MARRIAGE is a calling. It's a sacred invitation. We believe marriage is more than a romance between a man and a woman. It requires an intentional decision to invite Christ into your union and a willingness to equip yourselves with 'tools' that will help you build a healthy and vibrant marriage.
We are committed to coming alongside couples in this journey of joining together in the union of marriage. It is easy in the excitement of engagement and wedding planning to lose sight of the larger vision of marriage and life together as a family. Our hope is to provide tools and a space to wrestle with the larger implications of marriage and to encourage a bigger picture lens into the dreams and visions couples have for their lives together.
The class is a four week class (twice a year, spring and fall) which covers this topics:
Session 1: Introduction || A Theology of Marriage
- What do we believe?
- How are we shaped by our family, the church and culture in our belief systems?
- What do we bring?
- What do we hope?
Session 2: Stewardship || Our call to care well
- Stewardship of Finances
- Stewardship of Relationship
- Caring for the other
Session 3 || Fighting well
Conflict Resolution
Sexuality: A gift of loving and knowing
Session 4 || Intimacy- To know and be known
Communication- Tools of Engagement
Honoring other
The Instructors:
DeAnza Spaulding: is the compassion & justice pastor at Quest. She has her counseling degree from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology (formerly known as Marshill Graduate School). She lives in Ballard with her husband, Frank and their two daughters.
Eugene Cho: is the lead pastor of Quest Church. He and his wife, Minhee, enjoy life with their three kids.
Ray Bartel: Ray served as a bi-vocational pastor for 15 years while working in engineering at Boeing. Next to his family and faith, his passion includes Christian apologetics, conversation, ballroom dancing, and staying physically fit.
Gail Song Bantum: Gail and her family relocated to the Seattle area in 2009 from Durham, North Carolina. Before joining the Quest staff in 2010, she led worship and conferences in diverse and varied contexts for over fourteen years.
