Student Life

Relationship Education

Office of Relationship Education

Vision: For every Bethel student to have access to high quality relationship education opportunities, including pre-marital and marital enrichment programs.

Mission: To provide information and skills training that will serve as a foundation for the overall development of healthy relationship patterns and to provide advocacy, programming, and services that support the development and nurture of strong marriages and families.

Contact

Jeff Sanders
Associate Dean for Relationship Education

Students are welcome to

• stop by CC322H,
• call 635.8662,
• email j-sanders@bethel.edu, or
• schedule an appointment through the Office of Student Life.

Building Better Relationships

We invite you to be intentional about "building better relationships" in all areas of your life. We're here to help. Check out some of the ways that you can equip yourself for successful relationships:

• Life-on-Life Mentoring - a one-on-one connection with an older student or a faculty/staff member for encouragement, support, and meaningful dialogue.
• Racial Reconciliation Lunch Groups - groups that foster safe and trusting relationships among students, faculty, and staff and reflect racial reconciliation. The goal is to understand and educate one another regarding our own racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Relationship Chapel Series - a special three-day series on relationships. Other chapel services throughout the year will also deal with relationship issues.
• Relationship Coaching/Consulting and Testing - the opportunity to talk to someone privately about the health of your relationships and/or take a relationship inventory that can help you learn more about yourself.
• Small Groups for Dating and Engaged Couples - the opportunity to explore the dynamics of healthy relationships with a small group that meets once a week for five or six weeks; offered each semester.
• Pre-marital Preparation Options - a wide variety of programs aimed at helping students prepare well for making a marriage commitment.
• Marriage Retreats - weekend enrichment experiences offered once a year for married student couples.
• Married Student Fellowship - an opportunity for married students to connect with other married students through activities and small group opportunities.
• There are also many other opportunities to learn about healthy relationships at Bethel through classes, small groups, dorm life, local ministry outreach, spring or summer missions trips, study abroad programs, etc.