Faith-centered tools for everyday married life.
The gist
Growing In Marriage is a Christian marriage coaching show built around everyday pressure points: communication, drift, work boundaries, support systems, and small daily habits. Rich and Deanna keep the tone warm, playful, and direct while returning couples to faith-centered connection.
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About Growing In Marriage
Growing In Marriage is a Christian marriage coaching show for couples who want their relationship to feel less like survival and more like friendship again. Its episodes are rooted in everyday married life: rushed mornings, work stress, emotional distance, comparison, support systems, and conversations that can turn into the same old argument. The tone is warm and familiar. Rich and Deanna leave in playful starts, little jokes, and the kind of couple banter that makes the coaching feel lived-in rather than polished from a stage. Then the advice gets specific. They talk about slowing conversations down before they escalate, learning rules of engagement, self-soothing, and making sure neither spouse leaves unheard. They also return often to spiritual reconnection. Shared rhythms with God are treated as a practical foundation, not just a closing thought. Recent episodes spend time on the pressure of measuring a marriage against someone else's, especially when couples feel ashamed that they are not doing better. The show pushes against isolation by encouraging couples to build a circle before a crisis. It also handles workplace attraction and secrecy with a firm line: hidden things need to be brought into the light with Jesus, with a spouse, and with oneself. That bluntness is balanced by small, tender practices. Encouraging words before leaving the house, gratitude at the end of the day, and ordinary moments of affection are presented as daily evidence of care. Retreat episodes add a more structured coaching feel, with sessions on communication, spiritual drift, reconnection, and practicing tools together. Subscriber references to The Team and backstage conversations suggest a wider community around the podcast. At its best, the show feels like a marriage workshop hosted from a familiar living room. It is faith-forward, practical, and comfortable naming uncomfortable patterns. The goal is not a perfect marriage. It is a safer, more connected one built through humility, boundaries, grace, and repeated repair.
Made for: The show is for Christian married couples who want practical help with communication, distance, conflict, work boundaries, and spiritual connection. It especially suits listeners who prefer relational coaching that sounds personal and direct rather than formal or academic.
What sets it apart: Growing In Marriage blends retreat-style coaching with candid couple banter, so practical tools arrive inside a relaxed, familiar conversation. Its advice consistently ties relationship repair to Jesus, shared rhythms, and concrete daily habits.
In their own words
Every week on the Growing In Marriage podcast, we create a space where Christian married couples can rediscover joy, connection, and purpose in their relationship. Hosted by Rich and DeAnna Millentree, each episode dives into real-life challenges—like feeling emotionally distant, navigating unresolved conflicts, or reigniting laughter and intimacy—and offers practical, faith-filled advice to help you turn toward each other and toward God. Through relatable stories, biblical wisdom, and actionable tools, you'll walk away inspired and ready to build the thriving, Christ-centered marriage you were made for.
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Rich and DeAnna Millentree connect Christian formation to the daily conversations, boundaries, and habits through which couples care for a marriage.
Growing In Marriage turns Christian marriage coaching into an easy, candid conversation between Rich and DeAnna Millentree. Their back-and-forth is affectionate and lightly teasing, yet they keep returning to consequential questions about trust, communication, spiritual life,…
Why you'd press play
A goodbye kiss meets morning breath, and you get a surprisingly useful marriage conversation.
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- to make small daily gestures count, even when the goodbye is less than graceful
- help setting boundaries when work messages or office friendships crowd your marriage
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Episodes
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219. 5 Moves from Amateur to Pro Communication
