In 1990, Greg Laurie began holding large-scale public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades. Since that time, in-person attendance and live webcast views for these events have totaled more than 8.7 million, with 506,644 people deciding to make a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. Laurie was also the speaker at Harvest America in Arlington, Texas, in 2016; with an attendance of 350,000 it was deemed the largest live one-day evangelistic event in US history.
Along with his work at Harvest Ministries, Greg Laurie served as the 2013 Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer, and also serves on the board of directors of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He holds honorary doctorates from Biola University and Azusa Pacific University.
Greg Laurie has a daily nationally syndicated radio program, A New Beginning, which is broadcast on more than one thousand radio outlets around the world, as well as a weekly television program.
Greg Laurie has authored over seventy books, including Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon, Live Love Fight, Tell Someone, Greatest Stories Ever Told, Hope for Hurting Hearts, and his autobiography, Lost Boy. The accompanying documentary film, Lost Boy: The Next Chapter, has won eight awards at international film festivals. His 2013 film Hope for Hurting Hearts features his story of trusting God through tragedy. A new documentary film, Steve McQueen: American Icon, is now out on DVD.
Greg has been married to Cathe Laurie for forty-three years and they have two sons, Christopher and Jonathan. Christopher went to be with the Lord in 2008. Greg and Cathe also have five grandchildren.
Ellen Vaughn is a New York Times bestselling author who has written or co-written twenty-three books. Former vice president of executive communications for Prison Fellowship, she collaborated with the late Chuck Colson on a number of his seminal works. She speaks at conferences and retreats, often travels to interview Christians in hostile parts of the world, and serves as a senior fellow for the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative and on the board of directors for International Cooperating Ministries. With degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Richmond, Ellen is mom to two grown daughters and a son, and lives in her northern Virginia empty nest with her husband, Lee, a regional pastor at McLean Bible Church, and two enthusiastic but clueless dogs.