Our MARRIAGE SEMINAR helps individuals, whether they are married, never married, divorced, engaged, or otherwise critically understand 14 things that will result in more rich, full relationships.
Your marriage seminar touched us so, we were moved to talk about some potential dangers in our relationship. Thank you."-an engaged couple who attended a June seminar. Comments from 2005 Conferences:
"I got sick (flu!) Thursday night and missed all of the sessions on Friday and the Ball Friday night, but my husband in the past has never been a caretaker, but he took such wonderful, wonderful care of me during my illness!! And he attended the sessions without me, took notes and reported back to me! I felt so loved and, yes, I did let him know (Friday was also his birthday)."
"This conference has taught me quite as a newlywed how to live as a married woman and how to be a submissive wife."
"This conference has helped me understand how special my spouse is. It also has show how to love my wife and support her. Thank you for your wisdom and support we love you come back to see us please." The Gregorys
"This conference has been a true blessing. It has allowed me to see things in a way my husband could not express or did not ever realize for himself and vice versa. Thank you."
"This conference has re-enforced a stronger bond between my wife and I. It also empowers us to minister effectively to couples who are experiencing hardship. Our heart is to see marriages maximized and the kingdom of God advance victoriously against the enemy." Watson L. David, Jr.
"Great conference, loaded with valuable info to transform your marriage. Thank you for coming!"
"Shulers: (1) You were down to earth and realistic; (2) We have gone to conferences before and I appreciate your honesty and openness; and (3) It is excellent that your wife shared certain parts, especially her being open enough to talk about sex."
"I've learned the importance of my wife's feelings, communicating, and understanding why wives act the way they do."
"Thank you so much for this conference and your time. I especially enjoyed the session on Re-Opening a Closed Spirit because I believe I have been suffering with this issue. It really blessed me in terms of being more loving towards my husband and asking God to change me first. Thank you both so much!!!" Yolanda Harold
"This conference has created an open door for intimate conversations. Things (difficult things) that we both had been praying about that needed to be discussed but were afraid to, but are now being discussed (we started yesterday). Thank you for your compassion, openness and sensitivity. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We needed this! We have had serious issues in our marriage-adultery, distrust, and financial hardship, but we have decided to work it out. God is bringing us out and this was just a layer of icing on the cake. You've truly blessed us! Know that you are not only ministering to us, but to generations."
"Dear Shulers, I just want to "Thank You" for allowing my spouse to understand that any corrections that I am on his side. Explaining ways that causes us to be more free with each other. Words cannot express! Thanks." Michelle
"This conference has meant this to me: (1) It has created a new closeness with my wife; (2) Taught me the ways to deal with conflict; and (3) The conference has taught me the importance of doing away with pornography."
"I cannot begin to tell you how much this conference has meant to me. I came to this conference last minute, blessed by a friend and in despair. I was depressed, struggling in my marriage and we were sexually dead. I was getting blessed by our breakout session with Sister Brenda and her answers to our questions were truth, eloquent and finally gave me the answer that I was looking for on my life as a woman, wife, and lover to my spouse. Thank you with all of my heart. The most important thing that I learned and this has freed me the most was that I am privileged to be the one to have the opportunity to fulfill the sexual need that my husband has. WOW!" Sheila
"Pastor Clarence and Sis Shuler, this conference has meant so much to me because through it all I learned that no matter what happens or we struggle with, if I keep my eye focused on God. He will help my mate as well as me. Before or the day of the conference, Frederick and I had one of the biggest arguments about me and my feelings. It is more detailed than just that, but if I were listening to God instead of my feelings, that fight would have never happened; but thank God for His Grace. We made it and were richly blessed. Thank you both so much for letting God use you and bless you to bless others." Lisa & Frederick Lambert
"My husband and I have been married 5 and 1/2 years. Although we have been blessed in many ways, it has been a struggle year after year. I have contemplated leaving for a number of reasons. I am, as I write this note, fighting a "Closed Spirit (great session) toward my husband and our marriage. Unfortunately, we not able to attend most of workshops/seminars until this morning; however, the information/knowledge/education received has been tremendous in the short period of time. I am blessed my husband was sitting beside me to hear what we have needed to hear because we have differences of opinions in reference to attending this kind of event. Thank you for your words of wisdom!" Dawna & Chris
"This has been our first marriage conference and although there were obstacles in getting here and the illness from prior week. I am so glad that we were able to come out. We have been struggling with our finances and I am just glad to have be able to be in place where there are more Christians with same troubles as us and ways in which we could communicate and bring godly resolution to how we will handle our finances from now on." Rasheed & Ahiu
From a marriage retreat with Calvary Revival Church, Norfolk, VA in Feb 2002:
Brother and Sister Shuler, I just want to thank you so much for giving my wife and I a renewed spirit in our marriage. We attended the retreat you held in Portsmouth with CRC and Bishop McBath, man that was just wonderful. We have been together for 20 years and the flame had seem to be going weak, but with the retreat it really renewed our flame like we were years ago. I have your book (Wife's Best Friend) and have read Bishop's book too. I never know things can be so good. I wish I had these tools years ago. May God continue to bless you and your wife and the ministry. You are one dynamic dual. I will keep you up in prayers and your travels, Lord willing we can meet up at the next marriage retreat for CRC. Thank -You again and God Bless!!! ps.. Sister Brenda you did one beautiful job, very impressive, uplifting and helpful!! Keep spreading your gift to help others with their relationship!!! Oprah needs the Shulers not Dr. Phill!!! Willie L. Mackey, Jr.
Dear Clarence & Brenda: Renee and I thank you dearly for such a wonderful and inspiring seminar on marriage this past weekend at the CRC Marriage Retreat here in Virginia. We greatly appreciate all the time and effort you both took to supply us with the tools to better understand one another as husband & wife, man & woman, and especially gods delight in our commitment to each other and acceptance of his blessings. Renee is a newly confirmed member of CRC, and has received numerous blessings of understanding from the ministry of Bishop C. McBath. I have also been privileged by these blessings, and feel compelled to join CRC during the next new members class. My decision is also directly attributed to your ministry in guidance. Thank you. We further pray for your speedy, and safe return home to your loved ones, and hope that you find all is well. God Bless.
Dear Pastor Shuler, We appreciate all you and your wife has done to help us with our marriage. We have even been using the advice with disputes and financing. I began to recognize that I was the spender in our family, and had not been sufficiently keeping records accurately regarding our finances. But to tell you the truth this was a hard area to admit, but since the retreat I have relinquish control of the books, and we sit down together to discuss all spending. So, before I sent this reply (for a resource purchase), I did get approval from my wife, (just trying to remaining accountable). How the way we handle disputes have also improved, we have set those ground rules about fighting fair. The past is off limits, and I stay away from my wife's right hook.(smile). Jay (not real name)