·44m - 2
254. I'm Sorry (with Meika Harmon)
·42m - 3
253. Our Favorite Fall Things
·39m - 4
252. The Team
·27m - 5
251. Without This, Your Marriage Will Never Feel Safe or Fun
·50m - 6
250. Why Your Marriage Can't Survive Without a Support System (and How to Build One That Lasts)
·49m - 7
182. When The Kids Are Gone
·45m - 8
249. Don't Let Your 8-to-5 Destroy Your 'Til Death Do Us Part'
·55m - 9
248. The 5 Daily Habits Every Thriving Christian Marriage Has (Does Yours?)
·46m - 10
247. Unlocking Communication Skills for Real Vulnerability & Breakthrough in Your Marriage w/ Monika Farhadi (Part 2)
·49m - 11
246. Unlocking Communication Skills for Real Vulnerability & Breakthrough in Your Marriage w/ Monika Farhadi
·51m - 12
245. Feel Closer & More Connected in Just 14 Days: Your Guide to Embrace
·21m - 13
244. Respect for Him, Encouragement for Her: What Every Couple Needs to Know
·45m - 14
243. Married & Craving Connection? Let's Talk About Feeling Emotionally Pursued
·39m - 15
241. Young Married, Let's Talk Sex: Building Romance and Connection with Tyler & Connie Boyd
·1h 7m - 16
240. Young Married, One Vision: Building Spiritual Growth and Purpose with Tyler & Connie Boyd
·49m - 17
239. Young Married Life Unfiltered: Navigating Connection & Communication with Tyler & Connie Boyd
·46m - 18
238. Ask the Expert: Important Marriage Questions Answered (with Cindy Renfrow, LCSW)
·1h 6m - 19
237. The Shorty Episode
·6m - 20
236. Soulmates
·43m - 21
235. Together We Thrive: The Art of Spousal Support
·38m - 22
234. Touch Me Like You Know Me
·46m - 23
233. Healthy Self, Happy Marriage
·37m - 24
232. Misunderstood: She Said, He Said
·45m - 25
231. We're Not Best Friends
·56m - 26
230. Is Your Marriage Savable?
·42m - 27
229. Does Your Spouse Have Your Back?
·43m - 28
228. Do You Really Want to Know Your Spouse?
·39m - 29
226. Happily Married
·36m - 30
225. Transforming Criticism Into Compassion in Marriage
·54m - 31
224. DeAnna's Back
·25m - 32
223. Start Caregiving and Step Into Intimacy
·56m - 33
222. Stop Taking Care of Your Spouse
·49m - 34
Replay: How Do You Handle Rejection?
·36m - 35
221. Inside Our Marriage: What Really Happens Behind Closed Doors
·39m - 36
220. Cozy Moments and Cheer: Embracing Holiday Warmth
·38m - 37
255. Marriage Retreat 2026
·32m - 38
218. Love Without Hurt: Ditching Punishment in Marriage
·43m - 39
The Pop In
·9m - 40
217. Introducing the Confident Husband Mastermind
·31m - 41
216. Be the Friend You Wish You Had
·42m - 42
215. Heartfelt Conversations: Navigating Emotions In Marriage
·48m - 43
214. Passport to Passion: Unveiling the Magic of Romantic Getaways for Couples
·37m - 44
213. Secrets and White Lies: Navigating Trust and Honesty in Relationships
·51m - 45
212. Training Your Marriage for Unmatched Connection
·35m - 46
211. Shaking Up Your Routine
·34m - 47
210. Do You Allow Your Spouse to Make Mistakes?
·46m - 48
209. When Your Spouse Refuses to Accept Your Apology
·42m - 49
208. What Coaching Has Taught Us
·40m - 50
207. Grow and Change
·45m - 51
206. Opposite-Sex Friendships
·33m - 52
205. The Four Horsemen
·1h - 53
204. Six Years
·30m - 54
203. Your Time Starved Marriage
·41m - 55
202. 4 Ways to Change Your Attitude
·45m - 56
201. Impromptu Conversation for Wives
·36m - 57
200. 200 Episodes!
