportunities with work. How would we manage committing to three hours a week for over a year?
We completed Marriage Plus almost two years ago and I can't even begin to
tell you how beneficial the M+ program has been in our marriage and in our ministry together. I truly
believe the skills we learned have allowed me to go back into full time ministry as a youth pastor.
Rarely a week goes by that we don't thank God for our rich Marriage Plus experience! It has been
invaluable to our lifetime service to the Lord.
We are proud to say that our marriage is a living witness to the joy that
God intends marriage to be. |
Barry & Sue KRAFT - 2002 Graduates
Pastor - St. Louis, Missouri
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We certainly feel blessed to have been able to
take the Marriage Plus course early in our marriage. It strengthened our personal skills in relating to one
another and our community and tied those into building convictions, exercising spiritual gifts, and embracing
a vision for our future. With this experience, life and ministry as a couple has become more enjoyable, more
fulfilling, and more glorifying to God. |
Steve & Sarah FORNEY - 1998 Graduates
Denver, Colorado
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We're very thankful for the skills we learned in
Marriage Plus. It not only enriched and strengthened our marriage, it also sufficiently prepared us to serve
in ministry together. |
Brent & Whitney HOSKINS - 2001 Graduates
Kansas City, Kansas
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The year we spent in M+ has equiped us to
fullfil God's plan for marriage. We have a vision for our marriage as a ministry that God can use to
minister to others and further His Kingdom. We learned how to communicate, respect and build up each other
up which has allowed our love for each other and Jesus to grow. We continually give glory to God for His
work in our marriage and leading us to M+. We pray that M+ will one day be available for all newly married
couples. |
Troy & Karen YOUNG - 1999 Graduates
Parkville, Maryland
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