The Grace Marriage Podcast
The Grace Marriage Podcast is a weekly conversation designed to encourage and equip couples to cultivate a marriage built on grace and intentionality, and that thrives through life’s ups and downs. Hosted by Brad and Marilyn Rhoads, along with Rick Dayton, the podcast offers practical wisdom and inspiring stories to help couples build a marriage that reflects God's love and grace.
Episodes
82 episodes
Marriage Ministry Is Bigger Than a Program
Marriage ministry is about more than helping couples fight less.In this episode, Brad Rhoads and Jeremy Bennett talk about why churches need a bigger vision for marriage and marriage ministry. They explain the difference between running...
Are you TOO BUSY for your marriage??
There will always be a reason not to invest in your marriage.In this episode, Brad Rhoads and Jeremy Bennett talk about why couples often drift away from intentional marriage investment, especially during busy seasons. They discuss how ...
Why Churches Need Ongoing Marriage Ministry
Marriage ministry should not only happen when couples are in crisis.In this episode, Brad Rhoads continues his conversation with Jeff Iorg about why churches need a consistent, preventive approach to strengthening marriages. Jeff explai...
The Boundaries Every Pastor’s Marriage Needs
Ministry can be meaningful, demanding, and deeply rewarding, but it should never come at the cost of your marriage.In this episode, Brad Rhoads talks with Jeff Iorg about the unique marriage challenges ministry leaders face and why past...
More Money Doesn’t Fix Money Problems
Having more money doesn’t automatically solve financial stress; it just changes the name of the problems.In this episode, Brad and Joe Sangl continue their conversation on money, marriage, and biblical stewardship. Joe explains why coup...
Money Wounds: Why You and Your Spouse See Money So Differently
Money problems in marriage usually aren’t just about money.In this episode, Brad and Marilyn Rhodes sit down with financial coach and stewardship expert Joe Sangl to talk about one of the biggest stressors couples face: finances. Joe sh...
Your First Ministry Is Your Marriage
What happens when ministry becomes more important than marriage?In this episode, Brad Rhoads sits down again with Pastor Jamus Edwards of Pleasant Valley Community Church to talk honestly about the danger of sacrificing your marriage on...
Why Every Church Needs Marriage Ministry
What happens when churches prioritize children and youth ministry, but neglect marriage?In this episode, Brad Rhoads sits down with Pastor Jamus Edwards of Pleasant Valley Community Church, the founding church of Grace Marriage, to disc...
Why Law Enforcement Marriages Struggle and How Intentional Investment Helps
What do police officers, athletes, and healthy marriages all have in common? Practice.In this episode, Brad sits down with Kris Holzmeyer of Thin Blue First to talk about marriage, ministry, law enforcement stress, and why strong marria...
Praying Together Will CHANGE Your Marriage
Prayer should never be your LAST resort...it should be your FIRST response.In this episode of the Grace Marriage Podcast, Brad sits down with Bill Reiser to discuss two things that will quietly destroy your marriage: unforgiveness and p...
Stop Calling Yourself Your FAILURES
What if the biggest thing holding your marriage back… is how you see yourself?In this episode, Brad sits down with Bill Rieser to unpack a foundational truth most couples miss: you can’t build a healthy marriage with a broken identity.<...
How Most Churches Miss Marriages (And How to Fix It)
What if one of the biggest gaps in the Church today… is marriage?In this episode Brad sits down with Sonya Jacobs to talk about why so many churches invest heavily in everything except marriages...and why that HAS to change.Afte...
Why Strong Marriages Require Healthy Boundaries and Relational Skills
You don’t need MORE relationships...you need the RIGHT relationships.One of the biggest reasons people feel relationally exhausted isn’t because they care too little…it’s because they’re trying to give too much of themselves to too many...
People Skills Every Healthy Marriage Needs
Love is not the problem in most marriages.Many couples genuinely love each other, but still struggle to feel connected, understood, and emotionally safe. Why? Because love alone is not enough. Healthy relationships also require healthy ...
What Marriage is all about...
What does it actually look like to be a godly husband or wife when life gets hard?In this episode of the Grace Marriage Podcast, Brad sits down with Chris and Tammy Morgan, FCA Leaders, who share what it means to build a marriage that i...
Your Spouse Was Never Meant to Complete You
Many people enter marriage expecting their spouse to meet their deepest needs...but that often leads to frustration, disappointment, and instability.In this episode of the Grace Marriage Podcast, Brad sits down with Chris and Tammy Morg...
How to Break Negative Marriage Patterns with Grace and Better Communication
In this episode of The Grace Marriage Podcast, Brad talks with founder of momQ Candace Nassar about shame, condemnation, conflict, and the quiet patterns that can ...
Why You Can’t Behavior Yourself Into a Great Marriage
In this episode of The Grace Marriage Podcast, Brad talks with founder of momQ Candace Nassar about emotional health, spiritual formation, and what it really takes...
What Your Marriage Is Teaching Others (Even When You Don’t Realize It)
Your marriage is preaching a message, whether you mean for it to or not.In this honest conversation, Nick and Christen Mingione share how their marriage has become part of their legacy, not just at home, but in a Division I baseball pro...
How to Protect Your Marriage in a Busy Season
Is your marriage getting your best time...or just what’s left over?In this episode, Brad sits down with Nick and Christen Mingione, a Division I SEC baseball coach and his wife, to talk about what it really takes to protect your marriag...
How Your Church Can Help Marriages...Starting Today.
If marriage matters to God, why don’t churches talk about it more?In this powerful conversation, Brad explores why marriage must become a priority not just for couples, but for entire church families. From youth expectations to pastoral...
Why Your Marriage Has to Come Before Everything Else
What does it take to build a marriage that lasts for decades—through ministry pressure, career demands, and seasons of exhaustion?In this episode, Brad sits down with a pastor and seminary leader who reflects on 45 years of marriage, a ...
Why Sex Is SO Complicated (And What You Might Have MISSED)
Sex is one of the most misunderstood (and emotionally loaded) parts of marriage.In this honest, grace-filled conversation, the Grace Marriage Podcast tackles why intimacy can feel confusing, painful, or overwhelming for couples, and why...