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#57: Steve Harris: Professor, U of MN. Discernment Counseling. Reasons for Divorce. Cohabitation.

#56: Daniel Lancaster: Editor of Book - Adam Loves Eve. Husbands Loving Wives like Christ Loves the Church.

#55: Josh & Mandy Shaarda: Work in East Africa. Freedom in Christ Ministries. Discipleship - Identity, Renewing One's Mind, Seven Steps to Freedom. Steps to Setting Marriages Free.

#54: Richard Albertson. Founding President, Live the Life. Marriage Communication & Conflict. Daily Temperature Reading. Adventures in Marriage . Start Smart. Church & Community Marriage Initiatives.

#53: Travis & Stephanie Armstrong. Director of Grace Church's Marriage Ministry. Challenges facing couples. Priorities & practices. Marriage & outreach. Getting help. Starting marriage ministry.

#52: John McGee. Watermark Church. Marriage Ministry in Churches. Marriage and Discipleship. Re|engage Program. Four C's for Married Couples.

#51: Mike & Ann Cerney. Retrouvaille. Uniqueness. Community of Disciples. "Secret Sauce." Three A's. Forgiveness. Pornography.

#50: Raul Rodriguez. Pastor. Marriage inventory meetings, retreats, prayer times. Mentors. Role of marriage ministry in church. Engagement with community.

#49: Bob Leinberger. Pastor. Author - The Relational Map. Connecting. Listening for longings. Managing emotions. Changing Habits.

#48: Cindy & Henri Chastanet. Advice for married couples. Starting church-based marriage ministry. Small groups. Date nights. Mentoring.

#47: Mary Jackson. Director, Marriage Encounter. History of Marriage Encounter. Enrichment retreat. Relationship to Retrouvaille. Elements of weekend. Spiritual divorce. Engagement Encounter.

#46: Dr. Brad Wilcox. Professor. Author-Get Married. State of marriage today. Impact of marriage on men, women, & children. Myths about marriage. Marriage & church. Advice to young people. Resources.

#45: Chris Thayer. Discipleship Pastor. Assessments for marriage resources & needs. Relational health. Discipleship & marriage. www.beautifulmarriages.org

#44: Caesar & Tina Kalinowski. Everyday Discipleship. Image Bearers of God: Children/Family, Servants, & Missionaries. 6 Rhythms: Story formed, Listen, Celebrate, Eat, Bless & ReCreate.

#43: Dr. Bill Harley. Author, His Needs, Her Needs. Marriage-Relationship of Mutual, Extraordinary Care. Emotional Needs. Love Busters. Policy of Mutual Agreement. 15-hrs. of Undivided Attention.

#42: Mike Sharrow. Pres./CEO of C12. Ministry to Christian Business Owners & CEOs. Business as ministry. Strengthening marriage & family relationships through workplace.

#41: Bob Thornton. Marriage. Importance Practices. Communication. Men's Discipleship Meetings. Share on Three "P"s. Prayer, Purity, and Partner.

#40: Pieter & Melinda Lagaay. Authors. Founders, Arise & Shine Today Ministries. Overcoming pornography & sexual addictions. Deliverance, inner healing, and counseling. Vulnerability & humility.

#39: David Ferguson. Founder, Great Commitment Network & Relational Values Alliance. Intimacy Therapy. Marriage & family discipleship & outreach. Taking relational skills into businesses & community.

#38: Todd Biermann. Pastor. Author. Relational priorities - thumb's up, hand image. Triangle - three principles of healthy relationships. Family-centered, church-supported local church paradigm.

#37: Mike Shaughnessy. Founder, Grandly. Being a Strategic Grandparent. Unique role grandparents play in grandchildren's lives. Opportunities and challenges. Youth worker skills. www.grandly.org

#36: Brad Rhoads. Cofounder, Grace Marriage. Grace paradigm shift for marriage. Keys to good communication. Marriage discipleship. Time blocking for couples. Quarterly marriage meetings.

#35: Dennis Rainey. Cofounder, Family Life marriage ministry. State of marriage. Advice for people pursuing marriage, young married couples, husbands and wives. More information - www.theraineys.org.

#34: Roger Thompson: Lead Pastor. Author. Weekend to Remember Speaker - 20 years. Ministry to Men - Importance, Challenges. Advice for Couples, Husbands, & Wives. Starting Marriage & Men's Ministries.

#33: Jeff Kemp. Founder, MenHuddle. Former NFL QB. Leader of Marriage & Men's Ministries. Purposes of marriage. Level 5 Friendship. Engaging men. Starting marriage & men's ministries in churches.

#32: Todd LaVine. Founder, Agape Pastoral Services. Key struggle areas. 90/10 rule. Systemic problem - selfishness. Using social media to reach struggling marriages. Seek help first sign of problems.

#31: Ben Freudenburg. Founder, Concordia Center for the Family. Family Friendly Churches. Family Discipleship. Vital role of pastor. Healthy marriage and parenting practices.

#30: Ron McLain. Founder, Healthy Marriages Coalition. Key challenges facing marriages. Marriage mentors - recruitment, content, and training. Starting church marriage ministry and its components.

