Can Mentor Couples Save Troubled Marriages?
Yes. The best example is a proven reform called “Marriage Ministry.” It began at an Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, FL when Rev. Richard McGinnis asked this question, that any pastor could ask, “Are there any couples here whose marriages were once on the rocks, but who have come off of them, and whose marriage is now being healed?” Out of 180 people in church that day, ten couples met with him. He told them, “I am overwhelmed trying to save all of the troubled marriages in this church. I prayed and asked God what to do. What came to me was that just as Alcoholics Anonymous helps ex-drunks to overcome their addiction — there might be “back-from-the-brink” couples who could help those now considering divorce, to save their marriages. Would you be willing to at least share with each other and my wife and me how the Lord helped you to save your marriage? Seven couples agreed to do so. Within five years, they had worked with 40 couples considering divorce, and saved 38 marriages! This Ma
