Achim and Conny have been part of some wonderful spiritual journeys with couples in Germany using Gemeinsam ( German Together resource). They saw some couples taking new steps in their relationships, some travelling into marriage and two men journeying to find Jesus! Gemeinsam is a couple’s resource which combines practical relationship tools with Bible study […]
We have always felt that we have a close relationship; we talk a lot and share our concerns and responsibilities together. This year we took on the challenge of running a ‘Together’ group. This should be fairly straight forward, we thought. In some ways yes, it has been as we have found ourselves having conversations […]
Andy and Tiffany Atkins are very enthusiastic about their experience of FamilyLife’s ‘Together’ marriage resource which they describe as: “liberating”, “transforming” and “a window for the Gospel in our relationship.” The couple are members of St Andrew’s the Great, Cambridge, known locally as StAG and they wanted to be part of helping strengthen marriages in […]
Take four couples. One newlywed couple, two couples who have recently celebrated a quarter century together and an inbetweener couple married for fourteen years. Add some great materials i.e. Mark and Christine’s Together group workbooks, a few glasses of wine and what do you have? A powerful recipe for strengthening togetherness, apparently. Our Together group […]
Mark and Leonie Lane live in Bournemouth with their two teenage daughters. I was delighted to interview Mark and Leonie who are extremely enthusiastic about their experience leading a Together group with other couples in their church. Tell me how you got started… M: Our involvement with Family Life began when Leonie’s brother hosted A […]
This December John and Kate will celebrate 40 years of marriage. However, they are well aware that a good marriage doesn’t happen by accident, it needs to be nurtured. This is partly what motivated them to lead Together small groups in their community. Kate explained: “Marriage is a key relationship that, when working as God […]
Mike and Becca enjoyed taking part in a Together small group during the six months leading up to their wedding. Becca told us: “It was a great way to meet other couples and learn from them as there was a variety of ages and each couple was at a different stage of their marriage.” They […]
