On Dating Part 2: Alignment (Ep. 50)

Deepak, Hayley and Garrett discuss 8 things that every pastor and couple should consider with premarital counseling.

Deepak, Hayley and Garrett discuss 8 myths about Engagement.Resources:Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoungPre-Engagement: Five Questions to Ask Yourselves by David PowlisonPreparing for Engagement by Mike McKinley

Deepak Hayley and Garrett talk about what to do and what not to do when you break up.Resources:Who Should I Date? Relationship Advice in a Real World by William P. SmithStarting Over: How Not to Screw Up Your Relationship by William P. Smith 

Deepak, Haley and Garrett discuss things that go wrong in a dating church culture.Resources:Single and Lonely by Jayne ClarkStruggling Through Your Singleness by Jayne Clark

Garrett, Deepak and Hayley interview Desiring God ministries President & CEO Marshall Segal on his book “Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness and Dating.Resources:Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness and Dating

Deepak, Garrett and Hayley talk about 13 F's that help you to assess your dating relationship.Resources:13 Fs Dating Assessment PDF Disclosing Past Sexual Sin in a Dating Relationship by Garrett Kell

Deepak, Hayley and Deepak about about what the Bible says on physical and emotional intimacy.  

Garrett, Deepak and Hayley talk about ALIGNMENT in dating. How do you move from an informal to a more formal relationship?Resources MentionedShe’s Got the Wrong Guy: Why Smart Women Settle by Deepak Reju

Garrett, Hayley and Deepak start season 4 with a conversation about dating, starting with the role of appreciation and attraction.

Deepak, Hayley and Garrett talk about using Scripture as homework.Resources Mentioned:31-Day Devotionals for Life (Series)Workbooks and resources from Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation