Build a Christian Marriage That Lasts: Discover God's Perfect Design Before 'I Do'
Equip you and your fiancé with biblical wisdom, practical tools, and 15+ years of therapy insights to create a God-honoring union full of joy, vulnerability, and adventure.
For just $199.99, get Lifetime Access to 17 lessons, a 79-page downloadable workbook, and worksheets to discuss real-life boundaries—like leaving parents' influence (Genesis 2:24) and avoiding score-keeping.
*Suitable for all marriage seasons— you can rebuild anytime.
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Hi, I'm Melissa Gendreau -
Wife since 2007, mom of two, Mental Health Therapist for 15+ years, and Christian Life-Purpose and Marriage Coach. I love God's design for marriage and created this course from biblical research, my past professional experience, and real couples' stories to help you avoid pitfalls like expecting your spouse to 'heal' you (Module 1, Lesson 3).
AI-Free Promise
You deserve more than an AI prompt. My promise is that I wrote all of my course lessons based on my professional experience, education, and the guidance of God's word. You can check out my 'about me' page to read about my experience and get to know me better.
About me
Why Most Christian Marriages Struggle—And How To Safeguard Yours
Society pushes 'mine vs. yours' mindsets, leading to resentment (like in 50/50 chores—workbook page 12). But God's design brings unity.
In this course, you'll get Lifetime Access to:
- Set healthy boundaries with parents and friends to unite as 'one flesh' (Genesis 2:24).
- Ditch 50/50 traps and embrace patient, kind love (1 Corinthians 13:4-7).
- Learn intentional habits like daily choices and adventures to keep butterflies alive.
- Prioritize your marriage over kids and navigate disagreements without silent treatment.
- Gain worksheets to evaluate your parents' marriage as examples to emulate or learn from.
Society’s view of marriage is wildly different than God’s biblical design for marriage. Today, marriage is all about getting love from your spouse and having them fill your voids. It is about 50/50 marriage and keeping score. You often see those messages everywhere on social media and in television shows/movies. Wives are complaining about their husbands. Husbands being blockheads or jerks. Infidelity. Pornography. These things only cause pain and arguments as they cloud God’s design for marriage.
- Module 1, Lesson1: Where are you getting your information?
Christian Premarital Course Pricing
$199.99
Course
Lifetime Access
- 17 Lessons to aid you and your fiancé in building a God-honoring marriage from the start.
- Downloadable Workbook with all of the lesson information and worksheets.
- Worksheets to discuss the content and ensure your marriage starts as God designed.
Christian Premarital Course Details
God's design for marriage is perfect, but society is loud. This course will help you and your fiancĂ© understand God's foundation for you to build on. Plus, I'll share my 15+ years of experience as a mental health therapist to provide practical application and pitfalls to avoid.Â
The current divorce rate is between 40% and 50% with the Christian divorce rate only slightly lower. Learning to be intentional in your marriage and to utilize God's design will help safeguard it.Â
Investing in your marriage before it even begins is the best way to reinforce positive mindsets about the purpose of marriage and how to do life with your forever person.Â
This is also a course for marriages of all seasons. It's never too late to rebuild your marriage to align with God's design.
Check out the course outline below!
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Anonymous ClientÂ
"The course brought up topics we hadn't thought about yet. The worksheets were helpful to guide us through the lesson. Highly recommend!"
Christian Premarital Course Outline
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Introduction
1 lesson- About me and Introduction
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Module 1: Your Understanding of Marriage
3 lessons- Where are you getting your information?
- Why 50/50 Marriages Don't Work
- Don't Expect Your Spouse to Heal You
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Module 2: Foundation
3 lessons- God's Design for Marriage
- A God-Centered Marriage
- Encouraging Your Spouse's Relationship with God
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Module 3: Marriage is Intentional
5 lessons- A Need for Vulnerability
- Love is a Daily Choice
- Thankfulness to Your Spouse
- Adventure as a Couple
- Keeping the Butterflies Alive
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Module 4: Parenting
1 lesson- Putting Your Marriage Before Your Kids
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Module 5: When You Disagree
3 lessons- Don't Argue to Win
- Don't Treat Your Spouse Like a Thing
- The Effects of the Silent Treatment
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Congratulations and Additional Resources
1 lesson- Congratulations and Additional Resources
Anonymous Married ClientsÂ
"We were struggling in our marriage. The premarital course brought us back to God's design and why we got married in the first place. It helped us realize things from our parents' marriages that we were bringing into ours. This was great for helping us get back on track."
FAQs
How long does the course take to complete?
Is this course only for engaged couples, or can already-married couples benefit?
What if one of us is more excited about this than the other?
Why pay for this when we can get free premarital resources from our church or online?
Do we need to be Christians (or at the same spiritual level) to take this course?
Does the course cover sensitive topics like sex/intimacy or finances?
The Complete Biblical Marriage Collection
Premarital Course + Boundaries in Marriage + Sex in Marriage
Everything you need for a lifetime of oneness—from “I do” to empty-nest and beyond.
Whether you’re engaged, newly married, raising kids, or reigniting the spark after decades together, this bundle gives you three of my most-loved, Scripture-rich courses in one beautiful package—so you can build (or rebuild) the joyful, passionate, God-honoring marriage you’ve always longed for.
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The Complete Christian Course Bundle
All Six Signature Courses by Melissa Gendreau
(Your entire family’s biblical roadmap—from engagement to empty nest and beyond) Over 500 pages of Scripture-rich teaching, real-life stories, and couple/individual worksheets to help you embrace abundance in your life, your marriage, and your family.
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