The organizing model
Three things, happening at once.
Every card in the deck touches at least one part of the Marriage Formation Flywheel. These are not stages a couple graduates from. They keep turning together for as long as the marriage lasts.
And back to IRL. The wheel keeps turning.
Cards that touch IRL
- Card 05IRL & CommunityWhere do married couples in your ministry actually build friendships with other married couples?IRLRead the card
- Card 06IRL & CommunityDo the couples you serve have a reason to gather together after marriage preparation ends?IRLRead the card
- Card 07IRL & CommunityWhat helps husbands and wives move from attending an event to actually feeling that they belong?IRLAccompanimentRead the card
- Card 08IRL & CommunityDo married couples in your ministry know other couples they could call when married life gets hard?IRLAccompanimentRead the card
- Card 12Husbands & WivesWhat helps husbands genuinely choose to participate in ongoing marriage formation?IRLEducationRead the card
- Card 13Husbands & WivesWhere are wives finding honest, faith-filled support for growing in their vocation as wives?IRLEducationRead the card
- Card 18ParticipationWhat actually gets married couples to say yes and show up?IRLRead the card
- Card 19ParticipationHow are you reaching couples who would never sign up for a marriage retreat?EducationIRLRead the card
- Card 20ParticipationWhat would make ongoing marriage formation feel like a normal part of married life for the couples you serve?IRLEducationAccompanimentRead the card
- Card 23Ministry CapacityWhat could your ministry offer married couples if time, staffing, and volunteer capacity were not the limiting factors?IRLEducationAccompanimentRead the card
- Card 26Strong MarriagesWhat would change if strong marriages received intentional formation before a crisis ever emerged?IRLEducationAccompanimentRead the card
- Card 27Parish ConnectionWhat brings newly married couples back into parish life after the wedding?IRLAccompanimentRead the card
- Card 28Parish ConnectionWhat would help couples move from “we got married here” to “this is our parish”?IRLAccompanimentRead the card
- Card 30Bigger QuestionsWhat would lifelong marriage formation look like in your ministry?IRLEducationAccompanimentRead the card
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For ministry leaders
Wondering how this connects to what you already do?
Marriage Every Day works alongside parishes and ministries rather than replacing what they have built. If the questions in this deck are the ones you keep running into, we would like to hear about your situation.