The Marriage Course has been run in over 127 countries for over 1 million couples and consists of two courses: The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course. The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course act as a bridge between the church and the local community by recognising the need to go beyond the social, as well as physical, walls of the church to help couples with their relationships. The Marriage Course is designed to be easy for churches to run; with episodes that are available to buy and download online, along with training, guides, and journals.

Currently we have over 8,000 courses running in 127 countries, in 45 languages. For further information about our courses, please have a look at our website: asiapacific.alpha.org/the-marriage-courses

Both The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course have a similar structure, with the environment of a date night and an emphasis on private discussions for each couple. The key difference is that The Pre-Marriage Course is for engaged couples and those considering marriage, whereas we recommend The Marriage Course for couples who have been married for at least a year. The Pre-Marriage Course can also include a Couple Survey which each guest completes in advance of the course.  Following the course they look at the results of their survey over a meal with a designated married ‘support couple’.

We believe that anyone who has a desire to see marriages strengthened, has experience of working at their own marriage and enjoys hosting couples can run a course. You do not need to have a perfect marriage (no one does!) or be an expert to run it. People who are single can also run the course.We have a number of short training videos that will take you through how to run The Marriage Course. Register your course on the Marriage Course Builder to access the training videos.

Yes, it is very easy! All of the talks are available online, along with a Leaders’ Guide which has instructions for when to pause for exercises and private conversations for each couple. Promotional materials and other resources are also available once you register your course on the Marriage Course Builder.

The website requires fixed dates in order for a course to be entered. Please note that course dates will show until approximately two weeks after your course starts.

Running sections of the course means guests don’t get the full experience or the full benefit. The course is written in a way that the different sections build upon each other and don’t work as effectively when done independently. We would recommend you run the full course as The Marriage Course, rather than just use sections.

We believe that anyone who has a desire to see relationships strengthened, has experience of working at their own marriage and enjoys hosting couples can run a course. You do not need to have a perfect marriage (no one does!) or be an expert to run it. People who are single can also run the course for couples.We have a number of short training videos that will take you through how to run The Pre-Marriage Course. Register your course on the Marriage Course Builder to access the training videos.

Yes, it is very easy! All of the talks are available online, along with a Leaders’ Guide which has instructions for when to pause for exercises and private conversations for each couple. Promotional materials and other resources are also available once you register your course on the Marriage Course Builder.

There is a Leaders’ Guide for course leaders, and each guest will require their own copy of the Guest Journal to keep. The Leaders’ Guide is available to download from the Marriage Builder after registering your course.
針對課程的領袖 有一份《帶領者手冊》，每位來賓都需要自己的《來賓日誌》副本才能保留。《帶領者手冊》可在註冊完課程後，從婚姻課程資源中心 處下載。

To purchase Guest Journals, please get in touch with your local Alpha office. If a physical copy of the Guest Journal is unavailable in your region, a digital PDF (in black-and-white) of the Guest Journal is currently available to download on the Marriage Course Builder after registering your course.

To find out if The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course have been translated into your language please visit the Marriage Course Builder or contact your local Alpha office (The Marriage Course is a part of Alpha International’s offering).

Great news! We have decided to make access to the Couple Survey free, so you will not need any Couple Survey credits to use the resource. A lot of investment has gone into making the new Couple Survey updated, more accessible and free so that it can bless more couples and churches with this ministry and allow it to reach more people.

Currently, there are no plans to create live talk scripts for The Marriage Course remake. We recommend you to give the videos a try and we will keep you in the loop if there are plans for live talk scripts in the near future.

Currently, there are no plans to create couple sofa inserts for The Marriage Course remake. We recommend you to give the videos a try and we will keep you in the loop if there are plans for live talk scripts in the near future.

The Marriage Course Builder is the section of our website where you can access the resources once you’ve registered. You can get to The Marriage Course Builder by visiting this link to watch a walkthrough video and create an account. There is no way to enter this section of our website without first creating an account. On the Marriage Course Builder (after creating your account) you will have access to all materials, training and other resources related to running The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course, including the option to buy and download the latest series. We will continuously be uploading new training resources and course materials to The Marriage Course Builder so we encourage you to please keep revisiting the platform.

The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course each have their own version of the Guest Journal. Each guest on a course requires their own Guest Journal (that’s two per couple). The Guest Journal is a small handbook that corresponds with the topics of each session, guiding couples’ conversations, prompting discussions, and allowing plenty of space for guests to make their own notes. The Guest Journal is created as an additional tool used to help the guest couples reflect on their relationship and the meaning of marriage, as well as to facilitate conversations between them. The Guest Journal is for each guest to keep once the course has finished. Contact your local Alpha office to enquire.

Guest Manuals are the former name for Guest Journals, a brand-new, re-crafted version to accompany The Marriage Course remake. Guest Manuals correspond to course DVDs released before 2019. Guest Journals correspond to the new series remake, launched in January 2020. As the structure, timing, and style of the course varies significantly between the original and the remake you must use the version which matches your series, i.e. The Marriage Course remake series (launched 2020) must use Guest Journals, and the original (pre-2019 DVD) must be accompanied by the Guest Manual.

You will be able to access the Couple Survey once you have created your account and registered your course on the Marriage Course Builder in the section of the website we refer to as The Marriage Course Builder. On The Marriage Course Builder, you will also find short training videos that equip Support Couples to interpret the Couple Survey report. There is no Couple Survey for The Marriage Course; it is only to accompany The Pre-Marriage Course.

If your Pre-Marriage course is using the Couple Survey, your course organiser or coordinator will email you a Couple Survey to fill out before the course begins. You and your partner should fill the Couple Survey out separately without consulting each other and then, after the course, you will have a scheduled appointment with a support couple who will go through your survey report with you both.

Currently, there are no plans to create live talk scripts for The Marriage Course remake. We recommend you give the videos a try and we will keep you in the loop if there are plans for live talk scripts in the near future.

目前，沒有規劃為《美滿婚姻課程》重製版 製作現場談話腳本。我們建議你嘗試一下這些影片， 如果計劃在不久的將來，使用即時談話腳本，我們將讓你了解現況。

There are no current plans to refilm the TMC party segment. However, we have a variety of great videos and clips available on Youtube that can be used to equip you and your churches to invite as many new guests to The Marriage Course as possible. Currently, the TMC trailer is a very useful video to show to potential guests, and we will soon be uploading other clips onto The Marriage Course Builder for you to download.

目前沒有計劃重新拍攝TMC派對聚會部分。但是，我們在Youtube頻道上，有各種精采的影片和剪輯，可以用於裝備你和你的教會，盡可能邀請更多的新來賓參加美滿婚姻課程。目前 TMC  預告片 是一個非常有用的影片，可以顯示給潛在來賓，我們很快就會將其他剪輯影片，上傳到美滿婚姻課程建造者  上，供您下載。

There are no current plans to refilm the ‘Coping with Times of Separation’ session. We know the session has been very helpful for many couples over the years. However, we are confident that the tools in The Marriage Course remake are relevant for any couple in any situation, including working through a time of separation that they may face due to work or other life situations.

目前沒有計劃重新拍攝「如何面對分離時光」 。我們知道，多年來，這次課程對許多夫婦非常有説服力。但是，我們相信，《美滿婚姻課程》重製版中的工具，在任何情況下都適用於任何一對夫婦，包括他們因工作或其他生活狀況，而可能面臨的分居時期。

You can access all of our latest training videos on the Marriage Course Builder. To access these videos you must first create your account.

你可以在 美滿婚姻課程建造者上，存取我們所有最新的培訓影片。要存取這些影片，你必須先建立您的帳戶。

To find out if The Marriage Course is available in your language or if there are plans to translate it, please get in touch with us or your local Alpha office who will be able to help (The Marriage Course is a part of Alpha International’s offering).

先要找出美滿婚姻課程是否有你的語言版本，或者是否有翻譯計畫，請與我們或當地的啟發辦公室 聯絡。他們將能夠提供説明（美滿婚姻課程是國際啟發課程的一部分)

The marriage course videos are free to download on Marriage Builder after you register and created an account. You will find promo materials, training videos, and many more resources in there. Hardcopy of the journals are available to purchase from your local distributor. Get in touch with your local Alpha office to enquire.

美滿婚姻課程影片可在你註冊並創建帳戶後，在 美滿婚姻建造者上，免費下載。你將在那裡找到銷售材料，培訓影片以及更多資源。新版手冊可以從你當地的經銷處購買。請與當地的 Alpha 啟發辦公室 聯絡，進行諮詢。

If a couple miss a session, we recommend that you upload the episode that they’ve missed to a video storage site or drive, such as Vimeo or Google Drive, and share the link with the couple. Please make sure to make the video private, with a password protection, so that only those you share it with directly are able to view it.

