Marriage & Relationships
Our Marriage & Relationship Ministry is a place for individuals and couples to pursue healing, growth, and deeper connection with God and one another. Whether preparing for marriage, investing in your relationship, or navigating hurt and conflict, we want to walk alongside you as you grow in self-awareness, spiritual maturity, and relational health. Through supportive relationships, practical resources, and intentional spiritual formation, our hope is to help individuals and couples experience greater healing, wholeness, peace, and connection.
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
Ephesians 4:2-3
Marriage Prep
At Salem Alliance, premarital counseling is all about creating a safe and grace-filled space where you can be real with each other, grow in your emotional and spiritual connection, and have the kinds of conversations that set you up for a strong foundation. Our pastors and mentors come alongside engaged or seriously dating couples, using a personal assessment as a springboard for honest conversations, deeper understanding, and intentional preparation for marriage.
Marriage Mentorship
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Have you ever wanted a couple to intentionally walk alongside you in your marriage? Marriage mentorship offers real-time care and discipleship from a couple who has walked the road before you, meeting you right where you are. It’s the beauty of sharing life together while receiving encouragement, wisdom, prayer, and space to pursue healing and growth, both individually and together.
Click the button below to fill out an intake form.
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Do you feel called to walk with couples, fostering honest conversations and spiritually aware marriages? At Salem Alliance Church, we invite you to become a Marriage Mentor. Supporting couples as they lay foundations or grow through challenges in God’s design for covenant love.
Marriage Conversations
If you would like to talk with a pastor or marriage mentor about marriage-related issues, we would love to connect with you. These conversations are a place to share your story, gain insight and wisdom from others, receive prayer and make connections to other resources as needed.
Healthy Sexuality Groups
We offer groups for both husbands and wives who are walking through the impact of a spouse’s unwanted sexual behavior. Find hope, support, and a path toward healing.
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Have you experienced the pain of betrayal in your marriage or close relationship? You don’t have to walk that road alone. At Salem Alliance Church, we offer confidential Betrayal & Beyond support groups for women. These groups create a safe, grace-filled space to process your story, find healing, and discover freedom in Christ alongside others who understand. We start groups as the need arises, so if you’re interested in learning more or would like to join a future group, please reach out to Jill O'Connor.
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Are you struggling with unwanted sexual behaviors or patterns that feel difficult to break? You don’t have to carry that burden alone. At Salem Alliance Church, we offer confidential 7 Pillars of Freedom groups for men. These groups provide a safe, grace-filled environment to process struggles, build accountability, and pursue lasting freedom in Christ alongside others on the same journey. We start groups as the need arises, so if you’re interested in learning more or would like to join a future group, please reach out to Josh Mann.
Marriage Resources
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The Meaning of Marriage
Tim & Kathy Keller
A powerful exploration of the biblical vision for marriage. Drawing from Scripture and decades of pastoral experience, the Kellers confront modern myths about love and marriage, offering a grace-centered view that celebrates commitment, sacrifice, and partnership rooted in the gospel.
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Loveology
John Mark Comer
A fresh, engaging, and honest look at love, sex, dating, and marriage. Comer tackles the tough questions about romance and relationships with biblical clarity and cultural relevance, ideal for young couples and those new to navigating faith-based dating and marriage.
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The Marriage you Want
Sheila Wray Gregoire & Dr. Keith Gregoire
We all want a marriage that feels like home. We long for a partner who is there for us through all of life's challenges and griefs, who is in on all our inside jokes, who looks with hope toward the future with a shared faith and an arm firmly around our shoulder. But what actually works to get us there?
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Boundaries
Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
Does your life feel like it's out of control? Perhaps you feel like you have to say yes to everyone's requests. Maybe you find yourself readily taking responsibility for others' feelings and problems. Or perhaps you focus so much on being loving and unselfish that you've forgotten your own limits and limitations. Or maybe it's all of the above.
Christian Marriage Podcasts
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Loveology
Not a full marriage podcast, but several episodes stem from the Loveology book and include biblical teaching on relationships, dating, sex, and covenant.
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Intentional Podcast
Do you long to be intentional about raising your kids to be passionate Jesus followers? Do you wish for a thriving marriage? A thriving life? Each week Phil and Diane Comer, along with Brook and Elizabeth Mosser, bring biblical hope and practical help in the how of life, marriage, and parenting. We invite you to join the conversation!
Enneagram
We believe the Enneagram can be a powerful tool in helping us discover and name the deeper parts of who we are and how we’re uniquely designed. It not only gives language to our strengths and challenges, but also helps us understand how we best interact with others. That’s why we highly encourage couples—especially those preparing for or entering into marriage—to explore the Enneagram together. It can make a tremendous difference in learning how to truly see, value, and understand one another in meaningful ways.
Couples Ministry
We’re excited to partner with Chris and Jamie Herb, founders of Couples Ministry. They have created incredible resources centered around marriage mentorship, intentional connection, and equipping couples to build marriages rooted in God’s love.
Couples Ministry is also hosting a Marriage Retreat in Salem, March 5–7. If you’re looking for an opportunity to step away with your spouse, reconnect, and intentionally invest in your marriage, this could be a beautiful weekend to do just that.
Their heart is simple: helping couples be filled by God’s love, share that love with one another, and allow it to overflow to others.
Connect with Our Team
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Josh Mann
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Jill O'Connor