Vision
Our vision is that every believing couple in our church be exposed to the fullness of God’s view of marriage and the roles that husbands and wives each have in marriage. With God’s grace, every couple will have the training and tools necessary to become godly men and women who impact their families, the church and the community with Christ’s love. Evidence of doing this well will be that the divorce rate within our community plummets; living together will come under the plan and purpose set forth in the scriptures in marriage; an increasing number of joy-filled marriages will be apparent throughout the church.

Mission
Our mission is to provide the most effective training and tools to educate, encourage and motivate couples to grow in their individual walks with Christ and to draw closer to the concept of “divine us” that God gave as the foundation for marriage in Genesis 2. This will be accomplished by recruiting, nurturing and supplying our marriage team with the best tools available so they may transfer that care and training to other couples. An ongoing plan is to “give ourselves away” to the larger community.

We work cooperatively with all our Scottsdale Bible ministries to those dating, those divorced and those about to marry, so that individuals moving toward marriage have a jump-start on what Christ-centered marriage is about. The five pillars of the Marriage Ministry will:

• touch those preparing for marriage or remarriage with classes, one-on-one interviews and mentoring
• provide couple-to-couple mentoring for couples who understand the value of, and desire a mentor
• present marriage enrichment opportunities and regular classes to challenge and help married couples grow
• work together with the Counseling Ministry to give hurting couples an opportunity for healing help
• give assistance to the Outreach Ministry to provide marriage care to our missionaries on furlough and in the field
• take marriage classes to those who want and need the materials and training we can provide

Our Marriage Ministry is led by a hand-chosen group of volunteers many of whom have served for nearly a decade. Each of the five marriages pillars is upheld by prayer and the community atmosphere that has developed around these dedicated couples. Each pillar of the ministry is led by those gifted and trained for their area, and supported by other dedicated believing couples with that common desire to serve and see strong marriages.

If you have been married for a half dozen or more years and would like to volunteer your time and gifts that fit one of the five marriage pillars, we invite you to call for an interview. You can reach us at 480.824.7241.