Meet The Coaches
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Dr. Trent is founding president of StrongFamilies.com, a ministry committed to strengthening marriage and family relationships worldwide. Dr. Trent is a bestselling author and popular speaker with over 25 years experience serving and strengthening families. John and his wife Cindy live in Phoenix, AZ, have been married since 1979 and have two daughters. John has spoken to over 100,000 people in over 65 major cities in the past five years alone, as well as 750,000 men at Promise Keepers conferences. He has authored and co-authored more than a dozen award winning and best-selling books – including The Blessing, The Language of Love, Heartshift, and Breaking the Cycle of Divorce. His most recent books include The 2 Degree Difference, Superhero Swamp, (a children’s book), and Skinny Rabbits. For more information click here. |
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Kurt Bruner - Offensive Coordinator Kurt is currently Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Lake Pointe Church in the Dallas area, and Executive Director of the StrongFamilies Innovation Alliance. He served as Group Vice President over Media for Focus on the Family where he led the teams creating films, magazines, books and radio drama such as Adventures in Odyssey and The Chronicles of Narnia. Kurt is a best-selling author of books with combined sales of over 700,000 copies including Your Heritage, Finding God in the Lord of the Rings and The Family Night Tool Chest series. Kurt and wife Olivia have been married since 1985 and have four children. Kurt is co-founder and executive editor of The Heritage Builders Association, a ministry that motivates and equips parents to become intentional about passing a strong heritage to the next generation. |
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Dr. Tony Wheeler - Special Teams Coach Tony is currently the Director of Counseling and the Marriage and Family Ministry Pastor at Highlands Church in Scottsdale, AZ. Tony is also the Senior Faculty Chair for John Trent’s Center for StrongFamilies. Tony and his wife Stacey have been married since 1987 and have three children. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at Phoenix Seminary and He has been a professional counselor for over fifteen years. |
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Rodney Cox - Strengths Coach Rodney Cox is President and founder of Insights International, a ministry with the mission of Transforming Relationships Globally. He is co-author of the best selling book series Leading From Your Strengths and the Team Building Discovery DVD Kit with Dr. Trent. As the creator of world-class behavioral assessments such as, Leading From Your Strengths, Marriage Insights, Family Insights – Parent/Teen, and Position Insights - Rodney is well suited in his roll as Strengths Coach for the Class 100 DVD Series. Rodney recently produced a new breed of marriage conference designed to decode the mysteries of relationships and finance in marriage. Rodney and his wife Beth were married in 1984 and live in Scottsdale, AZ with their two daughters. |








