Experience an impactful marriage training event, recorded live in March, 2025. “A Fresh START for a Healthier Marriage” Online Conference with Dr. Marcus Warner offers a holistic approach to help you grow a deeper, more joyful connection with your spouse.
Dr. Warner brings together neuroscience, spiritual warfare, and practical life in the Spirit to address the complexities of marriage. This conference doesn’t simply address managing conflict; it’s about understanding the core obstacles hindering your relationship, developing skills to foster lasting joy, and providing practical, transformational tools.
Whether your marriage is currently thriving, or you feel like you could use a vital fresh start, this training provides tangible, practical strategies for repairing what is broken and strengthening what is healthy. Every couple can benefit from growing in their understanding of the spiritual realm and internal struggles that affect their relationship, as well as developing proven skills to deepen their connection and cultivate joy.
One attendee who purchased this online conference previously shared an enthusiastic endorsement: “We got more out of this event than we got from over 70 hours of marriage counseling.” While we can’t guarantee that result for everyone, it powerfully demonstrates the kind of impact this in-depth, Biblically-based training can have on a relationship.
Conference Sessions Overview
This conference is divided into three sessions, each building upon the last to provide a complete framework for marital health and growth.
Session 1: “Why Marriage Can Be So Hard”
Overview: No one enters marriage with the intention of being unhappy. We all say “I do” convinced that we will find more happiness and joy together than apart. Yet, as time passes, every marriage inevitably faces challenges and seasons of difficulty. The surface-level problems such as arguments about money, chores, or kids, are often just symptoms. This foundational session helps you look below the surface to the root issues that can make your relationship feel so hard.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- How Maturity Issues Impact Marriage: Discover how unaddressed emotional and spiritual immaturities in both spouses create tension and conflict. Understanding these patterns is the first step toward change.
- How Walking in the Flesh Undermines Marriage: Explore the Biblical concept of “walking in the flesh” and how allowing unrenewed thought patterns, selfish desires, and defensive habits to drive your actions slowly erodes trust and connection in your marriage.
- Core Practices for Walking in the Spirit in Our Relationships: Learn fundamental, practical steps for walking in the Spirit, allowing the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, etc.) to become the source of your responses, impacting how you interact with your spouse. This shift is the key to creating a healthy, God-honoring environment.
Session 2: “Spiritual Warfare Issues in Marriage”
Overview: As Christians, we must operate with the understanding that our marriage is not just a human relationship; it is a covenant under spiritual attack. Satan recognizes the immense power and witness of a healthy, Christ-centered marriage and actively seeks to sabotage it. This session equips you with essential knowledge and practical tools to understand the enemy’s common strategies and implement God’s strategies for overcoming them.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- How to Win the Battle for the Mind: Dr. Warner explains the crucial link between your thoughts and your marital health. You’ll learn how to identify the enemy’s mental strongholds and how to apply the truth of God’s Word to pull them down, renewing your mind and restoring clarity.
- How to Pray Effectively Against the Enemy’s Strategies: Move beyond generic prayers for your spouse. Learn how to pray strategically, targeting the specific spiritual attacks and strongholds you recognize in your relationship, thereby becoming a unified spiritual front with your spouse.
- The Importance of Personal Freedom: Understand why addressing your own wounds, past hurts, and areas of spiritual bondage is critical to the health of your marriage. Your personal freedom directly translates to freedom and intimacy within your relationship.
- How to Resolve Resentment: Resentment is one of the most harmful elements in a marriage. You will learn a clear process for resolving deep-seated resentment, offering true forgiveness, and preventing past hurts from controlling your present or future.
Session 3: “Shrinking the Joy Gap”
Overview: Based on Dr. Warner’s popular teaching and book, The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages, this session moves from simply understanding problems to growth. Every couple gets married wanting to experience enduring joy, not just survive the years. Joy is not automatic; it is the result of intention and habit. This session is your opportunity to form a personalized plan for growing the joy in your marriage.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- The Four Essential Habits: Discover the four specific, evidence-based habits that are common to couples who maintain and grow their joy over the decades. These habits are simple, powerful, and doable for any stage of marriage.
- Moving Beyond “Good Enough”: Learn how to actively pursue a marriage characterized by flourishing, not just maintenance. You will gain tools to help the joy you experienced on your wedding day not only return but deepen as the years go by.
- Practical Application and Planning: You will get a chance to assess where your marriage stands regarding these key habits and create a couple-specific plan for integrating them into your daily life. This is the session where you design the roadmap for your future joy.
Don’t let another day pass feeling disconnected or overwhelmed. The “A Fresh START for a Healthier Marriage” Online Conference provides the foundational understanding, spiritual weaponry, and practical skills you need to transform your relationship. Start applying the power of this training today—it is a valuable investment you can make in your marriage.
