<![CDATA[Pastoral assistance is an important factor in the church ministry and it helps to solve many problems in all aspects of human life, especially the problem of household rifts, but pastoral assistance has not been evenly applied in all churches. The purpose of this study is to obtain information on the effectiveness of pastoral assistance for young couples in preventing household rifts. The method to obtain data for the research is through indirect interviews and the use of various literature. The result of this study shows that pastoral assistance for young couples successfully prevents household rifts and re-establishes spousal relationships. Following up on the findings of this study, the ability of the pastoral assistants needs to be optimized through the development of their competencies, namely improving relationships with God, increasing knowledge of Bible, increasing exemplary in behavior, and improving skills in pastoral assistance. Abstrak Pendampingnan pastoral faktor penting dalam pelayanan gereja karenabanyak membantu menyelesaikan permasalahan di segala aspek kehidupan manusia, khususnya masalah keretakan rumah tangga. Namun penerapan pendampingan pastoral belum merata di seluruh gereja yang ada. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memperoleh informasi tentang keefektifan pendampingan pastoral terhadap pasangan muda dalam mencegah keretakan rumah tangga. Data penelitian ini dikumpulkan melalui metode wawancara tidak langsung dan penggunaan berbagai literatur. Hasil penelitian ini menginformasikan bahwa keefektifan pendampingan pastoral terhadap pasangan muda berhasil mencegah keretakan rumah tangga dan mengutuhkan kembali hubungan suami istri. Menindaklanjuti temuan penelitian ini, maka kemampuan pendamping pastoral perlu dioptimalkan melalui pengembangan kompetensi,yaitu meningkatkan hubungan dengan Tuhan, meningkatkan pengetahuan alkitabiah, meningkatkan keteladanan dalam perilaku, meningkatkan ketrampilan berbasis pendampingan pastoral. Kata Kunci : Firman Tuhan, keretakan rumah tangga, pasangan muda, pendampingan pastoral]]>
