Praying Circles around Your Marriage, Joel Schmidgall
Praying Circles around Your Marriage, Joel Schmidgall
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Praying Circles around Your Marriage
Life-Changing Principles to Transform Your Marriage

Author: Joel Schmidgall, Nina Schmidgall, Mark and Lora Batterson

Narrator: Joel Schmidgall, Nina Schmidgall, Lora Batterson

Unabridged: 5 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/05/2019


Synopsis

What your marriage will become is determined by how you pray. This book empowers you to dream big, pray hard, and think long--together.Marriage is your most sacred relationship on this earth, and prayer is the single most powerful way to transform it. It's time to learn the relational truths in the legend of Honi the Circle Maker--a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not leave it until God answered his impossible prayer. The commitment made in the sacred circle of marriage requires the same kind of boldness and resolve as the Circle Maker. Honi's prayer saved a generation, and your prayers can transform your relationship.Praying Circles around Your Marriage draws from the life-changing principles Mark Batterson outlines in his New York Times bestseller The Circle Maker. Joined by Pastor Joel and Nina Schmidgall who serve with Mark at National Community Church, the authors draw from personal stories, Scripture, and practical insight. You'll discover seven key prayer circles for your marriage: Vision Circle, Romance Circle, War Circle, Dance Circle, Support Circle, Storm Circle, and Legacy Circle. Through these circles you will:Discover your shared vision and find a new combined purpose togetherTurn the tables on conflict and access the gift of being knownBe a student of your spouse and ensure a connected and intimate relationshipBuild a foundation for your marriage that will help you weather the trials that are sure to comeLearn to draw a larger circle around your marriage so that your unified purpose can be a blessing to othersBold prayers honor God, and God honors bold prayers. Praying Circles around Your Marriage will empower you and your spouse to identify your greatest dreams for the most important relationship in your life, and pray the kind of audacious prayers in which God finds delight.After all, your life together has a legacy to leave for future generations. It's time to start circling.

About Joel Schmidgall

Joel Schmidgall is Executive Pastor of National Community Church (NCC) in Washington DC. He oversees the pastoral staff for NCC’s seven locations and pastors the Capitol Hill location. Joel founded and now serves as President of the board of the DC Dream Center, a community center committed to inspiring and equipping youth and adults to reach their God-given potential.

About Nina Schmidgall

Nina Schmidgall serves as Director of Family Ministry at National Community Church (NCC) in Washington DC. Nina first moved to the nation’s capital to work for the United States Congress. Writing and directing education and family policy, Nina realized her deep passion for strengthening the family and the home. She oversees the family ministry department across all of NCC’s marketplace locations. Nina and Joel live on Capitol Hill with their three kids: Eloise, Ezekiel, and Lorenza.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on January 20, 2019

I was excited to be invited to help launch this new book by Joel and Nina Schmidgall (with Mark Batterson) PRAYING CIRCLES AROUND YOUR MARRIAGE. I have read several of Mark Batterson's books and like his writing style and voice and I generally come away blessed and maybe more mature as a Christian a......more

Goodreads review by George P. on February 05, 2019

Some books offer advice about marriage, others about prayer. Praying Circles Around Your Marriage offers advice about both, under the assumption that couples who pray together stay together.“The richness of your marriage will be determined by how frequently and how fervently God is invited into your......more

Goodreads review by Marinda on April 21, 2025

I've been trying to incorporate books on marriage into a regular rotation, covering several year, for awhile now. It dawned on me to ask Scott if he'd read one with me, actually a different one each month. This was our first one, and it was a great start. I read their other circle book years ago and......more

Goodreads review by Scott on April 22, 2025

Holy curiosity, inspired creativity, so much of what makes us human can be so hard to understand. then put two humans together... and we need help. God knows more about not only our spouse but also about our very selves than we ever can. If we tap into His divine creativity and love, we unlock the v......more

Goodreads review by Karl on March 14, 2019

I’m a big fan of Mark Batterson’s book The Circle Maker, and have enjoyed his other books based on the “circle” theme, including Praying Circles around your Children; so I was interested in another praying circles book. Joel and Nina Schmidgall have defined several circles of influence in a marriage......more