Listen "#45: Chris Thayer. Discipleship Pastor. Assessments for marriage resources & needs. Relational health. Discipleship & marriage. www.beautifulmarriages.org"
Episode Synopsis
00:30 – Passion for discipleship and impacting the
community. Impact schools by impacting families. Beautiful Marriage Initiative. https://www.beautifulmarriages.org/
05:39 – So many issues in society are impacted by
marriage and family brokenness. Example of God's love for us is shown by marriage.
07:24 – Ministry in Good Shephard - date nights,
Re|engage, relational health initiatives for singles. Started Greater Charlotte Marriage Initiative to impact community.
13:03 – Impact of marriage ministry on church’s culture. Working with singles and relational ministry.
17:46 – Effective marriage ministry - know what
people desire and need. Creation of assessments to determine needs and effectiveness of programs. Create aggregate and individual assessments then provide follow up help.
26:21 – Types of assessments. For singles, marrieds, marriages, discipleship, and relational health. Primary beneficiary of assessments are people.
30:42 – Assessments given during church services. Take 3 to 4 minutes. Frequency. Don't do too often.
36:35 – Develop assessments for community to understand their needs.
45:09 – Impact broader community by partnering with other churches.
50:15 – Relationship of marriage ministry to discipleship. Same principles apply to both. Discipleship in the home. Seek to equip congregation to impact their community.
1:00:10 – Vision for the future. Expand number of couples reached and see divorce reduced in community.
1:04:22 – Contact information. Use of assessments by others.