MAJOR PARTNERS

Smalley Relationship Center The Smalley Relationship Center, founded by Dr. Gary Smalley, one of the country's best kown authors and speakers on family relationships, has served couples across America for over thirty years.

The Center for Relationship Enrichment  The Center for Relationship Enrichment exists to encourage and enrich relationships through the transforming power of biblically-based principles. The CRE equips people for healthy relationships through biblically-based consulting, education, enrichment, resources, research and assessment.

Winshape Marriage Retreat S. Truett Cathy, Founder of Chick-fil-A, and his entire family are committed to this new work to help strengthen marriages and shape families.   This particular project is being spearheaded by Bubba & Cindy Cathy, who have reached out to help newlywed couples in their Sunday School class for the past twenty years.  This dairy farm on the campus of Berry College has been renovated for use as a small group (30 people / 15 couples) marriage retreat center. WinShape Marriage Retreat is a great partner for NIM and hosts Couples Intensives each month at their facility.

Paradise Point  In the heart of the Ozarks, Paradise Point began win 1998 as a timeshare resort.  With the construction of the initial building and accompanying amenities, it was realized that Paradise Point could be much more than originally planned. Under new ownership in 2003, the vision expanded to include whole ownership condominiums, overnight lodging, and a retreat and conference facility. Paradise Point is a great partner for the National Institute of Marriage, hosting our administrative offices and Couples Intensives each month.

Marriage CoMission The Marriage CoMission partners with individuals and organizations who agree in spirit and principle to the idea that America needs for us to work together. They actively seek ways to integrate their resources and services into the marrige movement, primarily at the city level. The Marriage CoMission believes that the marriage movement should be entrusted to city elders and leaders. When church elders, business leaders, and civic leaders join together and take responsibility for their community, cultural change can happen. The Marriage CoMission seeks to integrate a diversity of resources behind the city elders and leaders.

OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Growthtrac Growthtrac's mission is to engage and equip married couples, and those preparing for marriage, with products, content and services revealing the transforming power of the Gospel.

Crossguide Crossguide is a division of the Salem Web Network, the leading provider of Christian and family- friendly content on the Internet including music and ministry streaming, commentary, articles and reviews.

First Things First First Things First is a great example of a Community Marriage Initiative.  Under the leadership of Executive Director Julie Baumgardner, this organization is dedicated to strengthening families in the Chattanooga area through education, collaboration and mobilization.

Smart Marriages This is the website of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education, an organization founded by Diane Sollee.  This website is a great resource for marriage articles and resources.

Mike Radford's To Be Blessed   A critically important role in a healthy marriage is a devoted husband and father. There are countless things every child needs to know deep inside their heart. This "knowing" will create the foundation on which they build their lives. Fatherless homes are destroying many young people and the statistics are heartbreaking. Mike's mission is to build a bridge from fathers to their kids.

Institute for Marriage and Public Policy The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to high quality research and public education on ways that law and public policy can strengthen marriage as a social institution. Working with top scholars, public officials, and community leaders, iMAPP brings the latest research to bear on important policy questions, seeking to promote thoughtful, informed discussion of marriage and family policy at all levels of American government, academia, and civil society.

Save My Marriage - Help for married couples who have been hurt by affairs, dishonesty, loss of passion, angry outbursts and other marriage-harming issues. Our seminar are conducted by liscensed therapists who are strong in their Christian faith

Marriage and Family Dynamics Intitute - Trains church leaders, counselors and lay couples to lead marriage-enrichment classes in addition to providing seminar, books and articles to strengthen marriage and family relationships.

MISSOURI OZARK'S RESOURCES

Ozarks Marriage Matters Ozarks Marriage Matters is a non-profit organization dedicated solely to strengthening marriages and reducing the divorce rate within the Ozarks.