Re|engage Training Conference (West Coast)

Equipping your church to help couples prepare, strengthen, and restore their marriages.

The Re|engage Training Conference is a two-day training experience designed to help churches care for couples in every season of marriage ministry, from preparing for marriage to building a strong foundation in the early years to helping marriages reconnect, heal, and grow. 

Whether your church is exploring Re|engage for the first time, strengthening an existing Re|engage ministry, or interested in offering Merge or Foundation Groups, this conference will help your team take a clear next step.

Two Days of Practical Marriage Ministry Training

Marriage ministry is not one-size-fits-all. Couples need care before marriage begins, support in the early years, and a safe place to find help when marriage gets hard. At the Re|engage Training Conference, your team will receive practical training, ministry insight, and encouragement for serving couples through three connected ministries:

Re|engage — a marriage discipleship ministry for couples looking to reconnect, grow, or find hope in the midst of struggle.

Foundation Groups — a newly married ministry that helps couples build Christ-centered community and healthy patterns in the early years of marriage.

Merge — a premarital ministry that helps seriously dating and engaged couples prepare for marriage with clarity and confidence.

Choose the track that best fits your church’s next step.

Choose the Right Track for Your Team

Whether you are launching something new or strengthening what already exists, each track is designed to give your team practical training and clear next steps.

Intro to Re|engage

Best for: Churches exploring Re|engage or preparing to launch the ministry.

Learn the heart, structure, and logistics of Re|engage and what it could look like to offer this marriage ministry at your church.

In this track, you’ll explore:

• How Re|engage helps couples reconnect, grow, and find hope
• The weekly structure and ministry mechanics of Re|engage
• What it takes to launch Re|engage at your church
• How to build a healthy and sustainable marriage ministry
• Common questions churches ask before getting started

Advanced Re|engage for Point Leaders

Best for: Staff or lay leaders overseeing an existing Re|engage ministry.

If your church is already running Re|engage, this track will help you strengthen your ministry, develop leaders, and troubleshoot real challenges.

In this track, you’ll explore:

• Best practices for leading and overseeing Re|engage
• How to develop and care for closed group leaders
• Pastoral care for couples facing more complex situations
• Ways to strengthen your weekly rhythms and ministry structure
• How to sustain and grow Re|engage long term

Advanced Re|engage for Small Group Leaders

Best for: Re|engage closed group leaders and facilitators.

Small group leaders play a critical role in helping couples experience honesty, encouragement, and care. This track is designed to help facilitators grow in confidence, wisdom, and pastoral care.

In this track, you’ll explore:

• Best practices for facilitating Re|engage closed groups
• How to create a safe and honest group environment
• How to care for couples facing difficult or complex situations
• Ways to lead with both grace and truth
• How to help couples take meaningful next steps

Premarital and Newly Married Ministry

Best for: Churches interested in starting or strengthening ministry to seriously dating, engaged, or newly married couples.

Marriage ministry does not have to begin when a couple is already in crisis. This track will help your church explore how to care for couples before marriage and in the early years of marriage through Merge and Foundation Groups.

Merge helps seriously dating and engaged couples prepare for marriage through biblical teaching, honest conversations, mentor-led discussion, and practical next steps.

Foundation Groups helps newly married couples build Christ-centered community, grow in oneness, and establish healthy patterns during the first years of marriage.

In this track, you’ll explore:

• How to care for couples before and early in marriage
• The ministry models for Merge and Foundation Groups
• What leaders and mentors need to serve couples well
• How these ministries can fit within your church’s broader marriage ministry strategy
• How to help couples build before crisis hits

If your church already offers Merge, this track will also introduce the newly updated Merge curriculum and help your team prepare for a smooth transition.

What to Expect

Practical Training for Real Ministry

This conference is designed to help your team move from interest to action.

During the conference, you’ll receive practical ministry training, hear from experienced leaders, attend helpful breakouts, ask questions, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how these ministries serve couples in the local church.

You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of:

• Which ministry is the right next step for your church
• How to launch or strengthen a marriage ministry
• How to train and care for leaders
• How to create safe spaces for couples to be honest and grow
• How to support couples before marriage, early in marriage, and throughout marriage

Ready to Strengthen Marriage Ministry at Your Church?

Your church has the opportunity to care for couples in some of the most important seasons of their lives. Join us at the Re|engage Training Conference and learn how Re|engage, Merge, and Foundation Groups can help your church prepare couples for marriage, support newlyweds, and offer hope to couples in every season. Register Now

See the Conference Schedule on the details tab.

Visit the Re|engage ministry page for more information about the ministry itself.

Explore the Merge ministry page to learn more about how it helps couples prepare for marriage.

Discover more about Foundation Groups by visiting the newly married couples ministry page today.

Learn how to bring Re|engage to your church or organization.