Couples who serve in Christian ministry often face a unique set of challenges that stem from the demands of their spiritual, emotional, and relational responsibilities.
Time & energy demands
- Long hours and unpredictable schedules can leave little time for personal connection.
- Ministry often involves extended time commitments, which can interfere with family routines and rest.
Emotional & spiritual burnout
- Constantly caring for others’ spiritual and emotional needs can lead to compassion fatigue.
- Ministry couples may feel pressure to always appear spiritually strong, even when struggling themselves.
financial stress
- Many ministry roles are underpaid or rely on donations, leading to financial insecurity.
- This can create tension, especially if one spouse feels the burden of providing for the family.
conflict over ministry priorities
- Disagreements may arise over how much time and energy should be devoted to ministry versus family.
- One partner may feel neglected or secondary to the church’s needs.
lack of privacy & high expectations
- Ministry families often live in a “glass house,” where their lives are closely observed by the congregation.
- There can be unrealistic expectations for perfection in parenting, marriage, and personal conduct.
Role confusion & identity struggles
- Spouses may feel unclear about their role in the ministry or feel overshadowed by the other’s calling.
- This can lead to resentment or loss of personal identity, especially if one partner sacrifices their own goals.
isolaton & loneliness
- It can be difficult to form authentic friendships within the church due to power dynamics or confidentiality concerns.
- Ministry couples may feel isolated from peers who don’t understand their unique pressures.
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Marriage Enrichment Retreats
Individualized retreats for pastors, ministry leaders and missionaries, who cannot afford to take the break they desperately need.
Intensive Counseling Retreats
Specialized programs designed to provide deep emotional and spiritual healing in a concentrated time frame to individuals or couples in crisis.
Marriage Coaching Programs
A faith-based approach to relationship guidance that helps couples strengthen their marriage through biblical principles, spiritual growth and practical tools.
Healthy Marriages in the Church
Empower churches to provide consistent marriage programs that enrich and heal marriages in their congregations.
trusted providers
The team at Renewing Grace Together has worked diligently to find expert, Christ-centered marriage resources. These organizations offer biblically grounded programs that align with our mission to strengthen pastors, ministry leaders, and church communities.
Delight Your Marriage
- Coaching Programs for men and women: Masculinity Reclaimed & Delighted Wife (3-month intensive training and coaching programs in small groups)
- Ongoing Graduate Programs (MRG & DWG): ongoing encouragement groups
- 1:1 Coaching with founder Belah Rose
- Self-Directed Courses: to heal connection and intimacy
- Books: pre-marriage workbooks and women’s book
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Marble Retreat Center
Since 1974, Marble Retreat has walked alongside more than 5,000 pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders, offering a safe place for healing, renewal, and restoration.
- Counseling Intensives
- Soul Care Retreats
Weekend to Remember
At the intersection of a faith-based marriage conference and romantic retreat from everyday life, Weekend to Remember helps couples do just that — choose oneness. Whether you’re sending up an SOS for marital rescue or looking to foster an already flourishing connection, Weekend to Remember is your best next step toward being, and staying, one.