While juggling the kids, work, church, and community commitments are you and your spouse finding time to connect? When was the last time you had a good talk about faith, prayed, or did a devotional together?
On the third Friday of each month beginning in September and running through June, Advent will be hosting a date night with a purpose and provide childcare at the church for those needing.
To help you and your partner jump-start deeper connections, four marriage experts, Peter and Heather Larson & David and Claudia Arp, have come up with 10 creative date ideas, each centered on a spiritual theme, including:
Appreciating your differences
Experiencing God together
Facing the storms of life
Connecting through prayer
10 Great Dates: Connecting Faith, Love & Marriage (Bethany House Publishing)
Please obtain a copy of the book prior to prepare for each date (ISBN 9781441262967). Here are a few places you may purchase it from:
We meet together as couples for a 30 to 45-minute discussion on the date topic of the week and then send you out for your date (the children will remain at the church building in our care), where you’ll enjoy the evening together and talk more about that month’s topic.
The 10 Date topics are:
Connecting faith and love
Appreciating your differences
Experiencing God together
Getting into the Word
Loving your closest neighbor
Talking together with God
Building your marriage on a strong foundation
Facing the storms of life together
Guarding your hearts under God’s canopy
Making your marriage a lighthouse
With the planning taken care of--including flexible suggestions for before, during, and after the date--you and your spouse can simply enjoy the time sharing what's important in life.