The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a Satir-model- based growth and parent education program on the self-esteem and congruency of parents and children's self-esteem. The subjects in this study were 42adults and 21teens who were selected from among the members of two selected churches in the city of Busan. The selected adults were 21 married couples who had teenaged children, and 21 adolescents were their children. Out of them, seven couples were selected as experimental group 1, and seven couples were selected as experimental group 2. As for the experimental group 1, both of the husbands and wives participated in a parent education program geared toward married couples together. As to the experimental group 2, just mothers participated in a parent education program geared toward mothers. The other seven couples were selected as a control group. Those who didn't receive parent education took a pretest and a posttest as well. Concerning data analysis, statistical data on mean and standard deviation of dependent variables by testing time and group were obtained, and two-way ANOVA was carried out. The major findings of the study were as follows: First, the programs were found to be effective at boosting the self-esteem of the parents and of the children. First, the Satir-model-based growth and parent education programs were found to be effective at boosting the self-esteem of the parents and of the children. Second, the programs were found to be equally effective at improving self-esteem, no matter whether both of the husbands and wives participated in the program or just the mothers did that. Third, the programs were found to be effective at bolstering the congruency of the married couples. Fourth, the program in which both of the husbands and wives participated together was found to have a better effect on the improvement of congruency.