ADVANTAGES OF THE RIGHT START PROGRAM

·         Provides a proven, biblical, premarital preparation program for the use of couples and churches, elders, pastors, missionaries, and counselors 

·         Prepares couples through the most comprehensive and thorough program available today

·         Reinforces the church's high standards for marriage

·         Makes optimum use of classroom or self-study instruction, and the essential mentoring relationship established between the shepherding couple and the premarital couple

·         Provides thorough, individualized preparation for healthy marriages by sharing the responsibility of the required counseling

·         Incorporates adequate process time to surface issues, address problems, learn new skills, and demonstrate change

·         Emphasizes thoughtful, covenant commitment

·         Provides assistance to those considering the wisdom of embarking on a particular marriage

·         Presents a careful approach to remarriage and blended family issues

·         Develops trained mentors, equipped for church leadership

·         Represents the results of 24 years of refinement and testing

What Others Have Said

If you want to take seriously the responsibility of uniting two people for life and desire to have strong godly families, then you owe it to yourself to know and utilize the Right Start materials. They represent the most comprehensive biblical program that we have seen. The full resources of the church are utilized (the mentoring aspect is one of its strongest features) to prepare men and women for the second most important decision (after a personal commitment to Christ) that they will ever make. Our staff regularly makes referrals to the Right Start program, and we make sure the materials are referenced in all our Marriage and Family classes.

Dr. John Bettler

Co-Founder and former Executive Director,

     The Christian Counseling and Education Foundation, Oreland,

     Pennsylvania

Former Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary

This is the highest quality material on the market: a thorough, in-depth program requiring a mentoring format. Excellent for churches wanting to produce successful marriages.

Alexander Strauch

Bible teacher and popular speaker, Littleton, Colorado

Prolific author, especially of the classic work, Biblical Eldership,

      An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership

At a time when many marriages are crumbling, Right Start provides an outstanding tool for helping marriages begin on a strong foundation. The combination of essential biblical information, individual testing and assessment, and oversight by personal mentors gives more help than any other program I have seen.

Tom Jones

Director, Fresh Start Divorce Recovery Seminars, Midwest

Pastor of Counseling and Marriage,

     Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church, St Louis, Missouri

It is not news that marriage is in trouble in our society. The Right Start program is a biblically-based approach which helps churches prepare couples for the biggest challenge of their lives. In addition to the biblical insights and principles presented through classes, reading, and homework, the mentoring component of Right Start enables couples to anticipate situations they are likely to encounter after the wedding, in light of the Bible, their backgrounds, and the dynamics of their present relationships.

Dr. Edward G. Kuhlmann

Professor and Chairman, Social Work Department, Eastern College

     Wayne, Pennsylvania

Former Executive Director, North American Association of Christians in Social Work