FamilyLife

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FamilyLife is a Christian non-profit organization with headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, and a subsidiary of Campus Crusade for Christ. President Dennis Rainey guides FamilyLife in its mission to "effectively develop godly marriages and families who change the world one home at a time."

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Campus Crusade for Christ was created in 1951 with founders, Bill and Vonette Bright, who "had a great desire to help fulfill Christ's Great Commission—taking the gospel to every nation". Starting on one college campus with one couple, Campus Crusade has grown into a multifaceted ministry with tens of thousands of full-time and associate staff serving in more than 196 countries.

In 1976, "Campus Crusade for Christ" began "Family Ministry" to provide pre-marriage seminars for its staff members. Following the success in meeting the needs of pre-marrieds, married staff couples began asking for encouragement through marriage seminars. Community leaders and pastors soon found out about the seminars and said they were exactly what couples needed—the blueprints on how to build strong homes. Family Ministry, now called "FamilyLife", opened their marriage conferences to the public in 1978.

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Since 1976 more than 1.5 million people have attended conferences, and this year approximately 100 "FamilyLife: Weekend to Remember" conferences will be held in almost every major city in America. FamilyLife offers multiple resources like the HomeBuilders Couples Series, HomeBuilders Parenting Series, Resurrection Eggs, and What God Wants for Christmas.

FamilyLife has a publishing subsidiary FamilyLife Publishing offers 42 books in their inventory. FamilyLife also offers several radio broadcasts and podcasts. "FamilyLife Today" is FamilyLife's most popular radio program and can be heard on top Christian stations across the country, providing practical, biblical answers to the issues couples and families face. allyourbasearebelongtous Other FamilyLife programs include: “FamilyLife This Week", “Real FamilyLife", “FamilyLife Sunday Nights", and “Revive Our Hearts".

FamilyLife consists of a volunteer network of more than 10,000 members. Many are helping FamilyLife reach families by serving as city ministry directors for a marriage conference or by leading a HomeBuilders Couples Series study.