Personal Resources Archives - Ministry Architects https://ministryarchitects.com/product-category/personal-resources/ Healthy Systems. Innovative Change. For the Future of the Church. Sun, 25 May 2025 05:53:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ministryarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-MA-32x32.png Personal Resources Archives - Ministry Architects https://ministryarchitects.com/product-category/personal-resources/ 32 32 213449344 What Every Bride Needs to Know https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-bride-needs-to-know/ https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-bride-needs-to-know/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:54:52 +0000 https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-bride-needs-to-know/ The first year of marriage may not be the most difficult, but it is the most important. In the twelve months after "I do." a couple form the habits- good and bad- that will define the rest of their married life.

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]]> With a gorgeous sateen finish and flex binding that make this book great for gift giving, What Every Bride Needs to Know was written especially for soon-to-be as well as new brides. It is their guide to all the things that happen after “I do.”  Through the application of the practical wisdom in this book, brides will become experts on what really makes their husbands tick, and enjoy the benefits of a great partnership. By taking an honest look at their family of origin—its unwritten codes, how it has shaped them as individuals, and the ways it affects their relationships with their husbands today—brides will learn how to speak their groom’s ‘language’ and appreciate the qualities both husbands and wives bring to marriage. Susan DeVries and Bobbie Wolgemuth offer a solid, approachable look at improving communication skills, secrets for a great sex life, budgeting basics, dealing with in-laws, navigating tough times, and much more. Above all, brides will cultivate a spiritual unity that draws them closer to their husbands as they draw closer to God.

Susan DeVries has made a career out of being a wife, mother, and supervising editor of every word her husband, Mark, has ever written. Over the past twenty-three years, Susan has partnered with Mark in providing premarital counseling and leading marriage retreats and classes for couples. Mark and Susan have three children, two grandchildren, and live in middle Tennessee.

Bobbie Wolgemuth is a Bible teacher and the author or co-author of several books, including Mom’s Bible: God’s Wisdom for Mothers and the four-book Gold Medallion bestselling series Hymns for a Kid’s Heart with Joni Eareckson Tada. She is also the coauthor of Couples of the Bible with her husband, Robert. Married in 1970, the Wolgemuths have two married daughters, two sons-in-law, and five grandchildren. They live in central Florida.

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]]> https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-bride-needs-to-know/feed/ 0 5431 What Every Bride/Groom Needs to Know – Combo https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-bride-groom-needs-to-know-combo/ https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-bride-groom-needs-to-know-combo/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:54:52 +0000 https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-bride-groom-needs-to-know-combo/ Get both of these combined together into one reversible hard bound copy. Save when you buy them together.

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]]> https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-bride-groom-needs-to-know-combo/feed/ 0 5432 What Every Groom Needs to Know https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-groom-needs-to-know/ https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-groom-needs-to-know/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:54:51 +0000 https://ministryarchitects.com/product/what-every-groom-needs-to-know/ This is your guide to all the things that happen after "I do." The advice in this book to grooms is pretty simple. You don’t need to become an expert on women. Only one woman. Learn the secrets to loving and cherishing her.

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]]> This is your guide to all the things that happen after “I do.”  The advice in this book to grooms is pretty simple. You don’t need to become an expert on women. Only one woman. Learn the secrets to loving and cherishing her. Take an honest look at your family of origin: its unwritten codes, how it has shaped you, and the ways it affects your relationship with your wife. Learn how to speak each other’s ‘language’ and appreciate the qualities each of you brings to your marriage. Robert Wolgemuth and Mark DeVries offer a solid, approachable look at improving communication skills, secrets for a great sex life, budgeting basics, dealing with in-laws, navigating tough times, and much more. Above all, you’ll cultivate a spiritual unity that draws the two of you closer to each other as you draw closer to God. Make this first year together as husband and wife what it was meant to be: the most important year in your life.

Mark DeVries is pastor of youth and families at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, where he has served for the past seventeen years. In addition to authoring several books, including Family-Based Youth Ministry and True Love Waits, he is founder of Ministry Architects (www.ymarchitects.com), a strategic-planning service for churches facing transitions in their youth ministries. He and his wife, Susan, live in Nashville.

Robert Wolgemuth graduated from Taylor University (Biblical Literature) and received an honorary doctorate (LhD) from the same university in 2005. He is the author or coauthor of over twenty books, including Men of the Bible. He and his wife live in central Florida.

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