Your Instructor
Dr. Cassandra Bolar is a marital success strategist. She specializes in helping couples create and maintain a positive marriage culture. Her work as a marriage and family therapist, family studies researcher, and psychology professor supports her evidence-based and practical approach to helping couples thrive.
Dr. Bolar is the author of Preparing Your Heart for Marriage: Doing The Emotional and Spiritual Work to Love Unconditionally, and she created the Marriage Head Start Academy, which provides educational programs for premarital couples and individuals.
Dr. Bolar received her Bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Development from the University of Georgia, and her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Human Development and Family Studies from Auburn University. She holds a Family Life Educator certificate from the National Council on Family Relations.
Dr. Bolar has been featured on iTunes’ #1 Relationship Podcast, “I Do Podcast.” She resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and their two children.
Module 1 is the foundational module that breaks down the fundamentals of being equally yoked in a Christian marriage, understanding your unique purpose, and the importance of preparing for marriage.
Module 2 focuses on critical emotional and spiritual work that is needed to your heart for marriage such as examining the condition of your heart, addressing the fear of marriage, overcoming unforgiveness and selfishness, and committing yourself to doing courtship and marriage God’s way.
Module 3 highlights God’s meaning and purpose for marriage, and it also gives a detailed biblical explanation of the roles of being a husband and wife.
Module 4 focuses on God’s divine order for the family and how an individual’s relationship with Christ and marital relationship should be prioritized in relation to other responsibilities.
Module 5 provides helpful information and skills training in effective communication and conflict resolution.
Module 6 provides biblical and practical considerations for choosing a marital partner.