Thriving Marriage with Mark and Bethany Kelley

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley are back after summer break! In their return, listen as they discuss the essential components of communicating as husband and wife.

That the goal of your marriage should be to sacrificially love your spouse even if you get nothing in return. Because of this, the idea of "fairness" can cause problems between husband and wife. Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss this issue and how married couples can avoid letting this problem creep into your marriage.

Life is too busy. How do we fit everything in that we are supposed to do and need to do? Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain how we can manage our family schedules well.

Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley continue their parenting series on training kids. On this episode they discuss how to teach kids to speak with authority figures (parents, teachers, etc.) with respect.

As Christian parents, we have to teach our kids how to have a godly work ethic. Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss this responsibility and how we can train our kids up to be good workers.

Our kids are going to have certain heroes in life (sports figures, musicians, etc.). But how can we help our kids think through who they look up to and what it is about them that they appreciate? Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain how we can help our kids think critically about their heroes.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain why we shouldn't use devices as a crutch in parenting our kids.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelly discuss how parents can be equipped to teach their children to achieve conflict resolution.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss how to have unity as husband and wife with disciplining your kids.

Ephesians 6:4 tells us not to provoke our children to anger. But how can we as parents not do that when we are training them in obedience?

Our kids need to learn how to talk to mom and dad without complaining. Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany explain how we can equip our kids to approach and communicate with us without grumbling and complaining.

How do you figure out what the real problems are in your life? Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelly discuss.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain how to solve marriage problems and to effectively deal with and come to good solutions as husband and wife.

In part 3 of this previous interview with Compass Bible Church Business Administrator Rick Talcott, Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss the importance of communicating as husband and wife about money.

In this previously released episode, Compass Bible Church Business Administrator Rick Talcott returns to discuss practical ways that Christian couples can manage their money.

In this previously posted episode, Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley visit with Rick Talcott, the Business Administrator at Compass Bible Church. Listen as Rick lays out practical ways that Christian couples can properly manage their money.

Do you ever feel like life is just too busy? Of course you do! Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss practical ways we can effectively manage our busy lives as married couples.

December is a month where we break out of the normal routine and spend a lot more time and interaction with immediate and extended family. This month-long change can also lead to some family drama. Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley share some practical ways we can navigate the challenges of the holiday season.

In this episode from 2019, Pastor Mark and Bethany talk about being thankful in marriage. Since this is not always easy, it is important to pause to consider how we are doing in this area and how we can grow in our thankfulness.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley talk about how we can teach our kids to connect the correct answers they know in their brains to their words, actions, and behaviors.

Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain how couples can build a marriage that lasts.

Dr. Don Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of nine books, including Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, joins this special episode to share some simple family devotions you can implement in your family.

Pastor Mark and Bethany explain how parents can teach their kids to own up to their sin and blame shift that sin.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley talk about practical ways we can care for our spouses when they need us most.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley are back to kick off the fall with a brand new episode of the Thriving Marriage Podcast where they discuss how to overcome difference in marriage.

Listen to the continued discussion between Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley and Patrick and Hannah Schreiner on how to disciple our children.

Patrick Schreiner, Author, Professor and Acting Director of the Residency PhD program and Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his wife, Hannah, join this episode to talk about the discipleship of our children. Listen as alongside Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley they lay out practical ways in which we can disciple our kids.

Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley answer questions live during a parenting workshop at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley answer questions live during a parenting workshop at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley make the case that married couples should strive to do a good job at home and make it a place families want to be and a place where husbands and wives and fathers and mothers can please God.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain how husband and wife can build a stronger relationship.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss the ways in which your relationship with God affects your relationship with your spouse.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain how you can train your children how to properly and respectfully talk to their mom.

You should assess your relationship with your spouse. Why? And how can you do that in a good and wise manner?

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley are back with another book giveaway thanks to Crossway. This time, it's "Married to God" by Christopher Ash.

God will for us is to be thankful in all circumstances. Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley explain how we can apply this instruction from 1 Thessalonians 5:18 into our marriages.

Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley share practical tips on how you can teach your kdis to be independent.

Dr. Bruce Ware, author and Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, joins Pastor Mark and Bethany to discuss his book, Big Truths for Young Hearts.

Whether you have kids or not, there are certain principles you can put into place today to set your children up for success when it comes time to send them off to college if that's God's will for them.

It's time to pause and think about where and how often we interrupt our spouses!

On this episode, Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley discuss and announce a giveaway for the book, What Did You Expect? by Paul David Tripp

How do you play a game with your spouse and still enjoy playing that game? How do you have fun and be competitive without it turning into an argument? Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley shares some practical tips!