Engaged couple Hilary Nieland and Thomas Blum took part in April?s Engaged Couples Seminar.
Walla Walla University (WWU) has a history of strong academics to prepare students for a successful career. And for students planning to take another life-changing step ? marriage ? WWU offers a class and programs for students to learn how to have a successful marriage.
Every spring, students can take part in the Engaged Couples Seminar, a weekend event during which engaged couples and couples considering engagement gather to listen to long-time married couples share their experiences. Topics include everything from finances to intimacy and relationships with parents-in-law. Different married couples present on each topic, then the engaged or dating couples first read the materials individually, then as a couple discuss the topic. At the end of the seminar, a panel of couples, whose lengths of marriage range from more than 15 years to less than a year, answer questions about any aspect of marriage or marriage preparation.
The School of Theology also offers a Understanding Christian Marriage course taught by Dave Thomas, dean of the school. Students learn about different concepts of marriage that have developed through history. They study marriage as a process with distinct stages that develop over a lifetime. Class discussions focus on marriage as a covenant and studying biblical texts on marriage. Finally, the class addresses the logistics of a marriage relationship, including communication, parenting, personalities, sexuality and religion in marriage.
Thomas started the class because of his personal experiences as a church pastor. ?My interest began very early in my ministry because of working with many church members who were going through divorces. I decided to invest my efforts in trying to help people form good marriages from the beginning. That work has been both joyful and fruitful,? says Thomas.
For couples preferring the truly personal approach, pastors, faculty members, and Counseling and Testing Services staff are also available for premarital counseling.
?Officiating a wedding is a delightful privilege for a pastor,? says Darold Bigger, WWU religion professor who has also served as a church pastor. ?Counseling beforehand enhances my relationship with the couple.? Bigger uses a temperament analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses of relationships and addresses both. He also discusses with the couple topics such as finances, in-laws, leisure time, parenting, sexuality and spirituality. ?I?ve long believed it?s much better, and certainly a lot more fun, to plan ahead toward marriage than work on a bad one after the fact.?
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