Strong Foundations Leader's Guide

The purpose of Strong Foundations is to help couples do the hard work of creating a loving marriage with God at its center.This means helping participants discover their own values and beliefs, which play a powerful role in every aspect of marriage, and to show them how to integrate their two distinct values systems into one strong marriage. Thus the program focuses on compatibility and relationship strengths and weaknesses, as well as the common issues of faith and spirituality, family connections, cohabitation, careers, finances, intimacy, and above all commitment.

Strong Foundations is also intent on helping couples define the role of God and faith in their marriage and encourages them to find ways to practice faith in everyday living prepare to communicate that faith to their children.

Holly Carbo and Mandi Chapman are both Nationally Certified Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Professional Counselors. Read less