Mentor Training
Today, local congregations and churches experience remarkable results when they provide marriage mentoring for couples in relationship, newly married, married for several years, and also for couples in crisis.
Trained lay couples can make a lasting impact that shapes their society and church. It is the process of an experienced and trained couple (no one said anything about “being perfect”) mentoring a less experienced couple and helping them with new issues.
Regrettably, less than 5% of churches take advantage of the lay marriage mentor opportunity and only about 30% require couples to have a couple evaluation as part of their marriage preparation, while the vast majority of weddings take place in churches.
This is a tragedy – it is a lost opportunity to equip engaged couples with skills they will need for a successful marriage.
We change this by offering several training options that are customized to meet the unique needs of your church or organization.
“The two most important days in your life: the day you were born and the day you found out what for.”
(Mark Twain)
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Jan and Sina live with their two twin sons (born 2015) in Radolfzell on Lake Constance and have been part of the trainer team at RelateWorks since 2015. They themselves have been married since 2011 and had the topic of “healthy relationships and marriages” on their minds from the very beginning of their relationship. Since their first year of marriage, they have led the relationship and marriage preparation classes at their church. An integral part of their shared vision and focus of their commitment is to guide (married) couples on the path to a strong and healthy relationship.
Jan is a humorous and creative enthusiast who quickly gets excited about many things. He likes to think outside the box and loves to tweak things. For him, there couldn’t be enough hours in the day and his mind is always on the next project or adventure.
Sina enjoys the moments in the here and now. She is the calming influence and peacemaker in the family and her patience stretches from here to the North Pole. For her, spending time with her family is the most precious thing. She has an eye for detail, a penchant for perfection, and yet a constant wanderlust.
For Jan and Sina, the focus in their own marriage is to see their personal differences as an asset and a complement, to support and challenge each other in their uniqueness, and yet always maintain the team spirit as a couple and a family.