Our Location

We are located near Lake Taneycomo, at 2175 Sunset Inn Road in Branson, Missouri. Our phone number is 417-335-5882 or you can call toll-free 1(866) 875-2915.     

Our Vision

Pursuing excellence in the integration of Christian faith and professional discipline, the National Insitute of Marriage will find innovative and effective ways to influence our world toward God-in­spired lives and marriages.

The National Insitute of Marriage

The founding team members originally worked with Gary Smalley’s Smalley Relationship Center where Dr. Greg Smalley had assembled an amazing team of counselors to serve couples beyond the conferences provided by the Smalley Relationship Center. Under the leadership of Robert Paul a new and innovative program was designed to help couples in the most desperate of marital distress. This team of therapists continued to collaborate, learn and define a new way of working with couples, and a new program called Intensives was born. Couples that had lost hope were now identifying and moving past the barriers that kept them from experiencing individual and relational healing.

Recognizing the power of this new program and the benefits of being in a Non-Profit Organization, Dr. Greg Smalley along with Bob Paul and Mark Pyatt launched a new organization in November of 2003. Today, this organization is known as the National Institute of Marriage.

Since the humble beginnings of National Institute of Marriage both the team and the Intensive program have grown. The team has an increased variety of skills and talents, but we are still all connected by one single passion; making an eternal difference in the lives of couples. We have the privilege of focusing all of our time for the past 8 years on learning and refining how to help couples move forward. The program has now served over 2,000 couples and our research is indicating that 84.6% of the couples remain married years following their Intensive Experience.

In additional to the Intensive programs our talented team of presenters travel to churches all over the nation for our 2 day seminars for couples in your church and community.

The National Insitute of Marriage's Ministry, Products and Services

Through the Intensives, our team members accomplish three very important goals: restoring couples, remaining connected to God's desire and ability to transform marriages, and, to continue learning, applying, and teaching the life-changing concepts that result in successful marriages.

Direct ministry to couples - We have developed a continuum of care that meets couples wherever they may be in their relationship. Regardless of the health of their marriage we have a service that can help them improve their marital satisfaction.

Our services include:

Christian Marriage Counseling - We continue to see a dramatic impact in the marriages of couples through our Intensive Marriage Counseling Programs.

Marriage Conferences - We currently present the 'DNA of Relationships for Couples ' conference to couples across the nation.

Resources for Couples - We have marriage curriculum for couples, small groups, military couples, counselors and therapists.

Enrich and Equip Leaders - It is our goal to enrich and equip ministry leaders that are working with couples. We provide what we are learning in our Intensive Programs to Pastoral Leadership, Professional Counselors, Military Chaplains and Lay-Leaders across the nation.

First Response Ministry - Resources to help churches develop a lay-based first response ministry for couples in crisis.

The National Insitute of Marriage's Network - We provide a network of leadership that has been certified in the life changing principles found in our Intensive Programs. This network provides resources for certified ministry leaders, such as; coaching by The Institute team member, ongoing training, and a referral option for couples on the brink of divorce.