K. Jason Krafsky creates practical tools and writes articles for:

• marriage investors and pastors on marriage and pre-marriage ministry;
• leaders and marriage investors on cultural issues impacting marriage and family life;  
• community leaders on community-based marriage strengthening efforts;
• engaged, pre-engaged and newly married couples on various relationship issues. 

• Couple Interview Form (pastors or leaders use with engaged couples)
  
  

• How to Use Before "I Do" in Any Marriage Prep Format (pastors or leaders)

• Using Before "I Do" with PREPARE/ENRICH (pastors or leaders)

• Premarital Education Contract (pastors/counselors use with couples)

• Premarital Class Couple Agreement (churches using class format)

• Premarital Mentoring Agreement (mentor couples use with mentorees)  

• Churches! Effectively Promote Premarital Ministry on Your Website [BLOG]
  
  
• Churches: How NOT to Promote Your Premarital Ministry on the Internet [BLOG]
  
  
• Sorting Through the Complex Marrying Population of the 21st Century [HTML]  [PDF]
  
  
• How I Learned to Engage the Engaged in My Premarital Program [HTML]  [PDF]

• Most Singles Yearn to be Married For Life and Want Premarital Education to Go With It [HTML]  [PDF] 

• A Dozen Signs Your Pre-marital Program Misses the Mark [HTML]  [PDF]
  

ARTICLES ON COMMUNITY-BASED MARRIAGE & FAMILY STRENGTHENING

• Ministering to George, Jane, and the Jetson Clan: The Case for Relationship-based Relationship Ministry [HTML]  [PDF]
  

ARTICLES ON RELATIONSHIP ISSUES

• What Do the Ei8ht Want for Jon and Kate? [BLOG]
  
  
• Step Right Up! Tune Into the Latest Relationship "Reality" TV Freak Shows! [BLOG]
  
  
• How Twitter Can Tweet Married Couples Twitterific! [BLOG]
  
  
• Is Facebook a Cyber Threat to Your Marriage?  [HTML]  [PDF]  [BLOG]
  
  
• How Facebook Can Improve Your Marriage Relationship  [HTML]  [PDF]  [BLOG]
  
  
• Your First Christmas as Husband and Wife - Making the Holiday Season Fun, Memorable and Stress-Free  [HTML]  [BLOG]
  
  
• A Dozen Reasons Premarital Education is a Must-Do Before the “I Do’s”  [HTML]  [PDF] 
  
  

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Below are a list of very informative articles and reports written by friends and colleagues of K. Jason Krafsky.  These are must-reads for Marriage Investors!  

 SCHOLARLY PAPER ON PREMARITAL EDUCATION - PDF

• Making a Case for Premarital Education (2001) by Scott M. Stanley
  

RESEARCH ON MARRIAGE ATTITUDES & BEHAVIORS IN AMERICA - LINKS

• State-by-State Marriage Surveys (for 25 different states) by National Fatherhood Initiative
  
  
• With This Ring...A National Survey of Marriage In America (2004) by National Fatherhood Initiative  

• The State of Our Unions (current annual report) by The National Marriage Project at Rutgers University