{"id":2466,"date":"2024-06-29T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T15:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalmentoring.org\/?page_id=2466"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:37:10","slug":"marriage-mentoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblicalmentoring.org\/index.php\/marriage-mentoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriage Mentoring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/strong>\u00a0 This is our first and only set of verses to be used in a couple-to-couple mentoring setting.\u00a0 One older seasoned couple can have a passion to encourage another younger couple along in their journey together.\u00a0 No one does life or marriage perfectly.\u00a0 Partnership in marriage may be the most challenging and most important Covenant (not Contract) in our lives.\u00a0 A Marriage Covenant (like God’s Covenants)\u00a0 is not to be broken if possible.\u00a0 \u00a0God’s mercy and grace is for his us, his children if needed to endure or start over.\u00a0 \u00a0The idea is that this offers a great monthly face-to-face session but\u00a0 can certainly be done with a facetime session or even a phone session after you get to know each other visually.\u00a0 Important:\u00a0 This is NOT therapy<\/strong> but there are benefits similar as everyone seeks to be humble and teachable. \u00a0It is important for all to pledge confidentiality in order to build trust. \u00a0No one has the right to seek for advice from a counselor for anyone other them themselves.\u00a0 \u00a0IMPORTANT:\u00a0 The mentoring becomes training to help couples become marriage mentors possibly for life as you invest in the lives of other couples.\u00a0 Part of your training is to switch roles when the trainee couple is ready to be the trainer couple with coaching.\u00a0 This is so needed and workable.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click on the Verse # (in RED) for a pdf of the verse for your session.<\/em><\/p>\n

IMPORTANT:\u00a0 See Instructions below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Marriage Mentoring (MM)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BiblicalMentoring.org\u00a0 \/ Ron Lively, M.Div., M.A.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Developed for Training Couples to serve as Marriage Mentors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Verse Link<\/strong><\/td>\nTopic<\/strong><\/td>\nChapter Link<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-1<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage & Family: Man & Woman \/ Procreation<\/td>\nGenesis 2:23-25<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-2<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage – Effects of the Fall<\/td>\nGenesis 3:22-23<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-3<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage Covenant \/ Companionship<\/td>\nMalachi 2:14-16<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-4<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage: Two Becoming One – Not to be Separated<\/td>\nMatthew 19-3-6<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-5<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage:\u00a0 Encourage and Build Up Your Spouse<\/td>\nI Thessalonians 5:9-11<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-6<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage Communication (Active Listening)<\/td>\nProverbs 18:12-14<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-7<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage Brings Rejoicing<\/td>\nIsaiah 62:4-5<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-8<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage is a Mystery Walk in Love<\/td>\nEphesians 5:31-32<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-9<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage Partnership \/ A Life-Long Commitment<\/td>\n2 Corinthians 6:14-16a<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-10<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage & Honor<\/td>\nHebrews 13:4<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-11<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage & Adultery<\/td>\nMatthew 5:31-32<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-12<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage & Sexual Morality<\/td>\nI Corinthians 7:2-3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-13<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage With a Non-Believer<\/td>\nI Peter 3:1-2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-14<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage: Thanksgiving, Submission & Love<\/td>\nColossians 3:17-19<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM-15<\/a><\/td>\nMarriage Support:\u00a0 A Couple Plus Christ<\/td>\nEcclesiastes 4:9-12<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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INSTRUCTIONS:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe format for couple-to-couple marriage mentoring is the same as for our one-to-one (life-to-life) mentoring \/ training.\u00a0 This will probably be best suited for monthly meetings or calls but it could easily be for weekly sessions if participants have the time.\u00a0 A session will probably last for no more than an hour.
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\nFirst:<\/strong>\u00a0 The trainer couple (or even the trainee couple) opens the session with prayer asking the Holy Spirit to serve as the Teacher and that there will be sensitivity with clarification, accurate understanding and application of the Scriptural principles.<\/p>\n

Second:<\/strong>\u00a0 Each person reads the key verse (memory verse).\u00a0 Offering these verses by memory is ideal but each person reading the key verse will work especially if it is long.\u00a0 (Each person should review the key verse or verses as well as the chapter in preparation for the session).<\/p>\n

Third:\u00a0<\/strong> Next, take turns to read and offer a brief commentary or explanation of a verse or group of verses from the whole chapter of the key verse.\u00a0 \u00a0It is usually best to limit each reading to 2 or 3 verses so that it can be summarized.\u00a0 Ask – what are these few verses teaching us.\u00a0 Many are challenged to explain Scriptures but this is essential for better understanding and application.<\/p>\n

Fourth:<\/strong> When done with the chapter, transition by asking for personal prayer requests.\u00a0 Seek for less general requests but more personal requests.\u00a0 The trainer couple will probably need to model this kind of requests for themselves and their marriage and family first.\u00a0 Seek for vulnerable and humble hearts.\u00a0 Break away from general or even important prayers for others in your church fellowship since the couple being trained may not be in your fellowship.<\/p>\n

Fifth:\u00a0 <\/strong> Close your session with each couple praying specifically for the other couple’s request.\u00a0 This is relational marriage mentoring.\u00a0 Encourage each person to pray even if it is a quiet time for personal prayers until they are comfortable praying out loud.\u00a0 Sometimes listening to another person pray allows us to hear how one talks to their (our)\u00a0 Father\/Lord.<\/p>\n

It is important that each couple understand that they are receiving training to become a marriage mentoring couple one day as they experience this marriage mentoring.\u00a0 We must multiply (train others) to fulfill what Jesus requested in the Great Commission in Matthew 28.<\/p>\n

Contact Ron to participate as couple-to-couple mentor and for some coaching.\u00a0 May God bless your efforts to encourage healthy functioning marriages and families for God’s Glory.<\/p>\n

Contact Info:\u00a0 Ron Lively
\n615-238-4035
\nron@biblicalmentoring.org<\/p>\n

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