Journey to Us Marriage Conference September 2025

Get away for a weekend escape to celebrate and strengthen your marriage!

We understand that sometimes it is challenging to set aside time, but investing in your marriage will have a ripple effect on your children, your family, your work, and your health, both mentally and physically. So why not take the opportunity to join us to explore what a healthy marriage can look like and how you can work towards achieving that?

You will be guided through what it looks like to:

• Build a marriage that feels safe

• Manage healthy conflict

• Reorientate your marriage according to God’s perfect plan

• Communicate in a way that creates deeper connection and intimacy

• Function as a team to make decisions that ensure both win

Suitable for marriages in any state - happy, having ongoing issues, or in crisis - as you explore how to reconnect and keep your relationship strong for years to come.

** Please note, that in order for a couple to be able to focus on each other, this is a conference for couples only, with no children able to attend.**

So come and join us to grow and invest in your marriage!

Date and Time:

• Friday 26 September 2025, 7pm - 9pm

• Saturday 27 September 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm 

Cost: $110 per couple

Supper and Morning Tea provided plus individual workbooks.

Refunds can be requested up until 30 days prior to the event.

See how other participants strengthened their marriages at past marriage retreats:

"My wife and I have been married for over 20 years and after we attended Focus on the Family's Marriage Retreat, it saved our marriage (not an exaggeration!)!" - Ben*

"The weekend retreat was such a healing time for us both." - Jane*

"We recommitted to treating each other with the mutual respect we each deserved." - Ida*

"Quite literally, we began to rebuild our broken marriage on a new, stronger foundation." - Lauren*

About your hosts:

Brett and Kate Ryan have been married for 35 years and they have three young men, three daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren. They love serving together and share a deep passion for building God-honouring relationships and strong, faith-filled families.

Brett worked as a Critical Care nurse for 15 years, a Children’s Pastor for 12 years and is now CEO at Focus on the Family Australia where he has ministered for the past 12 years. Kate was a teacher for 25 years (in both primary and secondary school) before leaving teaching to work alongside Brett.