The World Evangelical Alliance (www.worldea.org) and Marriage Week International (www.marriage-weekinternational.com) have designated Sunday, February 12, 2012, as a day for the global church to come together in celebrating and encouraging marriage.
Geoff Tunnicliffe, Secretary General of WEA, said, "we encourage our Evangelical Alliance members around the world to seize this opportunity to promote and strengthen marriage in their local churches, nations and regions."
Richard Kane, CEO of Marriage Week International, said "This represents a global response to a global problem - the undermining of the sanctity of marriage.
"Let's use this opportunity to reach out into society and send a positive Marriage Week message about celebrating the diversity and vibrancy of marriage as the basis for family life."
A few ideas on how National Alliances can encourage local churches to celebrate Marriage Week:
- Organize an event for married or future couples. (ex. Recreational Outing, Movies, Dancing or any other activity that highlights marriage)
- Deliver a Sunday sermon with the passages from Scripture relevant to the sacredness of marriage
- Watch Marriage Week video (now on www.marriage-weekinternational.com)
- Hold a workshop with the Marriage Week materials from a nation with your language (see www.marriage-weekinternational.com).
Please encourage your local churches to send pictures and stories of these events to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by Thursday, February 16 so that these stories may be featured on our WEA website.
Your partnership in the Gospel will greatly help to unite in advocating for marriage to transform the nations.
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The UK website Marriage Resource offers the following 100 ways to strengthen marriages in the community.
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Even though the marriage rate is declining[1], marriage is still the norm – 80 percent of people with partners are married.[2] And they are the better for it. Decades of research have clearly established links between marriage and health, well-being, economic advantage, mental stability and the like.
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Read the Full StoryNew Zealand Christian Network is gearing up to promote and celebrate National Marriage Week, 12-19 February 2012.
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National Marriage Week - 12-18 February - is a great time to reassess marriage. A time to see that it is more than a piece of paper, a word, or a contract. Marriage is a relational institution that makes two people one entity - a great team.
Our marriages are not private matters. Our children, gain emotional security and a myriad of benefits from our marriage, our love and union. Our marriages matter to our extended family. They matter to our employers. They matter to society. They are the fabric that holds families together.
National Marriage Week is a collaborative effort to encourage many diverse groups to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build a stronger marriage culture, which in turn helps curtail poverty and benefits children. Together we can make more impact than working alone.
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