Marriage Intensive

Strengthen Your Marriage


Marriage is a gift from God, but building a strong and healthy marriage requires biblical wisdom, humility, prayer, and intentional growth.

The Marriage Intensive is a four-session course designed to help husbands and wives better understand God’s design for marriage and apply biblical truth within their relationship. It is also Calvary Chapel Clayton’s primary approach to providing biblical marriage counseling and focused support to married couples.

Who is the Marriage Intensive For?

The Marriage Intensive is for couples in every season of marriage.

You do not have to be experiencing a crisis to attend. Whether your marriage is healthy and you want to make it stronger or you are walking through a difficult season and need biblical encouragement and support, this course gives you an opportunity to intentionally invest in your marriage and seek the Lord together.

The Marriage Intensive may be helpful for couples who want to:

  • Build a stronger, Christ-centered marriage
  • Grow in communication and understanding
  • Work through recurring challenges or conflict
  • Strengthen their spiritual relationship
  • Learn and apply biblical principles for marriage
  • Receive focused biblical encouragement and support

What to Expect

Each session will include:

  • Biblical teaching about marriage
  • Practical exercises for husbands and wives
  • Guided discussion with your spouse
  • Intentional time seeking the Lord together in prayer
  • Assignments to complete together between sessions

Couples will not be required to share private details about their marriage with the group. Guided discussions and exercises are intended to be completed privately with your spouse.

Our desire is not simply to provide temporary solutions but to help couples grow in Christ and establish a biblical foundation for addressing the challenges that arise in marriage.

Course Schedule

The Marriage Intensive consists of four sessions held once a month over four consecutive months. A new Marriage Intensive will begin approximately every four months, giving couples additional opportunities to participate throughout the year.

Meeting Day: Sunday
Meeting Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Calvary Chapel Clayton
Sessions: 4 Sessions once a month
Cost: Free

Advance registration is required, and space is limited for each Intensive.

A Commitment to the Process

Meaningful growth requires intentionality and consistency. By registering for the Marriage Intensive, both spouses are committing to:

  • Attend all four monthly sessions
  • Arrive prepared to participate
  • Complete the assigned work between sessions
  • Have honest and intentional discussions with one another
  • Prayerfully seek the Lord throughout the process

The exercises and assignments are an important part of the Intensive. They are designed to help you take what you are learning and intentionally apply biblical principles within your marriage.

Before registering, please prayerfully consider whether you and your spouse are ready to commit to the entire four-month process.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you are ready to intentionally invest in your marriage, we invite you to register for the next Marriage Intensive. After we receive your registration, a member of our ministry team will contact you with additional information about the course and your next steps.

If the upcoming Intensive is full or the dates do not work for you, you will have an opportunity to express interest in the next four-month Intensive.