Marriage Preparation Course
Before the day
The Marriage Preparation Course runs over 5 Thursday evenings. Our next course starts on Thursday 23 February 2012 at 7.30pm. Please email us at contact@stpetersbrighton.org for more information.
The course is written by Nicky and Sila Lee, who have been married for over 30 years and speak regularly on relationships and marriage preparation. They are co-authors of The Marriage Book.
It is designed for any engaged couple wishing to build a strong and lasting relationship. While based on Christian principles, It is relevant and helpful for any engaged couple with or without a Christian faith or church background.
Topics covered include:
- Communication
- Commitment
- Resolving conflict
- Keeping love alive
- Shared values
Each evening is hosted by Ben and Jules Jacob (church wardens). It begins with drinks and nibbles and is followed by a talk and an opportunity for discussion. Privacy is respected, there is no group work but there is always the chance to discuss issues with a married 'support couple' if they wish.
We also ask you to complete a questionnaire called FOCCUS that we believe is of tremendous value. The questionnaire helps you to recognise any issues that are useful for you to discuss as a couple prior to marriage. Since training is required to interpret the results, we do not pass the results back to you directly. Instead we offer you the opportunity to meet with your support couple over dinner to discuss any issues. FOCCUS is completed on-line. We will email you details of the questionnaire and a link to the website two weeks before the start of the course.
The cost of the course is £70 per couple, which covers a meal each night, course materials and questionnaire analysis. Bursaries are available, please contact us and we will be pleased to discuss this option.
What people have said
'The first session was absolutely amazing. We discovered things about each other that we had not realised in the three years we've been together.'
'We had issues that both of us were too scared to bring up, but did during the course.'