Dr. Laird developed the ground-breaking Built to Last Marriage Program™, a 24-week love training course co-taught by Dr. Laird and his wife Jeanette (of 25 years) for couples considering marriage, newlyweds, healthy married couples and/or couples seeking marital renewal. This broad-based, wholistic training program integrates concepts in human dynamics, personal development, sociology, systems theory, business organizational development, psychology, theology and even spirituality.

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Dr. Laird is executive director of Sanctuary Christian Ministries, a religious non-profit organization dedicated to reaching formerly churched-wounded persons and providing safe, sensitive, and non-judgmental care, healing, encouragement, and ongoing support. He performs weddings in southern California and is founder of WeddingMinisters.com, the first and largest directory and organization of wedding ministers on the internet.

A former Presbyterian pastor for 17 years, Dr. Laird holds degrees from Portland State University, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary.