FamilyLife New Zealand Podcast

Building a home together requires us to serve one another through the principles of sacrifice, partnership and servanthood. This is part of the Marriage Mentoring series. Read more about Marriage Mentoring here: https://familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/ Find out how you can become a Marriage Mentor here: https://www.familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/become-mentors/ 

Our pace and priorities in life can either be healthy for our relationship as a couple and our common goals as a family, or it can be the source of tension and disconnect that causes us to drift apart. This is part of the Marriage Mentoring series. Read more about Marriage Mentoring here: https://familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/ Find out how you can become a Marriage Mentor here: https://www.fami...

Our relationship with money can be a major source of tension in our marriage. Working towards unity in this area of our relationship can lead to great joy, satisfaction and blessing. This is part of the Marriage Mentoring series. Read more about Marriage Mentoring here: https://familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/ Find out how you can become a Marriage Mentor here: https://www.familylife.nz/marriage-...

Rituals and Habits have the power to make or break a relationship. When was the last time you evaluated your daily, weekly, or monthly rituals as a couple? This is part of the Marriage Mentoring series. Read more about Marriage Mentoring here: https://familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/ Find out how you can become a Marriage Mentor here: https://www.familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/become-mentors/ 

Conflict exists in all relationships. How you deal with it makes all the difference. Here are a few things that are needed for relationships to thrive when dealing with conflict. This is part of the Marriage Mentoring series. Read more about Marriage Mentoring here: https://familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/ Find out how you can become a Marriage Mentor here: https://www.familylife.nz/marriage-ment...

Overcoming communication breakdown in marriage - one of the most common reasons communication breaks down in marriage and how to solve it...

Wynand interviews Ferg Turnbul, New Zealand author and father of five on his new book Be The Dad. It is a book for men who would never normally read a parenting/relationship/dad life book, full of quick tips to be a great Dad and Husband and enjoy your life while doing it. A perfect gift for those important men and fathers in your life. Inside are 20 short and easy-to-read chapters packed with hel...

Wynand Jacobs from FamilyLife NZ talks with Kat about the complexities of demonstrating love in relationships especially when different personalities come into play. This is part of the Marriage Mentoring series. Read more about Marriage Mentoring here: https://familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/ Find out how you can become a Marriage Mentor here: https://www.familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/become-...

Some helpful advice on how we can cultivate gratitude in our relationships and not take each other for granted. This is part of the Marriage Mentoring series. Read more about Marriage Mentoring here: https://familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/ Find out how you can become a Marriage Mentor here: https://www.familylife.nz/marriage-mentoring/become-mentors/ 

Thriving marriages are built on the foundations of Priority, Permanence, and Passion. To look at the "HOW" of marriage, we need to look at God's design - His Master Plan - for marriage. We're exploring some of the foundational principles that we'll be wise to remember in terms of how to see our marriages thrive.

Master Plan looks at God's design for marriage, highlights that marriage is more significant than we may think, and invites people to adopt God's design for our relationship. But first, why? Let's talk about struggle, focus and purpose.

Is there hope for those who may have experienced marriage drift? How can you get a new relationship? The importance of prioritising the relationship (focus): swimming between the flags and dreaming together. Maybe plan a vacation, a weekend getaway for just the 2 of you, or simply have a regular date night. Wynand chats with Tom and Kat about marriage drift - looking at what marriage drift is, wha...

What's your mission in marriage? Do you even have one?  How would you identify or perhaps somewhat measure relationship drift in your own marriage? Wynand chats with Tom and Kat about marriage drift - looking at what marriage drift is, what red flags help us become aware of it and remembering once again how and why the journey started in the first place.

Is this one of the most common challenges that marriages face? Do all marriages experience drift, or does it mean we're incompatible if we do? Wynand chats with Tom and Kat about marriage drift - looking at what marriage drift is, what red flags help us become aware of it and remembering once again how and why the journey started in the first place.

Receiving, Raising, and Releasing your children There are two roles in the world that are unique to you. Your role as a husband or wife and your role as a father or mother. In any other role you play, you’ll probably be replaced within months, weeks, or even days after you leave.  Needless to say, your success in these roles is probably the most significant assignment of your life. One of the purp...

Receiving, Raising, and Releasing your children There are two roles in the world that are unique to you. Your role as a husband or wife and your role as a father or mother. In any other role you play, you’ll probably be replaced within months, weeks, or even days after you leave.  Needless to say, your success in these roles is probably the most significant assignment of your life. One of the purp...

You may not have the perfect marriage, but the journey you've been on together as a couple could help someone else not make the same mistakes you've made. Marriage Mentoring is an initiative by FamilyLife to equip couples who are a season ahead in marriage to come alongside a younger married couple and facilitate some of the conversations that lead to growth. These conversations can be scary to ha...

For a sports team to perform at the top of their game it is important that all the players take in their positions. No one player on the team is more important than the other, but everyone has a different role to play. Together they achieve much more than they each could on their own. In marriage, each of us has a different role to play. Again, one role isn’t more important than the other, but for...

For a sports team to perform at the top of their game it is important that all the players take in their positions. No one player on the team is more important than the other, but everyone has a different role to play. Together they achieve much more than they each could on their own. In marriage, each of us has a different role to play. Again, one role isn’t more important than the other, but for...

We all know that parenting adds a whole new level of complexity, challenge and demands on our marriage. This second part with Yvonne Godfrey wraps up the strategies and tools we can use to enhance our parenting and make it more effective for better relationships. Yvonne is the founder of the MIOMO programme and passionate about helping young people transition into adulthood. She also works with pa...

We all know that parenting adds a whole new level of complexity, challenge and demands on our marriage. That is why I’m excited about our guest in the studio today Yvonne Godfrey. Yvonne is the founder of the MIOMO programme and passionate about helping young people transition into adulthood. She also works with parents to help them raise responsible adults and in our conversation today she shares...

Part 2 of the much anticipated two-episode discussion: Sex In Marriage - is here to wrap up the month of romance! This topic can be a major challenge for couples simply because it's not something people feel comfortable talking about, yet the health of your sex life in marriage plays a vital role in the strength of your connection as a couple.

The much anticipated episode is here just in time for Valentine's day - Sex In Marriage! This topic can be a major challenge for couples simply because it's not something people feel comfortable talking about, yet the health of your sex life in marriage plays a vital role in the strength of your connection as a couple.

Conflict is common to all marriages. Choosing to deal well with conflict will make all the difference in our relationship. Conflict is an opportunity for us to grow together. In today's show we unpack 2 models of dealing with conflict; GRIPE and GROW

Our differences aren't right or wrong, they're just different. In todays show we unpack a new way of looking at differences and how we can work together to thrive in our reltionship