Greg Laurie Profile
| AGE: |
54 |
| DATE OF BIRTH: |
December 10, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| PASTOR/FOUNDER: |
Harvest Christian Fellowship, Riverside, Calif., 1972
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EVANGELIST/
FOUNDER:
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Harvest Ministries, 1991
Harvest Crusades®, 1990
- Since 1990, Laurie has spoken to more than 3.4 million people at Harvest Crusades in stadiums and arenas across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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| INNOVATOR: |
In technology:
- In 2005, www.harvest.org was named "Best Ministry Website" by the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). That year, the site attracted more than 4.4 million unique visitors and registered more than 2,200 people making commitments to Christ after listening to or viewing weekly webcasts, podcasts, and interactive online gospel presentations. Since 1997, Harvest Crusades' live Internet webcasts have attracted more than 334,000 live online participants.
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| BROADCASTER: |
Television:
- In 2006, Harvest Ministries' weekly television program, Harvest: Greg Laurie (now called Knowing God with Greg Laurie) was named "best television teaching program" by the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB).
Radio:
- A New Beginning radio program is heard daily coast-to-coast and overseas.
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| AUTHOR: |
Greg Laurie has written more than 30 books since 1985, on issues ranging from evangelism to discipleship to church growth. |
| BOARD MEMBER: |
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; Samaritan's Purse |
| FAMILY: |
Wife, Cathe; son, Jonathan; son, Christopher, daughter-in-law, Brittany, granddaughter, Stella. |
| RESIDENCE: |
Southern California |
| PERSONAL WEBSITE: |
www.greglaurie.org |
Media Contact:
Laura Swickard McGowan
Laura@lauramcgowan.com
| Phone: |
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(847) 328-8009 |
| Fax: |
(847) 866-9511 |
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