Thriving Marriage with Mark and Bethany

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley shared advice on how married couples can have patience in communication.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley are back and it's time for season 2 of the Thriving Marriage Podcast!

At what point do you talk to someone about your marriage problems? And who do you talk to? Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley help us think through when to say something and who to share with.

Could some pet peeves between husband and wife actually be a good thing? Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain how there could be some good in tolerating and embracing some of the things your spouse does that annoys you.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain practical ways to help you teach your kids self control.

Because of the divisive culture of our society in 2020, it's more important than ever to be unified as husband and wife. Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley give us practical steps to think through and implement in an effort to strengthen the unity between you and your spouse.

 Training your kids to be obedient is much more difficult than just instituting a bunch of to-dos in your household. It's a process and a challenge. So Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley are here to offer encouragement as you work train your kids to be obedient.

What can you do when you are not having as much sex as one person in the marriage may like? Or what can you do when one spouse is not in the mood? Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley answer these important questions and give practical advice to married couples.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley are focusing on parenting in this episode, with a focus on behavior. So, what is it? And how do you teach your kids how to behave?

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss the value of friendships in marriage: both individual friendships for each spouse and the friendships of couples with other married couples.

The home lockdown has shown many parents that they can grow in the area of patience toward their kids! In this episode, Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley propose several steps to become a more patient parent.

How to find joy in marriage.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley are back with another under-quarantine episode; this time sharing helpful ways to do family devotionals at home.

You feel strongly you're 100% right. Your spouse feels just as strongly they are 100% right. So what do you do? How do you get on the same page as husband and wife?

Listen to this very special April Fool's Day episode of Thriving Marriage with Mark and Bethany that is totally, 100-percent not their kids, Andrew and Alyssa. It is definitely not Andrew and Alyssa recording. It is definitely Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley.

As married couples, how do we wisely respond to people about the COVID-19 crisis?

Like many of you, Pastor Mark Kelley and Bethany Kelley are sheltering in place during the COVID-19 crisis with kids at home -- and in their case, it's four kids. So, what are they doing to turn this unusual situation into an opportunity to disciple their children? Listen to find out.

We are in a strange season of our lives with the global COVID-19 pandemic. And among a plethora of other challenges, meeting regularly at church and with our church families has become increasingly difficult -- if not impossible. So, what can we do? Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain six practical ways to maintain our involvement in the church during this difficult time.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss some of the top reasons why intimacy can be a challenge in marriage.

As fallen people, we have the temptation to look at what other people have and to want it for ourselves. So, how do we avoid being covetous? Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss.

Message from Pastor Mark Kelley & Bethany Kelley on February 6, 2020

How do I stay focused on my marriage when life is busy?

Devotions are fundamental to having a healthy Christian life and therefore make a huge impact on the health of your marriage. Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany give us a behind-the-scenes look at how devotions play a role in their home.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley continue their discussion on work and marriage, focusing on how couples can identify and avoid issues that arise when these two things combine.

God created us to work and it's a blessing, but sometimes issues surrounding work can wedge their way into marriages and create problems. Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss how husbands and wives can deal with this problem.