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BUILD A BETTER MARRIAGE

ADVENTURE AWAITS

Whether you have been married for two years or many decades, start the new year by investing in your marriage. Every marriage benefits from growing in sacrificial love, community, healthy conflict resolution, forgiveness, humility, service and intimacy. 
Join us for an evening that includes a delicious dinner, fun social games, date-night giveaways, and testimonies from couples in our church, along with a special message from Alex & Jen Lesko, with Marriage RV ministry.  
 
January 9th, 2026//6PM- 7:30PM
$20 per couple
Childcare provided for birth-6th grade with registration
Visit fbcbryan.org/events to register by January 2, 2026.
 

SPRING 2026 MIDWEEK MARRIAGE COURSE

6:00 – 8:00 pm  |  Re|Engage  |  Coed Study  |  Matthew Marion, Families Pastor
Room 273 Re|Engage is a ministry that links married couples with a mentor couple for the duration of the semester. Re|Engage Mentor Groups will complete 14 weeks of marriage development material and mentoring. Cost is $50 per couple. See below for more details about this transformational ministry.

RE|ENGAGE  MARRIAGE MENTORING

Re|Engage is a ministry that links married couples with a mentor couple for the duration of a Spring or Fall semester. Re|Engage Mentor Groups will complete 14 weeks of marriage development material and mentoring. This is our 14th session of building better marriages in Re|Engage.

Here’s how a typical night of Re|Engage looks:  Each Wednesday at 6 pm, doors will open for couples to gather for 15 minutes of refreshments and fellowship, followed by a time of large group encouragement before meeting in Re|Engage Mentor Groups of 5 – 7 other couples. The weekly session will end in time to pick up kids from After Care in their ministry areas by 8 pm.

Pre-requisites and Registration:  Couples are asked to read the FAQ and register before Test Drive Night at the start of each semester.  Before arriving at Test Drive Night, complete the Test Drive Lesson with your spouse. When you arrive on Test Drive Night, you’ll walk through the Test Drive Lesson discussion in a mentor group. All of this will give you a clear sense of what to expect for the remainder of the semester. After you indicate your desire to continue with the semester, you’ll make the $50/couple semester tuition payment and receive your couple workbooks. 

ON-DEMAND MARRIAGE RESOURCES

Couples are also encouraged to intake a steady stream of gospel-centered wisdom and encouragement through the videos, articles, podcasts, and resources found at the Ministry Grid and Fierce Marriage ministry websites linked below. Additionally, the RightNow Bible study streaming platform has a vast collection of marriage and family-themed studies and conference sessions available for you to work through.

LIVING WELL MINISTRIES

Every husband and wife brings into their marriage their unique story. Sometimes, the hurts from those stories remain unhealed. And the survival strategies along the way end up further complicating things for us and our families. Marriage health is largely due to the health of each spouse.

Living Well Ministries is a group of ministries that can help you recover from life’s brokenness, heal your finances, grieve in healthy ways, and turn the corner toward vibrant faith, healthy relationships, and a thriving marriage. Often, the greatest thing you can do for your marriage is to tend to your own health. 

Laura Bauer, LCSW, serves as our church’s Living Well Ministries Associate and oversees these ministries. Click to find out more about Living Well Ministries at First Baptist Bryan.
 

COUNSELING SERVICES

God expects us to need help. He has not called us to live in isolation without helpers. That’s why He’s provided many helpers for His children in the church and faith community. You and your family matter to God. Our church encourages and fully supports you seeking the help you need. 

 
THE INTAKE PROCESS:   Laura Bauer LCSW serves as our church’s Living Well Ministries Associate and is also a local Christian counselor by profession. She directs our counseling intake services. When you inquire about counseling, she connects with you first to understand the nature of your need then pairs you with counselors and services in our community or church that can best meet your need. 
 

*If you or someone you know is in (or has put others in) imminent danger, please call 911. 

 
Families Pastor

Matthew Marion

Families Pastor
Discipleship Ministry Assistant

Cortney Ferguson

Discipleship Ministry Assistant
Living Well Ministries Associate

Laura Bauer, LCSW

Living Well Ministries Associate