How Most Churches Miss Marriages (And How to Fix It)

About this episode

In this episode, Brad and guest Sonya Jacobs discuss the lack of support for marriages in churches and the importance of equipping couples with the necessary tools for healthy relationships.

What if one of the biggest gaps in the Church today… is marriage? In this episode Brad sits down with Sonya Jacobs to talk about why so many churches invest heavily in everything except marriages...and why that HAS to change. After walking through her own marriage struggles early on, Sonya began to realize something: healthy marriages don’t happen by accident, and most couples were never equipped with the tools they actually need. That realization led her to build a thriving marriage minis...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad Rhoads, Marilyn Rhoads

Guest: Sonya Jacobs

Topics covered

• marriage
• church
• relationships
• couples
• support
• community

Keywords

• marriage support
• church involvement
• healthy relationships
• couples tools
• marriage struggles

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