2025 Marriage Events

01/12-19  British Virgin Islands

     Marriage Cruise, Norwegian Cruise Line

02/03-04  Boerne, TX

     Mother's of Pre-Schoolers (MOPS)

02/07-08  Boerne, TX

     Marriage Seminar, Boerne Baptist Church

03/14-16  Conyers, GA

     Outback Marriage

04/04-06  Brenham, TX

     Marriage Retreat, Northwestern Mutual

04/11-13  Birmingham, AL

     Outback Marriage

04/25-27  Huntsville, AL

     Outback Marriage

05/02-04  Greensboro, NC

     Outback Marriage

05/16-18  Grand Rapids, MI

     Outback Marriage

05/29-01  Martha's Vineyard, MA

     Marriage Getaway

06/06-08  Attica, MI

     Marriage Retreat, Encounter Ministry

06/13-19  Fort Jones, CA

     The Scott River Lodge

06/20-26  Fort Jones, CA

     The Scott River Lodge

06/27-03  Fort Jones, CA

     The Scott River Lodge

07/06-13  Etna, CA

      JH Ranch - Cloud 9

07/19-25  Fort Jones, CA

     The Scott River Lodge

07/27-03  Etna, CA

      JH Ranch - Cloud 9

08/04-11  Etna, CA

      JH Ranch - Cloud 9

08/22-24  Rome, GA

     WinShape Marriage Challenge Retreat

09/19-21  Rome, GA

     WinShape Play with Purpose

09/26-28  Huntsville, AL

     Outback Marriage

10/03-05  Birmingham, AL

     Outback Marriage

10/10-12  Greenville, SC

                Outback Marriage

10/24-26  Rome, GA

     WinShape Marriage Challenge Retreat

11/07-09  Conyers, GA

     Outback Marriage

11/21-23  Brenham, TX

     Northwestern Mutual - Private

Meet Dr. David & Terri Sumlin

The Sumlins founded Marriage Life Ministries in 2012 as a means of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ through the vessel of marriage and family ministry. As a result, they have the privilege of helping countless couples around the world embrace God's design for marital oneness and experience a marriage beyond anything that they could ever possibly imagine.

David and Terri's unique approach to marital education is built upon some of the advances found in neuroscience, psychology, physiology, and adventure-based therapy, which ultimately is tested through the lens of God’s word for validation. The result is an Adventure-Based Marital Enrichment program that helps couples derive behavioral transformation and sustained learning. While traditional therapeutic approaches tend to yield low to moderate success in terms of marital outcomes, couples who participate in marital adventure programs are 84% more likely to report having sustained levels of increased marital satisfaction long after the program has ended.