Hard Conversations on Saving a Marriage | Kimberly Beam Holmes

About this episode

Kimberly Beam Holmes discusses the mishandling of a marriage crisis by church leaders and the hope offered by Marriage Helper.

Welcome to the Real Life Theology Podcast episode with Kimberly Beam Holmes. She shares the true story of Jordan and Priscilla, exploring how church leaders mishandled their marriage crisis, the damage of poor counsel, and the hope Marriage Helper offers for saving marriages even after affairs and divorce. Kimberly urges church leaders to courageously, compassionately engage struggling couples, believe every marriage can be saved, and provide enduring support that prioritizes reconciliation and the wellbeing of children. Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew-app-page.bolt.host/ Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/ Check out the following from RENEW.org:Events: https://renew.org/resources/events/Videos: https://renew.org/media/videos/Podcasts: https://renew.org/media/podcasts/Articles: https://renew.org/articles/Free eBooks: https://renew.org/resources/free-ebooks/Books: https://renew.org/resources/books/Audiobooks: https://renew.org/resources/audiobooks/Sermon Tools: https://renew.org/resources/sermon-tools/Job Board: https://jobs.renew.org/Renew University: https://renewuniversity.org/Real Life Theology Conversations: https://renew.org/rltc/ Sign up for our newsletter…

People in this episode

Guest: Kimberly Beam Holmes

Topics covered

• marriage
• counseling
• church leadership
• reconciliation
• affairs
• divorce

Keywords

• marriage crisis
• church leaders
• poor counsel
• reconciliation
• support for couples

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marriage Helper, RENEW.org

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