·44m - 58
199. Another Impromptu Conversation for Husbands
·42m - 59
198. When You're Both Dug In
·28m - 60
197. Impromptu Conversation for Husbands
·38m - 61
196. 5 Reasons You're Not Having Sex
·44m - 62
195. The First Two Years (Part 2)
·36m - 63
194. The First Two Years
·50m - 64
193. Plastic Surgery and Your Marriage
·47m - 65
192. Pre-Marital Counseling - Don't Skip It
·41m - 66
191. Happy New Year
·32m - 67
190. Complaining Never Works
·45m - 68
189. Finding Your Way Through Disappointment
·45m - 69
188. 3 Reasons Your Marriage Can't Sustain Romance and Passion
·41m - 70
187. 3 Reasons You Might Be Unable to Forgive Your Spouse
·40m - 71
186. GIM Update
·13m - 72
185. Living Together and Sex Before Marriage
·48m - 73
183. Husband You Lead
·41m - 74
181. 5 Fun Date Night Ideas
·39m - 75
180. The Importance of a Shared Spiritual Life
·39m - 76
179. Holding Your Phone More Than My Hand
·38m - 77
178. The Hidden Peer Pressure Husbands Feel
·50m - 78
177. Settling for Your Best
·37m - 79
176. Is Your Spouse a Priority?
·39m - 80
175. Fighting for Oneness
·40m - 81
174. Are You the "Fixer?" How's that Working for You?
·44m - 82
173. How Do You Handle Rejection?
·36m - 83
172. Why Does My Marriage Feel Unequal?
·35m - 84
171. Making Allies of Your In-Laws
·39m - 85
170. 6 Strategies to Win in Marriage in 2022
·41m - 86
New Podcast Next Week 😃
·5m - 87
We've Missed You 😍
·10m - 88
169. The Investment
·21m - 89
168. Re-Telling Our Story (Part 2)
·43m - 90
167. Re-Telling Our Story (Part 1)
·51m - 91
Break
·7m - 92
166. Pleasing the Lord
·31m - 93
165. My Spouse Doesn't Want to Go to Counseling
·38m - 94
164. The Comment Card
·40m - 95
163. Creating Emotional Safety
·38m - 96
162. Office Romance
·51m - 97
161. Affairs Don't Have to Have the Last Word (Part 2)
·47m - 98
160. Affairs Don't Have to Have the Last Word (Part 1)
·59m - 99
242. Young Married & Fighting Fair: Turning Conflict Into Connection with Tyler & Connie Boyd
Rich and Deanna discuss with Tyler and Connie Boyd the importance of setting healthy patterns in early marriage to turn conflict into connection.
·1h 8m - 100
227. Healing Intimacy (with Drew Boa): Overcoming Unwanted Sexual Behaviors for a Thriving Marriage
Rich interviews Drew Boa about overcoming unwanted sexual behaviors to heal intimacy and build a thriving marriage.
·1h 5m - 101
255. Marriage Retreat 2026
Hidden gemRich and Deanna announce their 2026 marriage retreat, inviting couples to reconnect and strengthen their relationship.
Apr 1, 2026·32m·2 clips - 102
254. I'm Sorry (with Meika Harmon)
Hidden gemOn Growing In Marriage episode 254, Rich Millentry interviews Meika Harmon about her book I'm Sorry and why an apology requires changed behavior rather than repeated words.
Sep 24, 2025·42m·2 clips - 103
253. Our Favorite Fall Things
Rich and Deanna discuss their favorite fall things and share marriage advice from a Christian perspective.
Sep 17, 2025·39m - 104
252. The Team
Rich and Deanna introduce the Growing in Marriage podcast, inviting listeners to strengthen their marital bond through faith.
Sep 10, 2025·27m - 105
251. Without This, Your Marriage Will Never Feel Safe or Fun
Rich and Deanna discuss how to restore safety and fun in a marriage that has lost its spark.
Sep 3, 2025·50m - 106
250. Why Your Marriage Can't Survive Without a Support System (and How to Build One That Lasts)
Rich and Deanna Millentry frame Growing in Marriage episode 250 around the claim that “no marriage was designed to survive in isolation,” then connect that to Genesis 2:18 and Galatians 6:2.
Aug 27, 2025·49m·2 clips - 107
249. Don't Let Your 8-to-5 Destroy Your 'Til Death Do Us Part'
Hidden gemRich and Deanna Millentry use "Don't Let Your 8 to 5 Destroy Your Till Death Do Us Part" to warn that emotional affairs often start in break rooms, meetings, social media DMs, and "quiet lunches." Deanna shares a personal example of being drawn into oversharing frustrations with a coworker, then stopping because the relationship was crossing into "dangerous territory." The episode ties workplace boundaries to Genesis 4:7, Jeremiah 17:9, Ephesians 5:11, and 1 Corinthians 6:18, with repeated calls to bring secrecy into the light.
Aug 20, 2025·55m·2 clips - 108
248. The 5 Daily Habits Every Thriving Christian Marriage Has (Does Yours?)
Rich and Deanna Millentry, hosts of the Growing in Marriage podcast, share five daily habits they say thriving Christian marriages practice, framed across a single day from morning to bedtime.
Aug 13, 2025·46m·4 clips - 109
247. Unlocking Communication Skills for Real Vulnerability & Breakthrough in Your Marriage w/ Monika Farhadi (Part 2)
Mar 12, 2025·49m - 110
246. Unlocking Communication Skills for Real Vulnerability & Breakthrough in Your Marriage w/ Monika Farhadi
Mar 5, 2025·51m - 111
245. Feel Closer & More Connected in Just 14 Days: Your Guide to Embrace
Hidden gemRich and Deanna discuss rekindling the spark in marriage and introduce a 14-day guide to feel closer and more connected.
