Ray Cross shares pre-marital counselling resources he developed during more than thirty years of intensive work with wedding couples. With the use of unique diagnostic questionnaires Ray provides couples with the means to assess their compatibility in areas of their relationship that have proven most significant. In this manner couples are able to determine what issues they need to discuss and resolved. Along with this, Ray provides instructive articles to deepen commitments. By this means, couples may actually lead themselves through a program of pre-marital counsel. If through this process they still sense the need of professional counsel, it will only be for specific issues for which they have not found solutions. It is a win-win. For the cost of an inexpensive book couples narrow the field of counsel they need, saving time and professional fees.Table of ContentsChapter 1: – Surviving Wedding Planning StressesInstructive ArticlesChapter 2: – Will Love Last?Checklist of Love Discussion Starter QuestionnaireLove Discussion Starter QuestionnaireInstructive ArticlesChapter 3: – Marriage Roles CompatibilityMarriage Roles Discussion Starter Assessor QuestionnaireInstructive ArticlesChapter 4: – Financial Marriage CompatibilityFinancial Compatibility Discussion Starter QuestionnaireInstructive ArticlesChapter 5: – Religious Marriage CompatibilityReligious Marriage Compatibility Discussion Starter QuestionnaireChristian Marriage Compatibility Discussion Starter QuestionnaireInstructive ArticlesThis is the fifth and final installment of the Sensational Wedding Series. Ray Cross describes himself as an "improvementist" – "Good, better, best never let it rest, until your good is better and your better, best." Ray always looks for ways of breathing new life, creativity and healing into all of his relationships and activities – a life drive that uncovers improvements and solutions to perplexing inefficiencies and weakness. Ray applies this drive to all he experiences. His books, therefore, touch on a variety of challenges that have crossed his path, both conceptual and practical.Ray was born in Toronto, studied for ministry at Ontario Bible College, where he earned a Bachelor of Theology. While pastoring in Peterborough, from Trent University he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.Ray pastored Baptist churches in Peterborough, Trenton, Port Hope, Oshawa and Scarborough for 32 years before retiring from pastoral service. Pastoral ministry, of course, involved all aspects of personal and family care. While pastoring, Ray took many practical ministry and counselling courses to enhance his skills as well a travelling province-wide teaching insightful seminars.Since retiring from pastoring, Ray has served as an Officiant, primarily for weddings. His wedding website,brideschoiceofficiant.com, provides matchless wedding ceremony resources couples love.Ray has been happily married since 1971 to Diane, a nutrition expert and public school teacher (retired). They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Ray shares that the incredible professional acting skills of his daughter, Andrea, inspire his quest for dynamic presentation in ceremonies.If you see Ray and Diane about town you will find them walking hand in hand. They also ice skate several times a week. They love to travel and delight in white sand beaches. A natural extension of their love of travel is Ray's periodic service as guest minister on cruises ships.Ray is a thorough researcher, and his experience in sermon planning, public speaking, and service planning and coordination is evident in all he does.Ray is sensitive and responsive to the needs of those he serves, whether in weddings, public speaking or on the printed page. The Sensational Wedding Series enables wedding couples to capably and creatively plan, practice and perform a sensational wedding ceremony, even doing much of the work themselves – providing considerable savings without compromising qualit
