00:00 – Background. Faith.  Family.  Involvement with marriage and men's discipleship groups.
04:26 – Things he learned from his own marriage.  Importance of communication, and listening. Importance of a supportive environment for marriage.
06:46 – Purpose of marriage. Vocation. Gift. Calling.
09:26 – Key ingredients of a successful marriage. Communication is key.  Difference between hearing and listening.  Not being defensive.
14:41 – Men's discipleship groups.  Men taking responsibility to learn to cherish wives.  Need help from other men to grow.  Growth happens when working through
issues. 
21:09 – Differences between men and women.  Men like to fix things, including wives.  Wives and marriage aren’t to be fixed.
23:48 – Experience with men's discipleship groups for nearly 40 years.  Men and marriages needs support.  Cover three “P's” each meeting.  How men doing with Prayer, Purity, and Partner. 
28:34 – Prayer is learning to spend time each day with God through being quiet, scripture, and prayer.  Keep it simple and practical.  Encourage one another.  Purpose is to grow in relationship with Lord.
32:42 – Purity.  Important is honesty and confidentiality of what's shared in group.  Significance of pornography.  Bigger problem today with easy access via Internet. The most time is spent on this area.  Helping men learn to understand and relate well to wives.  Talk through situations.  Ask wife questions.  Talk. Deal with issues when they arise. Deal with emotional conflicts, don't avoid.
44:13 – Other marriage practices are weekly meeting.  Ask questions.  How things are going with relationship with Lord, what are they learning.  Listen.  Work through things.  Ask spouse, what is one thing they'd like to see changed in me.
55:33 – Response from wives to men's groups.
57:29 – Format of the men's group meetings.  Meet twice a month from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.  Has seven men in his group.
1:00:02 – Transformation comes in men's lives by being open, vulnerable, and transparent.  Iron sharpens iron.
1:06:04 – Contact information.  Final thoughts. 

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