Couples Compass for Pastoral Couples is a nine-week journey built specifically for pastoral couples: prepare individually during the week, then come together for a date night with purpose.
Ministry puts unique pressures on a marriage. The lines between work and home blur. Congregational expectations weigh heavy. And the temptation is always there to pour everything into the church and leave nothing for each other. The conversations a marriage needs most are the ones ministry life crowds out first.
Couples Compass for Pastoral Couples protects those conversations. The rhythm is simple: set aside one evening each week for nine weeks and treat it as a date night with a purpose. During the week, each of you prepares separately, on your own time. Then come together for your date: share your answers, work through the teaching and discussion, and close by preparing for your next date. Nine weeks of protected time, and a way to connect better with the most important earthly friend you have.
I needed a resource for premarital counseling: simple to facilitate, and meaningful to engaged couples. So I developed the Couples Compass Premarital Course first. Then I realized the course meets the needs of married couples too, and Couples Compass for Pastoral Couples was born. It’s a way to connect better with the most important earthly friend you have. Finally, I build a group verson. Now all three versions come in one bundle.
Pastor Tom J. Stone
Guides the two of you through nine weeks: His/Her prep sheets, teaching grounded in Ephesians 5, and a “For Pastoral Couples” section every week.
Gathers other couples around the same journey: the group version with print permission, nine weekly gatherings with teaching, couple breakouts, and wrap-up.
Gives you the complete nine-session premarital course, free with this purchase. Co-facilitate it for an engaged couple and watch your own marriage grow deeper.
Shows you how to protect the date nights, why a thriving marriage matters in ministry, and how to host a group or co-facilitate the premarital course.
Built from Scripture and pastoral practice, Couples Compass serves pastoral couples in any church tradition.
You will have all four resources: the couples guide, the group version, the Readme, and the premarital course bonus.
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