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Godman Akinlabi, lead pastor of The Elevation Church, has launched ‘Amare’, an online programme to help build and sustain healthy relationships.

In a statement on Wednesday, Akinlabi said ‘Amare’ is a Latin adverbial lexicon that means “to love”, adding that the programme will begin in April 2021.

He said the online programme will start with two modules — a marriage preparation course for singles looking to start their journey, and a marriage enhancement course for married couples looking to ignite a spark in their relationship.

Akinlabi also said ‘Amare’ has practical modules that will aid enhanced communication in relationships, and help people deal with personal fears and trust issues, financial management, family planning, extended family relations, building stronger foundations, tolerance, and planning for a collective future.

“Having invested seventeen years in the marriage institution and nearly twenty ministering and counselling, I have discovered the beauty in two people coming together in unity to do life and to take-on the world, and also the negative consequences of marital disharmony,” he said.

“According to reports, the rate of divorce around the world has doubled in recent decades due to a variety of reasons. Largely rooted in faulty foundations, such issues include loss of interest, overwhelming career pressure cum-goal pursuit, financial challenges, or simply the selfish pursuit of personal happiness.

“These then result in a broken partner, a broken home or both, leaving offspring and spouses with self-esteem, trust and acceptance issues that then inflict emotional or physical harm on the society. Amare aims to reduce this worrisome trend by improving the quality of marriages and relationships that lead to marriage.”

Akinlabi added that insights gained from the programme will help participants create a template suitable to build and maintain long-lasting and fulfilling marriages.

Interested participants can enrol for the marriage preparatory course, marriage enhancement course, or take a free marriage-readiness test here.