Marriage Resources

Many of our small groups are specifically designed for married couples or families. Groups across all our campuses can be found at ncc.re/groups. Here, you can filter by family-friendly options (childcare provided or kids included), groups specifically for couples and families, or groups focused on marriage, parenting, finances, and more!

• The Good Marriage Mondays at 6:30pm
  This 6 week study about the Good Marriage includes the option to getaway on a retreat together in the beginning of November. Each week the group will focus on a Biblical skill set to help you and your spouse cultivate a Good Marriage. Childcare provided (infants through 5th grade).
• SW DC Small Group for Married Couples Wednesdays at 7:30pm
  This group is for married couples in the SW DC area. The group meets weekly to discuss the sermon and pray for and encourage each other.
• Fort Lincoln Small Group Fridays at 6:00pm
  This group meets every other Friday.
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Care Group Mondays at 8:00pm (online)
  This group gathers as parents of pregnancy and infant loss to celebrate, grieve, hope, pray and grow with one another.
• Prepare: Engaged Couples Wednesdays at 7:00pm
  A premarital preparation group for engaged or pre-engaged couples considering covenant relationship in marriage. We use the Prepare Assessment and Couples Workbook.
• DivorceCare @ NCC Mondays at 6:30pm
  You don’t have to go through it alone. Most people will tell you that separation and divorce are the most painful and stressful experiences they’ve ever faced. DivorceCare groups meet weekly to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life. Childcare provided (infants through 5th grade).

Marriage Preparation

• Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before – and After – You Marry
  by Les and Leslie Parrott

Marriage Enrichment

• Praying Circles Around Your Marriage
  by Joel and Nina Schmidgall 
• Sacred Marriage: What if God designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
  by Gary Thomas
• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
  by Gary Chapman
• The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
  by Tim Keller
• The Love List
  by Les and Leslie Parrott
• When Work and Family Collide: Keeping Your Job from Cheating Your Family
  by Andy Stanley

Marriage Challenges/Crisis

• Beyond Ordinary: When a Good Marriage Just Isn’t Good Enough
  by Justin and Trisha Davis
• Healing Your Marriage When Trust is Broken: Finding Forgiveness and Restoration
  by Cindy Beall
• One More Try: What to Do When Your Marriage Is Falling Apart
  by Gary Chapman

Assessments

• Prepare/Enrich
  Contact your Campus Pastor to take the marriage enrichment or premarital assessment.
• SYMBIS: Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts
  Assessment for pre-engaged, engaged, and newly married couples.

Groups, Conferences & Retreats

• Re|Engage
  A marriage enrichment program offered at local churches.
• Family Life: Weekend to Remember
  A marriage getaway with your spouse.
• Marriage Encounter
  A weekend away for couples who want to take their marriage from good to great. 
• Onsite
  Personal growth and emotional wellness experiences.

Libraries

• Married People
  A library of online marriage resources.
• Right Now Media
  A library of video resources on marriage. Contact [email protected] for access to the resource library.
• Focus on the Family
  A variety of marriage resources.