Institute for Relationship Development
Helping You Help Couples Grow
Helping couples grow is among the most rewarding —
and most challenging — work we do.
Whether you're a coach, pastor, mentor, or clinician, working with couples presents unique challenges. You don't have to navigate those challenges alone.
The Institute for Relationship Development exists to support you and your work through specialized training, practical tools, professional resources, and a private community of people who are dedicated to helping men and women create happier, healthier marriages together.
Our Purpose
To equip and empower men and women to create happier, healthier marriages.
Our Mission
To fill the gap between training and practice through ongoing support for coaches, pastors, mentors, and clinicians who educate, guide, and support men, women, and couples in the most intimate human relationship.
Our Vision
To create a worldwide movement in marriage education that surpasses the current gender-neutral paradigm by honoring the unique God-given designs of husbands and wives, thereby transforming marriages, families, and future generations.
Resources to Help You Help Couples Grow
Prepare/Enrich Facilitator Certification Workshop
Do you have a heart for couples? This Workshop is for anyone who wants a proven, research-based tool for premarital/marital counseling, marriage enrichment, and relationship coaching.
You're a Certified Facilitator. Now explore how it works IRL.
Whether you've been Certified for a day or a decade, there's alway more to learn. This free video series provides real-life examples and a private space for discussion. Share your own examples. Ask. Connect. Learn.
Making Sense of Gender Differences in Couples Work
Men and women are different. Always have been. Always will be. It's why they got together in the first place. Most couples training for never talks about that one big "elephant" in the room. But we do.