Our Bio
Dr. Johnny and Lezlyn Parker are relationship architects who help couples build marriages that flourish. They are the founders of The Parker Group, LLC which provides leadership/relationship development and coaching. They have spoken nationally for Family Life’s “Weekend to Remember” marriage conferences for over 10 years and have served as life coaches (chaplains) of the Washington Redskins and Washington Mystics. Most recently, Johnny and Lezlyn have served as relationship coaches to the Pittsburgh Steelers players and their wives. They help professional athletes (NFL, NBA, WNBA) cultivate healthy inner lives and strong relationships. They have spoken on cruises with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Black and Married with Kids.
Lezlyn is a certified life coach and is a contributing author of Girl, Get Your Fight Back. She is also a former Mary Kay Consultant and coaches women in inner and outer beauty. She enjoys traveling, reading, walking, decorating and frequent shopping expeditions.
Johnny oversees the counseling and men’s ministries at First Baptist Church of Glenarden and he is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University where he teaches Positive Psychology. In addition to his marriage enrichment work, he provides leadership development, consulting and executive coaching to Fortune 500 organizations. He is the author of Renovating Your Marriage and his latest book, Turn the Page: Unlocking the Story Within You.
“You cannot know yourself, grow yourself, by yourself.”
Dr. Johnny and Lezlyn
Endorsements
Dr. Tony Evans
Have you ever seen a room being renovated? Just as the foreman pays close attention to the blueprints of a house being built to ensure the accuracy of the building, so must husbands and wives pay close attention to renovating their marriage room by room by the Word of God to build a successful marriage. Like an architect, Dr. Johnny Parker with metaphorical eloquence, intertwined with scriptural reference, gives us the guidelines of building a lifetime of love.
James Brown
In preparing to perform my first wedding as an ordained minister, the premarital counseling of the couple was mandatory. The book that was the bedrock foundation of these counseling sessions was Dr. Parker’s Renovating Your Marriage Room by Room. Not only did it open the eyes of those being counseled, it reinforced what was crucial to the ongoing success of the marriage of yours truly! And it is still front and center on my reading night stand.
Dr. Gary and Barb
Johnny and Lezlyn are “the real deal”. They are excellent communicators on the platform but even better close up: authentic, passionate, filled with grace and easy to listen to and follow. We recommend Dr. Johnny and Lezlyn Parker with 100% enthusiasm!
Michelle Williams
Dr. Johnny and Lezlyn Parker are phenomenal! They give such wise and practical wisdom! You can actually apply it to your relationships! I’m super thankful for the Parkers!!