Strengthening Those Who Serve Since 1991
For more than three decades, Bless The Badge has helped law enforcement families strengthen communication, deepen connection, and build lasting resilience.
For Law Enforcement. By Law Enforcement.
MISSION, VISION
Why We Exist
Vision
To equip law enforcement families to thrive, one family at a time.
Mission
To provide practical tools and strategies with spiritual hope to law enforcement through Tactical Relationship Training™.
Our Values
Love
Demonstrate God's love through the way we serve, support, and care for law enforcement families.
Grace
Extend grace and compassion while helping couples navigate challenges, setbacks, and growth.
Hope
Provide practical tools, encouragement, and hope for the future.
OUR STORY
How Bless The Badge Began
Bless The Badge was founded by Chuck and Lisa Lerner with a simple but powerful vision: strengthen law enforcement marriages and families.
As they served officers and spouses, they recognized that the profession creates unique challenges that traditional relationship resources often fail to address. Long hours, stress, trauma exposure, hypervigilance, and emotional exhaustion were affecting relationships in ways few people understood.
Through years of chaplaincy, critical incident response, marriage coaching, and service within the law enforcement community, they became convinced that a more practical and profession-specific approach was needed. That conviction led to the development of Tactical Relationship Training™, first introduced at a Bless The Badge conference in 2014.
What began as a small ministry has grown into a national movement serving law enforcement families through summits, cruises, retreats, coaching, leadership development, and community.
The vision remains the same: To equip law enforcement families to thrive, one family at a time.
Meet Ken & Wende
Carrying the Vision Forward
After serving 25 years in law enforcement, including surviving an officer-involved shooting and later working as a detective, Ken experienced firsthand how the profession affects officers and families.
Together, Ken and Wende became Tactical Relationship Training™ instructors and committed themselves to helping other law enforcement couples navigate the realities of the profession.
Today they lead Bless The Badge with the same vision that inspired its founding: Strengthening Those Who Serve.
Built By Experience. Focused On Families.
Our team is comprised of officers, spouses, clinicians, chaplains, and leaders who understand the realities of law enforcement life firsthand. Together, we bring decades of professional experience, hundreds of years of combined marriage experience, and a shared commitment to helping families thrive.
Because the strongest support often comes from people who understand the journey.
One Mission. Two Distinct Roles.
Bless The Badge Ministries
The Movement
Helping law enforcement families:
- Learn
- Integrate
- Experience
- Lead
through experiences, coaching, community, and leadership development.
Tactical Relationship Training™
The Framework
Helping couples:
- Understand the pressure
- Strengthen communication
- Build resilience
through Tactical Awareness, Relational Skills, and Family Resilience.
Together they help law enforcement families thrive.
Bless The Badge builds the movement. TRT provides the framework. Together, they help law enforcement families thrive.
HOW WE SERVE FAMILIES
Practical Support For Real Life
Learn
Summits, books, and resources
Integrate
Coaching and practical application.
Experience
Retreats, cruises, and shared experiences.
Lead
Serve your community through leadership.
What Makes Bless The Badge Different
• Built by law enforcement families
• Profession-specific relationship tools
• Practical, not theoretical
• Faith-informed, professionally delivered
• Community that lasts beyond the event
• Trusted by agencies, chaplains, and peer support leaders
Meet The Team
Ken & Wende
Executive Directors
Brandon & Micah
Regional Directors
State Ambassadors
Ty & Candyce
State Ambassadors of California
Emmanuel & Ruthie
State Ambassadors of Indiana
JP & Tori
State Ambassadors of Louisiana
Jon & Lindsay
State Ambassadors of Montana
James & Randi
State Ambassadors of Utah
YOU
State Ambassadors
OUR FOUNDATION
Grounded in Faith. Focused on Service.
Faith has been part of Bless The Badge since the beginning. Our desire is to provide practical tools and strategies with spiritual hope to law enforcement families. While Tactical Relationship Training™ is delivered in a professional and broadly accessible way, our faith shapes who we are, how we serve, and why we do this work.
We believe in meeting real needs, building authentic relationships, and serving others with humility, compassion, and excellence. We strive to demonstrate God's love through the way we serve, extend grace through the way we support others, and offer hope to families navigating the challenges of this profession.
Our commitment is simple:
Love people well. Serve with excellence. Help strengthen those who serve.
Where Will Your Journey Begin?
Whether you're looking to strengthen your marriage, attend an experience, learn more about TRT, or help strengthen other families, we'd love to connect.
