Your marriage is approaching — among the myriad of preparations you can make, what is most important for a lasting, healthy relationship?

Understanding that marriage is not eternal, but its fruit is, Mike and Anne Rizzo, seasoned marriage counselors, turn our gaze Godward. A vertical focus, on God, becomes the best foundation for building a beautiful, life-long relationship with your future spouse.

Vertical Marriage is a practical premarital manual for use by engaged couples, marriage counselors, or those already married, who desire to establish a powerful partnership of eternal significance.

Mike and Anne Rizzo have been in pastoral ministry for over thirty years and currently serve as directors of Marriage and Family Ministries at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri. They carry a passion for personal mentoring, teaching, and raising up marriages that exalt the name of Jesus. Mike and Anne have three grown children and one grandchild, and are the authors of Longing for Eden: Embracing God’s Vision in Your Marriage.