I am privileged to endorse this resource in preparing couples for the most important relationship next to Jesus Christ. Pastors and marriage counselors, as well as couples who are serious about preparing for marriage, should purchase this book.
The questions many premarital books ask are surface level and don’t address these matters. This book is different; it addresses the deep and critical issues that truly help couples prepare for marriage and the challenges ahead. We also have found this book to be very useful for marriage counseling. We use it in our marriage ministry.
Calvary Chapel Rialto, CA
We are grateful to God for your resource, which we’re presently using with a number of couples. In fact, my wife and I are not only using it with couples preparing for marriage, but we’re also going through it with couples who have been married for five or fewer years but hadn’t received proper premarital preparation
Dean Ridings, Executive Pastor
Calvary Worship Center, Colorado Springs, CO
I had the honor of being the Family and Marriage Pastor here for 10 years before the change in my role to senior pastor. We used different resources for premarital counseling throughout the years and finally found yours. We love your book, and are happy to give it our endorsements.
In Memory Mike Reed, Senior Pastor
Calvary Chapel Oceanside, CA
I encourage every pastor or marriage counselor to investigate this premarital resource for yourself. It’s an effective and even time-saving tool. This premarital workbook is solidly Bible based. It’s loaded with scripture and very thorough in its approach to helping couples prepare for marriage. I highly recommend Building Your Marriage Upon the Rock.
Leonard Eurich, Senior Pastor
Village Fellowship Welches, OR
We can never assume a couple is approaching marriage from a biblical perspective. The world just has too much to say on this topic and most of it differs radically from God’s perspective. This even applies when both are Christians. Building Your Marriage Upon the Rock provides a thorough introduction to marriage, regardless of where a couple is beginning. It helps couples work through major issues immediately and alerts them to issues that will become more important later on.
Dave Kosobucki, Sr. Pastor
Horizon Christian Fellowship Indianapolis, IN
I went through this curriculum with my fiancée to prepare for marriage. Now, as an assistant pastor, my wife and I use it for all premarital counseling done through our church. It is by far the best and most comprehensive workbook for pre-marriage counseling. It covers the couple’s relationship with God and with each other, their histories, childhood experiences, expectations, views and attitudes about in-laws, parenting, sex, conflict resolution, and so much more. I couldn’t more highly recommend this workbook to those seeking marriage, and especially to those mentoring couples in premarital counseling.
Jason Gilbert, Assistant Pastor
Believers City Church Menomonie, WI
It is a pleasure to give my wholehearted endorsement to Building Your Marriage Upon the Rock premarital workbook by Mike Williamson. In all my years of premarital counseling, This is the most comprehensive, solidly biblical resource available for Christian couples seeking to lay a solid foundation for their marriage. We also have found it a very effective resource for counseling married couples.
Doug Snow, Sr. Pastor
Calvary Chapel SE Portland, OR
Tim Smith, Senior Pastor
Crossing Community Church Newtown, PA
Mark Avila, Assistant Pastor
Calvary Chapel Moreno Valley, CA
Ernesto Dada, Assistant Pastor
Calvary Chapel Oceanside, CA
I wanted an in-depth biblical resource for preparing couples for marriage. I found Williamson’s book to be just what I was looking for. I counseled with a couple married over twenty years. They said if they had gone through something like this, they wouldn’t be in the trouble they are in now. Thanks, Mike, for providing us with this wonderful, biblical resource. I, and the couples I marry, will be forever grateful.
Dave Goyke Sr. Pastor
Calvary Chapel Waupaca, WI
Building Your Marriage Upon the Rock encourages discussion on real life topics while providing answers through specific Bible verses. It goes much deeper than we expected and covers sensitive yet extremely important areas. We learned more about one another (and ourselves) by going through the book with our mentors than we did in the entire year we were dating prior to our engagement. We are blessed to have been introduced to Building Your Marriage Upon the Rock and to Mike and Jewel Williamson.
Todd and Heather
Choosing Building Your Marriage Upon the Rock as our resource to prepare for marriage has definitely been a blessing to us. With this book, we were able to confirm that our beliefs were in alignment, work out some difficult situations, and work on minute details of our relationship that we would never have thought to talk about. The book asks some very difficult and sensitive questions in the most respectful way. It is definitely the best decision we’ve made for our marriage and for our marriage ministry.
De’Shea and Brooke
Building Your Marriage Upon the Rock workbook has been a great resource for building our relationship in every area. The author planted seeds of thought which have grown into a purposeful and successful marriage. We have been blessed tremendously in our marriage preparation with it and are happy to give it our endorsements.
Josh and Anna
All of the topics in your workbook–in particular covenant, marriage, leadership in the home, communication, finances, sex, and extended relationships–are essential for couples to discuss openly and thoroughly prior to entering into a covenant relationship of marriage. Karen and I wish we would have had such materials available when we were getting married. Thanks for investing the time to prepare such exceptional material for use in mentoring couples who are considering marriage and your willingness to support those involved in mentoring couples. What a blessing this has been for us all.
Bret and Karen