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helping churches strengthen marriages and families

At Encompass Connection Center, we partner with churches to equip couples, train leaders, and help congregations build thriving marriage and family ministries.

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the opportunity for the church

• 1 in 5 Christians in church today report struggling in their marriage.
• Yet fewer than 1 in 5 churches offer meaningful marriage ministry.

This gap represents a significant opportunity for churches to support couples and strengthen families.

Encompass partners with churches to provide practical tools, coaching, and training that help marriages grow.

How We partner with churches

  • We partner with churches for marriage and family-focused events that are practical, engaging, and biblically grounded.

    Events may include:

    • Marriage conferences or retreats
    • Marriage enrichment nights or date nights
    • Sunday morning teaching or sermon series
    • Parenting events and family workshops
    • Relationship workshops for individuals
    • Leadership or staff development events

    Events can be customized to fit your church’s culture and goals.

  • Some couples need more than a workshop — they need personal guidance.

    Our relationship coaching helps couples move from conflict and frustration toward understanding, growth, and connection.

    Church leaders often refer couples who need:

    • Structured relationship coaching
    • Communication and conflict skills
    • Premarital preparation
    • Support after relational crisis

    Our coaches use the RINGS Relationship Framework, a practical model that helps couples build healthy relationship habits.

  • Pastoral couples face unique pressures from leadership responsibilities and ministry demands.

    Encompass offers coaching that provides:

    • A confidential and supportive environment
    • Coaches with pastoral ministry experience
    • Practical tools for navigating ministry pressures
    • Support for strengthening marriage while serving the church

    Healthy pastoral marriages strengthen the entire church.

  • Many churches want to support marriages but lack trained leaders.

    We help churches develop marriage mentoring and coaching teams through training such as:

    • Marriage mentor training
    • RINGS relationship skill training
    • Coaching skills for lay leaders
    • Equipping couples to support other couples

    This allows churches to multiply their impact by empowering leaders within the congregation.

  • We also help churches build sustainable marriage ministries.

    Consulting may include:

    • Assessing the health of current marriage ministry
    • Developing a strategy for reaching couples
    • Integrating marriage ministry into church life
    • Identifying and training key leaders

    Our goal is to help churches build strong ministries from within.

Why churches partner with encompass

Church leaders value partnering with Encompass because we bring:

• Over 20 years of marriage ministry experience
• Biblically grounded and practical teaching
• Proven relationship frameworks and tools
• Coaching that complements pastoral care

“Through the years, Encompass ministry has touched the lives of thousands of people and has helped couples to have better marriages and to be better parents! I applaud what has happened in this ministry over the last 21 years and I pray that it will continue prosper an impact, marriages, and families until the Lord returns!”

- Pastor Neil Haney, The Bridge Church- Springfield, Ohio

Let’s Explore How We Can Serve Your Church

Every church is unique. We would love to learn about your goals and explore how Encompass can support your ministry.

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