There are countless Premarital Counseling courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Relationship Expert (2015)
- Getting Ready for Marriage: A Practical Road Map for Your Journey Together (2014)
- I Do!: A Marriage Workbook for Engaged Couples (2019)
- Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married (2010)
- Getting Ready for Marriage Workbook (2015)
- From Me to We: A Premarital Guide for the Bride- and Groom-to-Be (2017)
- Christian Premarital Counseling: Preparing the Two to Become One (2014)
- Pre-Marital Counseling (2016)
- The Marriage Counseling Workbook: 8 Steps to a Strong and Lasting Relationship (2018)
- Communication in Marriage: How to Communicate with Your Spouse Without Fighting (2017)
- Preparing for Marriage (2010)
- Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America’s Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship (2007)
- 131 Creative Conversations For Couples: Christ-honoring questions to deepen your relationship, grow your friendship, and kindle romance. (2016)
- 31 Prayers For My Future Husband: Preparing My Heart for Marriage by Praying for Him (2016)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Relationship Expert (2015)
John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make—and break—a marriage. Here is the culmination of that work: the seven principles that guide couples on a path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. Straightforward yet profound, these principles teach partners new approaches for resolving conflicts, creating new common ground, and achieving greater levels of intimacy.
Getting Ready for Marriage: A Practical Road Map for Your Journey Together (2014)
Jim Burns and Doug Fields wish you the very best for your wedding, but sadly, they won't be able to make it. What they are here for is your marriage. Jim and Doug have seen it all. They have worked with many couples and have studied extensively to uncover the essential elements for making marriages thrive.
I Do!: A Marriage Workbook for Engaged Couples (2019)
Strengthen Your Bond, Strengthen Your MarriagePlanning a meaningful wedding is important. Planning for a happy and satisfying marriage is critical. Through in-depth, thought-provoking exercises, I Do!
Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married (2010)
“Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage,” No wonder the divorce rate hovers around fifty percent. Bestselling author and marriage counselor, Gary Chapman, hopes to change that with his newest book.
Getting Ready for Marriage Workbook (2015)
Pulling off a successful wedding is one thing but fortifying a lifelong relationship is an entirely different endeavor. Relationship experts Jim Burns and Doug Fields invite couples to take a proactive approach to their marriage union—one that doesn’t shy away from sticky areas and tough topics—in order to develop a solid course from the very beginning.
From Me to We: A Premarital Guide for the Bride- and Groom-to-Be (2017)
Marriage is not for the faint of heart. Men, look at Ephesians 5:28: “So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.” Men, are you ready to make a commitment such as this? Ladies, are you ready to hop on his train? Consider Ephesians 5:22: “Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.” How are you both going to work out that verse as a couple?
Christian Premarital Counseling: Preparing the Two to Become One (2014)
All you need to conduct premarital counseling! How does one implement premarital counseling? Developing a new curriculum is time consuming. Though Christian leaders would like to assist young couples at the outset of this lifetime commitment, they are not sure how to proceed.
Pre-Marital Counseling (2016)
A guide for therapists and counselors, Pre-Marital Counseling addresses the common problems couples face when starting or considering marriage. This step-by-step guide teaches specific intervention strategies for common pre-marital problems, such as financial stress, blending families, and mental health issues.
The Marriage Counseling Workbook: 8 Steps to a Strong and Lasting Relationship (2018)
With exercises and examples from real-life marriage counseling sessions―The Marriage Counseling Workbook will reconstruct how you and your spouse think about, communicate with, and show love for one another.Many people want stronger marriages―but few know how to create them. This dilemma is at the crux of Dr.
Communication in Marriage: How to Communicate with Your Spouse Without Fighting (2017)
Do you find it difficult communicating with your spouse? Are you tired of arguing and fighting with your spouse whenever you try to communicate? Is your spouse not talking to you anymore? Many couples (including us) have had to deal with these communication problems at some point in marriage, and it’s not fun! The .
Preparing for Marriage (2010)
You’re in love, and it’s the real thing. You have made a joyous decision together–a decision destined to change your lives forever: You’re getting married! Now, as you plan your wedding celebration, it is time to lay the foundation for a lifetime of love and romance. Today you can begin the important, lifelong task of building a strong Christian marriage.
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America’s Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship (2007)
In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washington made a startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict—with more than 90 percent accuracy—whether a marriage would succeed or fail.
131 Creative Conversations For Couples: Christ-honoring questions to deepen your relationship, grow your friendship, and kindle romance. (2016)
This couples questions book will guide you on the journey! These fun relationship questions will help you grow. They are for couples who long to level-up their relationship and include fun, creative, and deep conversation starters. Some relationship questions are purely fun and liven up the mood. Other conversation starters encourage you to dream about the future.
31 Prayers For My Future Husband: Preparing My Heart for Marriage by Praying for Him (2016)
In the Garden of Eden, God said that it was not good that man was alone, so He created Eve out of Adam's side (Genesis 2). Desiring a counterpart and oneness with another person is built into the deepest and oldest parts of our human nature.
Best Premarital Counseling Books: The Ultimate Collection
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some premarital counseling books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
The Secrets of Success in Marriage: A Book for Marriage Enrichment and Premarital Counseling
Author(s): John G. Githiga
ID: 3605445, Publisher: Book Venture Publishing LLC, Year: 2015, Size: 11 Mb, Format: epub
Right from the Start: A Pastor's Guide to Premarital Counseling
Author(s): David Frisbie; Lisa Frisbie
ID: 3470514, Publisher: The Foundry Publishing, Year: 2013, Size: 144 Kb, Format: epub
The Premarital Counseling Handbook
Author(s): H. Norman Wright
ID: 3468481, Publisher: Moody Publishers, Year: 1992, Size: 4 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely record-breakers according to Los Angeles Times, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.