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Premarital CounselingSanta Barbara Community Church Premarital Counseling The premarital counseling program at SBCC is in the spirit of Ephesians 4:12-13, "equipping the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ." We strongly encourage your involvement in this very beneficial program. Our hope is that by investing a small amount of time and money, you will be assisted in exploring areas of strength and possible growth in your relationship. By discussing key categories all married couples encounter, we hope you will find yourselves better prepared to enter the marriage relationship. We trust these sessions will encourage mutual commitment to the time and energy required for a healthy marriage. Our commitment is to provide you with caring, candid, honest feedback from professional premarital inventories and our own marriage experiences. Your commitment is to be honest with yourselves and each other and to be open to the process of change that all successful marriages require. Together we will ask the Lord Jesus to hear the prayers of our hearts. Newly married couples (less than 2 years) who have never attended a premarital program before and attend SBCC are encouraged to participate as well. THE SBCC PREMARITAL PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR STEPS:
1. After Engagement
Contact Point Person: John Bostock Provide names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, homegroup night and projected wedding date. You will be assigned to a counseling couple for each of the program's four marriage topics.
2. Testing
Take the Taylor Johnson Temperament Analysis (TJTA) and PREPARE premarital inventory. Cost for test scoring is $30.00. Contact Lisa Jolley for the tests and instructions.
3. Three to Six Months Before Marriage: Four Evening Sessions
Attend an evening session with each of the four counseling couples assigned to you by the point person. Please contact each assigned counseling couple to make arrangements regarding the time and place to meet.
6-18 Months After Marriage: Follow Up
One of the following counseling couples will contact you to arrange an evening follow up session. Brian and Jean Eckhart | Don and Patti Close
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