Married At First Sight has been through many experts over the years, but Pastor Cal Roberson has been a longtime favorite for the participants who have been lucky enough to interact with him. With MAFS approaching its next season, the exciting series has been host to many relationship experts throughout the years. Hoping to help participants find their match and move into the next phase of their lives together, Pastor Cal, Dr. Pepper Schwartz, and Dr. Pia Holec have been working together for the last few seasons. Pastor Cal, however, has been part of Married At First Sight for years.

Having ed the series during Married At First Sight season 4, Pastor Cal has been part of the cast ever since, bringing his specific expertise to the series. While he doesn’t have the same educational background as Dr. Pepper or Dr. Pia, Pastor Cal has his own level of expertise in marriage and relationships. As a pastor and marriage counselor in his own right, Pastor Cal has been working to help the couples on Married At First Sight find a happy medium for over a decade and deeply enjoys the experience. Many have been wondering more about the MAFS expert.

Pastor Cal Wears Many Hats Professionally

He’s Doing Several Different Jobs

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Although many know Pastor Cal from his time on Married At First Sight, he does much more than appear in the series. Though Pastor Cal has been on MAFS for years, his main job is working as the Senior Pastor of his church in Georgia. As a pastor, Cal works with the rest of his ministry to deliver the word of God and guide others in their relationships with him. Cal’s been with his church for years, and seems to be a warm face to his congregation. On top of his work within ministry, Pastor Cal is a successful author.

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Having penned the successful marital manual, Marriage Ain’t For Punks, Pastor Cal hopes to give advice to couples who need it and singles who are looking for their perfect match. Pastor Cal also has a Marriage Ain't For Punks marriage & dating app. Working as a public speaker on top of everything else, Pastor Cal delivers keynote speeches, addresses, and does public appearances surrounding his expertise: marriage. While he does more than talk about relationships, Pastor Cal’s able to share his specific knowledge all over the US. Hoping to touch lives all over the world, Pastor Cal does it all.

Pastor Cal Is Married

His Lovely Wife Wendy Works With Him

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While he’s shared that marriage isn’t everything in life, Pastor Cal understands marriage intrinsically and shares a beautiful relationship with his wife, Wendy Roberson. Wendy is also an expert on marriage and relationships and often speaks with Cal at public appearances to provide both sides of the relationship for the couple’s attentive audiences. As an active part of Cal’s public persona, Wendy has her own following and her own position at the couple’s home church. Wendy does her own work with Marriage Ain’t For Punks, which is more than just Pastor Cal’s book, but a community the couple has built.

Pastor Cal Has An Active Instagram

He Keeps His Followers Updated

Although Pastor Cal is often promoting Married At First Sight when viewers see him, his Instagram is an entirely different space for the counselor. While he does frequently talk about his experiences on the show and shares news surrounding the couples he helps counsel, Pastor Cal’s Instagram is far more about his experiences and relationships than others. Sharing tips and tricks to keep the sparks alive in marriage, as well as information about his own relationship with Wendy, Pastor Cal does his best to create a variety of quality content on his Instagram for his followers to engage with frequently.

How Is Pastor Cal Viewed In Married At First Sight?

Is He A Fan Favorite?

While Pastor Cal’s life may be exciting outside of his time on Married At First Sight, he’s most well known for his time matching and counseling couples on the long-running series. One of the biggest issues facing Married At First Sight and its viewers is the couples on the show don’t tend to last. Though they’re matched by experts who use their levels of expertise to try and create couples who will complement each other and function well in the real world, there’s only so much the experts can do to create lasting marriages for people who are ostensibly strangers.

Pastor Cal’s time on Married At First Sight has been interesting, as he’s spent most of his time on the series watching couples fail to enter a lasting marriage. Though he’s been around for his fair share of matches, the most recent seasons of Married At First Sight have been far less successful than their predecessors, and Pastor Cal has been present to see the decline. While some feel it’s time for Cal to exit MAFS, his expertise on the relationships each season is some of the most valuable. Pastor Cal’s time on Married At First Sight is a gift.

Sources: Marriage Ain't For Punks, Calvin Roberson/Instagram

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Married At First Sight
Release Date
July 8, 2014
Network
Lifetime
Showrunner
Sam Dean
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    Pepper Schwartz
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    Calvin Roberson

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Based on the Danish version of the series, Married at First Sight is a reality show/social experiment that gives singles a chance to find a lifelong partnership with one particular caveat: they must agree to marry a stranger arranged the moment they meet. Experts provide counseling and guidance as they help couples navigate their new marriage with their unknown partner and highlight the journey of the newlyweds from wedding to honeymoon to beginning their new lives together. At the end of eight weeks, couples will decide to stay married or divorce.

Directors
Charlie Mysak, Michael Fitzpatrick Lawrence Jr., Nick Petrie
Writers
Lotte Offenberg Bergqvist, Razor Rizzotti
Seasons
20