#29: John Stonestreet. President, Colson Center & Breakpoint. Importance of marriage. Marriage's nature and purpose. Priority of marriage for church. Procreation. Sexual identity confusion.

#28: Jeeva and Sulojana Sam. Marriage Mentors, Authors - "The Unbreakable Marriage". Personal v. marriage problems. Spiritual atmosphere. Spiritual blockages. Communication. Time, Finances, Sex.

#27: Greg Smalley. Author. VP for Marriage, Focus on the Family. Challenge of busyness/growing apart. Connecting questions & daily practices. Finding help. Start a church marriage ministry. Resources.

#26: Scott Kedersha: Author, Ready or Knot? Marriage ministry challenges. Advice for different stages of marriage. Effects of pornography. Foundational marriage skill - ability to communication.

#25: Dr. John Van Epp. President and Founder of Lovethinks. Author, "How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk". RAM Model: Relationship elements : know, trust, rely, commit, and touch. Couple check in meetings.

#24: JP De Gance. Founder & President, Communio. Healthy marriages key to healthy churches & communities. Cohabitation's impact. Felt need in society is relational health. Effective marriage ministry.

#23: Ed & Leslie Gross. Lay Leaders with Community of Christ the Redeemer. Discuss their two-year, young married program, prayer, husband/wife meetings, couples' groups, and priority of parenting.

#22: Benjy MacNaughton: What is prayer evangelism? Praying for neighborhood. Practical experiences in neighborhood and condo building. Involving family and children. Marriage strengthening practices.

#21: Carl Caton. Founder & President San Antonio Marriage Initiative, Starting movements. Challenges facing marriage leaders. Practices for strong marriages. Starting a marriage ministry in a church.

#20: Ted Lowe. Founder, Married People. Author, "Marriage People: How Your Church Can Build Marriages That Last." Proactive v. Reaction. Programs v. Experiences. Crawl, Walk, Run Approach.

#19: Alan Ray. Cofounder and Executive Director of Marriage Team. Train couples to be marriage coaches. Discuss coaching approach and skills taught.

#18: Carey Casey: Founder of Championship Fathering. Former NFL Chaplain. Fathers as role models. Characteristics of good fathers and their impact on children's lives. Leaving a legacy.

#17: Robert Lewis. Author, Teacher, Pastor, and Founder of Men's Ministries: Men's Fraternity and BetterMan. Discusses Manhood, Marriage, and Family.

#16: Toni Daniels. Author - “Joy Fueled Life” & “4 Keys to Parent Fearlessly”. Training Champion - LK10, a global Christian equipping organization.

#15: Dr. Gene Veith. Coauthor with daughter Mary of "Family Vocation: God’s Calling in Marriage, Parenting, and Childhood."

#14: Dr. William Doherty. Professor, Speaker, Researcher, and Author. His books in include: The Intentional Family and Take Back Your Marriage.

#13: Tom Blaylock. Coauthor and cofounder with wife Sandi respectively of book, “Marriage on Mission” & Marriage on Mission Ministries. Overcame marriage struggles while in Christian work.

#12: Vince Miller, speaker and author. Founder of Resolute, a men's ministry. Jesus is leader of marriage. Importance of men's groups for husbands. Five areas men request help.

#11: Matt Loehr is founder and president of Dare to be Different marriage mentor training. He discusses helping couples identify problems, negotiate, and use scripture to deal with heart issues.

#10: Sheila Qualls, women's marriage mentor and coach on challenges facing marriage today; importance of respect, listening, sending time together; keys for women to have successful marriages.

#9: Dr. Joseph Atkinson on Marriage as the Domestic Church. Marriage in Scripture. Challenges living in a post-Christian Society.

#8: Mark and Pam Johnson, Care Pastors, River Valley Church (MN). Marriage lessons learned. Advice for young marrieds. Dating in marriage. Qualities of Marriage Champions. Marriage small groups.

#7: Dr. Allan Carlson on the purpose of marriage and family. Two key historical assaults on family. Parallels: Decline of Rome and U.S. Marriage Renewal Movements in history.

#6 - Dr. Russ Berg on Discernment Counseling, Friends First Responders, church based marriage ministry, marriage enrichment

#5: Jennifer Harley Chalmers on Four Gifts of Love Course. Goal of Oneness. Romantic Love as a “Marriage Barometer”. Meeting Emotional Needs. Undivided Time.

#4: Bill Wacker on Key Practices of Strong Marriages, Marriage in Christ Seminar, Role of Holy Spirit in Marriage, Prayer in Marriage, Biblical Meditations on Marriage

#3: Bob Leinberger on Being an Effective Listener, Levels of Listening, Listening with the Heart, Understanding and Engaging Emotions, Role of Emotions, Marriage Intimacy through Trust & Openness

#2: Phil Carlson with Connected Marriage - Online Marriage Mentor Training, Dealing with Emotions, Six Steps to Improve Marriage Satisfaction, Starting a Marriage Ministry in a Church

#1: George Kenworthy -- Training up Marriage Mentors, Friends First Responders, Discernment Counseling, Keys to a Successful Marriage, Three Questions to Ask to Save a Marriage