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Premarital Counseling Series — Course 5

Core Section — Building Covenant

Covenant Partnership: Roles, Finances, Purpose & Vision

Building a Marriage That Knows Where It's Going

The practical and spiritual architecture of covenant partnership — how couples share responsibility, steward resources, make decisions together, lead with humility, and build a unified vision that will carry their marriage for a lifetime.

6 Modules Self-Paced Dual Sign-In Included Biblically Grounded
Premarital Series · Course 5
$297

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✓ 6 in-depth covenant modules
✓ Biblical integration every module
✓ Dual access for both partners
✓ Financial stewardship framework
✓ Shared vision-building tools

Course Objectives

What You Will Build Together

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Explore marital expectations and partnership roles with clarity and mutual understanding
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Develop collaborative decision-making skills rooted in servant leadership
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Understand biblical stewardship and build a shared financial management framework
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Create a shared marital vision — purpose, direction, and mission as one household
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Discuss leadership and mutual submission as a covenant practice, not a hierarchy
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Explore parenting values and family culture before children arrive
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Build teamwork and relational collaboration for daily life and crisis moments
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Develop long-term marital goals anchored in shared faith and covenant commitment

Biblical Foundation

Scripture That Anchors This Course

This course is built on the covenant theology of marriage — partnership not as contract, but as sacred calling.

Ephesians 5:21–33

"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." — The foundation for servant leadership and mutual submission in covenant marriage.

Luke 14:28

"For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost?" — Counting the cost of covenant before you build.

Proverbs 22:6

"Train up a child in the way he should go." — The call to intentional legacy and family culture, beginning before children arrive.

Dr. Donetta Quinones

Your Instructor

Dr. Donetta Quinones, PhD

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) · Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Dr. Quinones brings over 20 years of clinical experience spanning jail cells, rehab centers, and private practice. A Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) trained in Clinical and Forensic Psychology and a certified human behavior consultant, she is the author of 30+ published works integrating trauma science with biblical truth. She holds dual state licensure and has spent her career sitting with the most broken relationships — and watching them heal.

PhD, Clinical & Forensic Psychology LPC · LMHC 30+ Published Works Certified Human Behavior Consultant

Course Curriculum

6 Modules — From Roles to Mission

Each module builds the practical and spiritual architecture of a lasting covenant partnership.

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Module 1

Roles, Expectations, and Shared Responsibility

Surfacing unspoken assumptions about marital roles, household responsibilities, and partnership expectations. Learning to name what each partner expects — and negotiate a shared structure that honors both.

Key Topics
  • Marital role assumptions
  • Household responsibilities
  • Unspoken expectations
  • Negotiating shared structure
Biblical Integration
  • Ephesians 5:21 — submit to one another
  • Romans 12:10 — honor one another above yourselves
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Module 2

Servant Leadership and Mutual Submission

Understanding biblical servant leadership not as authority, but as sacrifice. Exploring what mutual submission looks like in real decisions, real disagreements, and real daily life — for both partners.

Key Topics
  • Biblical servant leadership
  • Mutual submission practice
  • Decision-making frameworks
  • Power and deference in marriage
Biblical Integration
  • Ephesians 5:25 — love as Christ loved the church
  • Mark 10:44-45 — greatest of all shall be servant of all
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Module 3

Financial Stewardship and Budgeting

Building a shared framework for financial stewardship — budgeting, debt, generosity, financial goals, and the values that drive spending. Money is one of the most common sources of marital conflict. This module builds the foundation before the conflict arrives.

Key Topics
  • Shared financial values
  • Budgeting and debt management
  • Generosity and tithing
  • Financial goal alignment
Biblical Integration
  • Luke 14:28 — count the cost
  • Proverbs 21:5 — plans of the diligent lead to profit
  • Malachi 3:10 — tithing and faithfulness
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Module 4

Shared Vision, Purpose, and Goal Setting

Building a shared marital vision — the mission, calling, and direction of your household. Couples who know what they're building together make better decisions, survive harder seasons, and stay connected when life pulls in different directions.

Key Topics
  • Marital mission statement
  • Shared calling and purpose
  • Goal-setting together
  • Vision alignment process
Biblical Integration
  • Habakkuk 2:2 — write the vision, make it plain
  • Proverbs 29:18 — where there is no vision, people perish
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Module 5

Parenting, Legacy, and Family Culture

Exploring parenting values, discipline philosophy, family culture, and the legacy you want to leave — before children arrive or stepfamily dynamics take root. What kind of home are you building? What will it feel like to grow up inside it?

Key Topics
  • Parenting philosophy alignment
  • Discipline and grace
  • Family culture design
  • Legacy and generational impact
Biblical Integration
  • Proverbs 22:6 — train up a child in the way he should go
  • Deuteronomy 6:6-7 — teach diligently to your children
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Module 6

Building a Long-Term Marriage Mission

Synthesizing roles, finances, vision, and values into a long-term marriage mission. Developing the practices of teamwork and ongoing collaboration that keep couples aligned through decades of change — and anchored to the covenant they made at the beginning.

Key Topics
  • Marriage mission integration
  • Long-term teamwork practices
  • Relational maintenance habits
  • Covenant renewal and alignment
Biblical Integration
  • Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 — two are better than one
  • Philippians 2:2 — be of the same mind, having the same love

Who This Course Is For

Built for Couples Ready to Build Something That Lasts

This course is for engaged or seriously committed couples who want more than a wedding — they want to know how to run a marriage, make decisions together, and build a household with direction and purpose.

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Engaged Couples

Preparing for marriage and wanting to align on roles, money, purpose, and vision before the wedding day.

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Couples with Financial Differences

Partners who come from different financial backgrounds, spending habits, or values — and want to build one unified framework.

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Faith-Based Couples

Couples who want their marriage grounded in biblical principles for leadership, stewardship, and covenant purpose.

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Blended or Expanding Families

Couples navigating stepfamily dynamics, existing children, or planning for a family — who need shared parenting and legacy frameworks.

Don't Start Without a Blueprint

Most couples discover they have different visions for their marriage after they're already in it. This course gives you the conversations, the frameworks, and the biblical foundation to build one shared vision — before you begin.

$297
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