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What Did Paul Really Mean in 1 Corinthians 7:10? Understanding His Command to the Woman Few passages about marriage create more confusion than 1 Corinthians 7:10–11. Paul writes: “A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or...
Pastor Education: Sharpening Your Skills for Marital Crisis These resources are for pastors and ministry leaders who want to respond wisely to oppression in the form of domestic violence, coercive control, addiction, sexual immorality, and betrayal—without minimizing...
Christian Divorce After Abuse: When the Church Sides with Your Abuser Church Betrayal After Abuse: The Second Trauma No One Warned You About There’s a saying many survivors understand immediately: First you divorce the abusive or unfaithful spouse.Then you divorce the...
27 Ways Churches Gaslight Marital Abuse and Betrayal Victims Faith should be a refuge. But when someone is being abused or betrayed, church culture can accidentally (or intentionally) add spiritual pressure to an already dangerous situation. Many committed Christians...
Ready to Wed? Premarital Curriculum from Focus on the Family Pros and Cons for Pastors and Small Group Leaders Ready to Wed? is a structured, church-friendly premarital curriculum with real strengths in communication, expectations, and relationship habits. But its...
Pastors and Christian Divorcees: What the LifeWay Surveys Reveal About the Church Divorce Gap In 2015, Focus on the Family sponsored LifeWay Research to conduct multiple surveys on divorce in the church—including two parallel surveys: 1,000 Protestant pastors 1,000...
Pastors: Think Twice Before Using Focus on the Family’s Marriage Ministry Materials I am pro-marriage. I have spent years defending covenant faithfulness, calling out serial infidelity, chronic abuse, deception, addiction, and exploitation. I believe in strong...
The LifeWay Divorce Study: What the Data Reveals — And What Focus on the Family Hasn’t Addressed In 2015, LifeWay Research conducted a national survey of 1,000 churchgoers who had divorced within the previous five years. The study was sponsored by Focus on the Family...
How Christian Marriage Advice Goes Wrong in Destructive Marriages Why “Change Your Tone” Can Shift Responsibility Off the Offender In healthy marriages, advice about attitude and communication can strengthen love—but in destructive marriages, the same advice can...