{"id":295075,"date":"2024-09-12T17:08:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T21:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/?page_id=295075"},"modified":"2025-06-10T19:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T23:21:52","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/about-us\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-daa41192 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-07de5df5\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">More than 40 years of helping families pursue what matters most.<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-874ff159 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4f4a41e8\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1975, a tearful Ney Bailey shared her heart with the team. Young couples on staff were fracturing. She longed to help. Sure, Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) was helping thousands of people. But individual marriages mattered too, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So a tiny group of Cru staff set out to safeguard staff marriages. Their idea? Create a marriage and family ministry training couples to structure solid homes using God\u2019s blueprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 40 years later, we\u2019re still hard at work with that \u2026 And a few other things. That single plea from one woman blossomed into today\u2019s FamilyLife, serving all shapes and sizes of families around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/about-us\/statement-of-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about what we believe.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3fa321bb\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-058c3923\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Millions each year enjoy<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Events, like the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/weekend-to-remember\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;marriage getaway and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovelikeyoumeanitcruise.com\/?webSyncID=e9d15e36-e2b1-9462-5291-c9683843d349&amp;sessionGUID=ce876e04-8465-a3d5-6902-7e6304ddcec2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Love Like You Mean It<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;cruise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radio programs, like&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.familylifetoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>FamilyLife Today<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video curriculum like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/art-of-marriage\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Art of Marriage<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/parenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>FamilyLife\u2019s Art of Parenting<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small group series like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.familylife.com\/product-tag\/aom-connect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Art of Marriage Connect&nbsp;Series<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online resources, to the tune of thousands of articles, videos, posts, and podcasts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We thank God for Ney Bailey. We\u2019re also grateful to the Lord for His mind-blowing plan to work out a few of His goals\u2014and a bit of His heart\u2014through FamilyLife \u2026 And we\u2019re geared up for the next 40 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 40 years of helping families pursue what matters most. 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