Feb 19, 2025·21m·1 clip - 112
244. Respect for Him, Encouragement for Her: What Every Couple Needs to Know
Feb 12, 2025·45m - 113
243. Married & Craving Connection? Let's Talk About Feeling Emotionally Pursued
Feb 5, 2025·39m - 114
242. Young Married & Fighting Fair: Turning Conflict Into Connection with Tyler & Connie Boyd
Jan 29, 2025·1h 8m - 115
241. Young Married, Let's Talk Sex: Building Romance and Connection with Tyler & Connie Boyd
Jan 22, 2025·1h 7m - 116
240. Young Married, One Vision: Building Spiritual Growth and Purpose with Tyler & Connie Boyd
Jan 15, 2025·49m - 117
239. Young Married Life Unfiltered: Navigating Connection & Communication with Tyler & Connie Boyd
Jan 8, 2025·46m - 118
238. Ask the Expert: Important Marriage Questions Answered (with Cindy Renfrow, LCSW)
Jul 24, 2024·1h 6m - 119
237. The Shorty Episode
Jul 17, 2024·6m - 120
236. Soulmates
Jul 10, 2024·43m - 121
235. Together We Thrive: The Art of Spousal Support
Jul 3, 2024·38m - 122
234. Touch Me Like You Know Me
Jun 26, 2024·46m - 123
233. Healthy Self, Happy Marriage
Jun 19, 2024·37m - 124
232. Misunderstood: She Said, He Said
Jun 12, 2024·45m - 125
231. We're Not Best Friends
Jun 5, 2024·56m - 126
230. Is Your Marriage Savable?
Mar 13, 2024·42m - 127
229. Does Your Spouse Have Your Back?
Mar 6, 2024·43m - 128
228. Do You Really Want to Know Your Spouse?
Feb 28, 2024·39m - 129
227. Healing Intimacy (with Drew Boa): Overcoming Unwanted Sexual Behaviors for a Thriving Marriage
Rich interviews Drew Boa about overcoming unwanted sexual behaviors to heal intimacy and build a thriving marriage.
Feb 7, 2024·1h 5m - 130
226. Happily Married
Jan 31, 2024·36m - 131
225. Transforming Criticism Into Compassion in Marriage
Jan 24, 2024·54m - 132
224. DeAnna's Back
Jan 17, 2024·25m - 133
223. Start Caregiving and Step Into Intimacy
Jan 10, 2024·56m - 134
222. Stop Taking Care of Your Spouse
Jan 3, 2024·49m - 135
Replay: How Do You Handle Rejection?
Dec 27, 2023·36m - 136
221. Inside Our Marriage: What Really Happens Behind Closed Doors
Dec 20, 2023·39m - 137
220. Cozy Moments and Cheer: Embracing Holiday Warmth
Dec 13, 2023·38m - 138
219. 5 Moves from Amateur to Pro Communication
Dec 6, 2023·44m - 139
218. Love Without Hurt: Ditching Punishment in Marriage
Rich and Deanna discuss how to eliminate punishment in marriage and build healthier intimacy.
Nov 29, 2023·43m - 140
The Pop In
Nov 9, 2023·9m - 141
217. Introducing the Confident Husband Mastermind
Sep 20, 2023·31m - 142
216. Be the Friend You Wish You Had
Sep 13, 2023·42m - 143
215. Heartfelt Conversations: Navigating Emotions In Marriage
Aug 30, 2023·48m - 144
214. Passport to Passion: Unveiling the Magic of Romantic Getaways for Couples
Aug 23, 2023·37m - 145
213. Secrets and White Lies: Navigating Trust and Honesty in Relationships
Aug 16, 2023·51m - 146
212. Training Your Marriage for Unmatched Connection
Aug 9, 2023·35m - 147
211. Shaking Up Your Routine
Aug 2, 2023·34m - 148
210. Do You Allow Your Spouse to Make Mistakes?
Jun 14, 2023·46m - 149
209. When Your Spouse Refuses to Accept Your Apology
May 31, 2023·42m - 150
208. What Coaching Has Taught Us
May 17, 2023·40m