Equipping your church to help couples prepare, strengthen, and restore their marriages. Built for churches exploring or already running Re|engage, Merge, and Foundation Groups.
Marriage Ministry Event
Re|engage Training Conference
October 14-15, 2026
Watermark Community Church | Dallas, TX

Training Conference Overview
Marriage ministry is not one-size-fits-all. Couples need care before marriage begins, support in the early years, and a safe place to find help when marriage gets hard. This two-day training experience is designed to help your church care for couples in every season, from preparing for marriage to building a strong foundation in the early years to helping marriages reconnect, heal, and grow.
What You'll Learn
Your team will receive practical training, ministry insight, and encouragement for serving couples through three connected ministries.
A marriage discipleship ministry for couples looking to reconnect, grow, or find hope in the midst of struggle. You will learn the heart, structure, and weekly mechanics of the ministry, and what it takes to launch and sustain it at your church.
A premarital ministry that helps seriously dating and engaged couples prepare for marriage through biblical teaching, honest conversations, and mentor-led discussion. Churches already offering Merge will get an introduction to the newly updated curriculum.
A newly married ministry that helps couples build Christ-centered community, grow in oneness, and establish healthy patterns during the first years of marriage. You will learn the ministry model and what leaders need to serve newlyweds well.
Choose Your Conference Track
Whether you are launching something new or strengthening what already exists, each track is designed to give your team practical training and clear next steps.
Learn the heart, structure, and logistics of Re|engage, what it takes to launch, and the answers to common questions churches are asking.
Strengthen your ministry, develop and care for closed group leaders, troubleshoot real challenges, and sustain Re|engage long term.
Grow in confidence and pastoral care. Learn to create a safe and honest group environment, lead with grace and truth, and help couples take meaningful next steps.
Explore the ministry models for Merge and Foundation Groups, what mentors need to serve couples well, and how to help couples build before crisis hits.
Conference Schedule
Two days of practical marriage ministry training, with breakouts for churches at every stage.
Wednesday
October 14, 2026
8:30 AM |
Check-in and Breakfast |
9:30 AM |
Welcome Session |
10:45 AM |
Breakout Session 1 |
12:00 PM |
Lunch |
1:30 PM |
Breakout Session 2 |
2:45 PM |
Breakout Session 3 |
4:00 PM |
Regional Networking with National Coaches |
5:30 PM |
Dinner with Re|engage or Merge Leaders |
6:30 PM |
Re|engage or Merge Large Group |
7:15 PM |
Re|engage Mock Closed Groups (First-Time Attendees) |
7:30 PM |
Q&A for Re|engage or Merge |
Thursday
October 15, 2026
8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
8:30 AM |
Morning Session |
9:30 AM |
Breakout Session 4 |
10:45 AM |
Breakout Session 5 |
12:00 PM |
Closing Session |
12:30 PM |
Lunch |
1:30 PM |
Conference Ends |
Event Details
Two days of practical training, connection with experienced leaders, and time to learn how these ministries can help you serve couples in your local church.
Location
Watermark Community Church - 7540 LBJ Fwy, Dallas, TX 75251
Date & Time
October 14 - 15, 2026 | Weds 8:30 AM - Thurs 1:30 PM
$139
per person
$119
per person (groups of three or more)

Recommended Conference Hotels
Below are our recommended hotels for the conference. Please contact the hotel for more information about booking your stay.
Walking Distance
7642 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, TX 75251
972-503-1333
Discount rate available through 2026, subject to hotel availability.
Walking Distance
12720 Merit Drive
Dallas, TX 75251
972-385-3000
Discount rate available through August 24, 2026, subject to hotel availability.
Walking Distance
12411 N Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75243
972-458-1224
Discount rate available through August 26, 2026, subject to hotel availability.
Driving Distance
1590 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway
Dallas, TX 75234
972-869-4300
Discount rate available through August 31, 2026, subject to hotel availability.
Driving Distance
5229 Spring Valley Road
Dallas, TX 75254
972-716-2001
Discount rate available through August 31, 2026, subject to hotel availability.
Hear what other churches are saying
Churches across the country are using Re|engage to help couples reconnect, heal, and grow.
The Church on Rush Creek
“You do not have to be in crisis to come to Re|engage. It can also be for couples who have a good marriage and just want to go to GREAT.”
Sanger Bible Church
"Re|engage has had a profound impact on our church. We have seen God restore and enrich many marriages and families."
Re|engage Participant
"This caused me for the first time in my life to apologize to someone for something that I've done."
Why Attend a Training Conference
This conference is designed to help your team move from interest to action. You will receive practical ministry training, hear from experienced leaders, attend helpful breakouts, ask questions, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how these ministries serve couples in the local church.
Launch a Ministry
You will learn which ministry is the right next step for your church, how to launch it well, and what it takes to build something healthy and sustainable.
Marriage ministry does not have to begin when a couple is already in crisis.
Stengthen Your Ministry
Sharpen your ministry strategy, train and care for your leaders, and get practical help with the more complex situations couples bring you.
Advanced tracks are built for point leaders and group leaders alike.
Ready to strengthen marriages at your church?
Your church has the opportunity to care for couples in some of the most important seasons of their lives. We would love to help your team take its next step.
FAQs
Church ministry teams who want to care for couples in every season of marriage. It is especially helpful for pastors and elders, marriage ministry leaders, Re|engage point leaders, closed group leaders and facilitators, premarital mentors, and volunteers who help support the ministry.
No. Tracks are designed to help churches at different stages take their next step. This conference is for both churches exploring Re|engage, Merge and Foundation Groups, and churches already running Re|engage.
Each track lists who it is best for. Teams attending together often split up across tracks so they can bring back more than one perspective.
No. Churches interested in Merge or Foundation Groups are welcome, whether or not they offer Re|engage.
Yes. Marriage ministry is healthiest when a team shares the vision together. Groups of three or more receive a discounted rate.
A clearer understanding of which ministry is the right next step, practical tools for launching or strengthening it, and a plan for training and caring for your leaders.