Wedding Form
Dear Bride and Groom:
CONGRATULATIONS! You are now engaged and preparing for marriage! We are rejoicing with you and thankful to God that He has brought you together to share the joys and blessings of Christian marriage.
By following the biblical principles taught in God’s Word, we believe our marriages will withstand the storms of life and the test of time. Christian Life uses SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts by Les & Leslie Parrott) as a guide in laying a firm foundation for marriage. During the pre-marital sessions, we will discuss important topics such as communication, finances, personalities, roles within the marriage, upbringing and intimacy.
Thank you for allowing us to join your journey as you prepare to enter into this life-long covenant with your soon-to-be spouse. It is our honor and joy to assist you in building your marriage on the foundation of the Word of God. God bless you abundantly and prosper you in all things!
Sincerely in Christ,
The Pastoral Staff of Christian Life
“For this cause, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24
PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING AND WEDDING PROCEDURE
1. Complete a Wedding Application. We will be in contact with you after they receive approval from the Pastors doing the counseling and service.
2. Successfully complete pre-marital counseling (please request at least six months prior to the wedding ceremony). This will include completing the Symbis Premarital Assessment. If the pastor doing the pre-marital counseling is different from the pastor officiating the ceremony, please indicate that on the form.
3. Select the desired pastor to officiate the wedding.
4. The purpose of pre-marital counseling is to become acquainted plus explore personal backgrounds, family history and life experience and discern motivation for the marriage. The pastors will share the Biblical basis for Christian marriage and lay out the expectations and requirements for the sessions.
5. If the pastor does not feel adequately equipped to continue pre-marital counseling, they may recommend couples to seek professional counseling (addiction issues, abuse, etc.). Pre-marital counseling may continue at a later time, if the pastor feels the couple is ready.
6. The scheduling and format of the pre-martial counseling sessions will be determined by the counseling pastor.
ENGAGEMENT COVENANT
Believing that marriage is a holy and sacred gift from God, it is our desire that couples approach marriage according to Biblical standards and in a way that is pleasing to God. In this regard, Christian Life Church pastors reserve the right to decline officiating a wedding if couples do not agree with the engagement covenant which includes the following:
A Covenant of Belief Believing that God has intended Christians to marry Christians, we require that both the bride and groom individually have come to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and have made a commitment of their lives to Him. (1 Corinthians 6:14-16; Romans 10:9-10)
A Covenant of Purity Believing that the sexual relationship has been designed and intended only for the marriage relationship, we require that you agree to abstain from any sexual relationship until you are officially married to one another. Also, believing that living arrangements which include cohabitation prior to the wedding is not moral, we require that you agree to separate living arrangements until you are officially married. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 8:1-13)
CONGRATULATIONS! You are now engaged and preparing for marriage! We are rejoicing with you and thankful to God that He has brought you together to share the joys and blessings of Christian marriage.
By following the biblical principles taught in God’s Word, we believe our marriages will withstand the storms of life and the test of time. Christian Life uses SYMBIS (Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts by Les & Leslie Parrott) as a guide in laying a firm foundation for marriage. During the pre-marital sessions, we will discuss important topics such as communication, finances, personalities, roles within the marriage, upbringing and intimacy.
Thank you for allowing us to join your journey as you prepare to enter into this life-long covenant with your soon-to-be spouse. It is our honor and joy to assist you in building your marriage on the foundation of the Word of God. God bless you abundantly and prosper you in all things!
Sincerely in Christ,
The Pastoral Staff of Christian Life
“For this cause, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24
PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING AND WEDDING PROCEDURE
1. Complete a Wedding Application. We will be in contact with you after they receive approval from the Pastors doing the counseling and service.
2. Successfully complete pre-marital counseling (please request at least six months prior to the wedding ceremony). This will include completing the Symbis Premarital Assessment. If the pastor doing the pre-marital counseling is different from the pastor officiating the ceremony, please indicate that on the form.
3. Select the desired pastor to officiate the wedding.
4. The purpose of pre-marital counseling is to become acquainted plus explore personal backgrounds, family history and life experience and discern motivation for the marriage. The pastors will share the Biblical basis for Christian marriage and lay out the expectations and requirements for the sessions.
5. If the pastor does not feel adequately equipped to continue pre-marital counseling, they may recommend couples to seek professional counseling (addiction issues, abuse, etc.). Pre-marital counseling may continue at a later time, if the pastor feels the couple is ready.
6. The scheduling and format of the pre-martial counseling sessions will be determined by the counseling pastor.
ENGAGEMENT COVENANT
Believing that marriage is a holy and sacred gift from God, it is our desire that couples approach marriage according to Biblical standards and in a way that is pleasing to God. In this regard, Christian Life Church pastors reserve the right to decline officiating a wedding if couples do not agree with the engagement covenant which includes the following:
A Covenant of Belief Believing that God has intended Christians to marry Christians, we require that both the bride and groom individually have come to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and have made a commitment of their lives to Him. (1 Corinthians 6:14-16; Romans 10:9-10)
A Covenant of Purity Believing that the sexual relationship has been designed and intended only for the marriage relationship, we require that you agree to abstain from any sexual relationship until you are officially married to one another. Also, believing that living arrangements which include cohabitation prior to the wedding is not moral, we require that you agree to separate living arrangements until you are officially married. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 8:1-13)
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