如果某對夫婦錯過一課，我們建議你將他們錯過的影集，上傳到影片儲存網站或雲端硬碟（如 Vimeo 或 Google 雲端硬碟），並與這對夫婦共享連結。請確保使用密碼保護，將影片設為私密的，以便只有你直接與之共用的人才能觀看。

We would love any couple to feel welcome to attend The Marriage Course, whether married or in a long-term, cohabitating relationship. The Pre-Marriage Course is ideal for engaged couples, newlyweds, or couples exploring the idea of marriage.

我們期盼任何一對夫婦都歡迎來參加美滿婚姻課程，無論是已婚還是長期同居關係中。美滿婚姻預備課程非常適合已訂婚的情侶，新婚夫婦或是探索理想婚姻的情侶.

While The Marriage Course is based on Christian principles, it is designed for couples with or without a Christian faith. We would love any couple to feel welcome to attend it whether or not they have a Christian faith or any religious faith at all. We are confident all couples will find the courses relevant and helpful for their relationship.

To find a course near you, visit our Course Finder and search by country, city, or area code. If you’re having trouble finding a course where you are, please get in touch with your local Alpha office who will be happy to help (The Marriage Course is a part of Alpha International’s offering).

If you’ve been cohabiting for more than 2 years and are not engaged or considering marriage, we recommend you try The Marriage Course. If you’ve been married for less than a year and you are not aware of any major issues to address, it’s a great idea to attend The Pre-Marriage Course.

Yes. To get the most out of The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course we recommend you try to come to every session, but if you do miss one you could always ask the course organiser to catch you up by sending you the missed session’s episode. You can then work through it with your Guest Journals in your own time. (We do not recommend you attempt to do the whole course on your own like this – see the question ‘Can a couple do The Marriage Course/The Pre-Marriage Course on their own?’)

The Marriage Course takes place over seven sessions. These are usually run weekly and on an evening. Each session includes food, a talk on the session’s topic, and space for private conversations.

A session of The Marriage Course or The Pre-Marriage Course should have the environment of a date-night: relaxed, romantic, and private. We ask our course leaders to make the evening as welcoming as possible. When you arrive at your course you should be seated at your own table for two, as we believe each couple should have privacy and not have to share anything about your relationship with anyone other than your partner. You should be served a meal in a romantic setting while listening to practical talks that are informative and fun. Background music will ensure that you have complete privacy for your conversations. Arrangements will vary from course to course depending on where it is being held and who is running it, but this is how we recommend the evening be set up. Watch this video to get more of an idea of what a session on The Marriage Course may be like. For more information, head to asiapacific.alpha.org/the-marriage-courses.

We don’t recommend doing The Marriage Course by yourselves as it is much better when run in a facilitated environment (see the question ‘Can a couple do The Marriage Course on their own?) If you are not able to attend The Marriage Course, we suggest you contact your church leader,  if relevant, and ask if they would be able to facilitate the course. Alternatively, you could look into running the course with a group of friends. If you are not able to attend The Pre-Marriage Course, we suggest you contact the person marrying you and ask if they would be able to facilitate the course and identify a couple who could perhaps act as your Support Couple. If you are engaged and are living in different countries, it is possible to do The Pre-Marriage Course by watching the films simultaneously and pausing for your conversations via Skype or FaceTime. You will each need to have a Guest Journal to facilitate your conversations. You are also able to do the Couple Survey if you are separated like this and to have an online meeting with a married Support Couple to go through your Couple Survey report. For more information, head to asiapacific.platform-t.com/the-marriage-courses

我們不建議你們自己做美滿婚姻課程，因為在便利的環境中運行會更好（請參閱問題”一對夫婦可以自己做婚姻課程嗎？）如果你無法參加美滿婚姻課程，我們建議你聯繫你的教會領袖（如果相關），並詢問他們是否能夠促進課程。或者，你可以考慮與一群朋友一起開辦課程。如果你們無法參加美滿婚姻預備課程，我們建議你聯繫已經結婚的人，詢問他們是否能夠促進課程，並確定一對可能充當你們的支持夫婦的夫婦。如果你們已訂婚並且生活在不同的國家，則可通過同時觀看影片，並通過Skype或FaceTime 暫停對話來進行美滿婚姻預備課程。你們每個人都需要有一個來賓日誌，來促進你們的對話。如果你們像這樣分開，你們還可以進行情侶問卷調查，並與已婚支援夫婦進行線上會議，以瀏覽妳們的情侶研究報告。  有關更多資訊，請轉往   asiapacific.platform-t.com/the-marriage-courses

As our courses are not accredited by individuals or organisations, we do not issue certificates to couples after our courses. However, we have provided a template for course leaders to verify you have completed the course, which is available when they register their course on the Marriage Course Builder.