Frequently asked questions
Where can I see samples of the videos, workbook and Leader’s Guide?
You can see samples of the videos here. You can download samples of the workbook and Leader’s Guide here.
Where can I see a session schedule?
You can view a session schedule here.
Do I need to recruit a trained counselor to run DivorceCare?
No, you don’t. DivorceCare features the insights of over 30 Christian counselors, psychologists, authors and pastors. They’ll be the experts in your group. Your DivorceCare team will host the group and facilitate discussion. And we provide step-by-step instructions on how to do that, along with advanced training to help your leaders grow their skills over time. Plus, you or your leaders can always talk to one of our DivorceCare consultants, who will share personalized tips on how to facilitate a group, along with advanced training to help your team grow their leadership skills over time.
Who will come to our DivorceCare group?
DivorceCare will clearly minister to those within your church who are experiencing divorce or separation, but it also holds a much larger potential for ministry throughout your community. Once you make your group known, it’s likely that about 85% of the people who come to your DivorceCare group will come from outside your church. Most significantly, half will not have an active spiritual life and will not be followers of Christ. DivorceCare represents a tremendous outreach and evangelism tool for your church!
How will we get people to come to our DivorceCare group?
Your DivorceCare kit includes an extensive array of promotional strategies and tools to help your DivorceCare team launch with success and grow your program once it is underway.
Where will I find leaders for our DivorceCare program?
Here are a few other places you might look:
- People who have experienced and fully healed from divorce and/or separation
- Husband/wife teams in which both partners were divorced prior to the current marriage
- Anyone with a passion for care/counseling ministry
The DivorceCare Leader’s Guide and online articles provide detailed information on recruiting and training effective leaders, including a leader evaluation form to help you have a better knowledge of the people you are considering.
What do you teach about divorce and remarriage?
DivorceCare experts teach that there are two specifically stated biblical provisions permitting divorce: adultery and abandonment by an unbelieving spouse (Matt. 5:32; 1 Cor. 7:15). DivorceCare experts include some of the most respected theologians and pastors who have written and spoken on divorce topics (see our team of experts here).
DivorceCare also guides group members in knowing that any other reasons for divorce (those not specifically addressed in Scripture) should be submitted to the authority of their local church for prayer, counsel, examination in the light of biblical truth, and for the potential application of the process of confrontation as described in Matthew 18 (often described as “church discipline”).
DivorceCare encourages participants to consider reconciliation, if at all possible. Reconciliation and forgiveness are themes that recur throughout the DivorceCare program.
If our church offers DivorceCare, will people think we are promoting divorce?
Absolutely not! Because of the strong emphasis on reconciliation and forgiveness, it’s possible that you will actually see marriages restored as people participate in your program.
If I don’t like DivorceCare, may I return it?
Certainly! Once you receive your kit, you have 30 days to return it. Here’s more on our 30-day, no-risk, guarantee policy.
When does the 30-day guarantee go into effect?
Your 30-day guarantee goes into effect the day your kit arrives. Here’s more information on our no-risk, 30-day guarantee.
What about DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K)? Do I have to start a children’s program at the same time our church launches DivorceCare?
It would be great if you could start both simultaneously, but it’s not required. If you build a healthy adult program, you can add DivorceCare for Kids later. We’d encourage you to make it a goal to ultimately offer both programs. They are designed to work together, and the need to help hurting children is great. Find out more.
