Gary Smalley
Gary Smalley is one of the country’s best known authors and speakers on family relationships. He is the author and co-author of 16 best-selling, award-winning books along with several popular films and videos. He has spent over 30 years learning, teaching, and counseling. Gary has personally interviewed hundreds of singles and couples and has surveyed thousands of people at his seminars asking two questions: What is it that strengthens your relationships and what weakens them? Gary’s books combined have sold over 5 million copies. Many of them have even been translated into various languages. The Blessing and The Two Sides of Love have won the Gold Medallion Award for excellence in literature. The Language of Love won the Angel Award as the best contribution to family life. All other titles have been top-five finalists for the Gold Medallion Award. In the last 35 years, Gary has spoken to over two million people in live conferences. He has been presenting his live two-day workshop, “Love Is a Decision,” once a month for the last twenty years. His award-winning infomercial, “Hidden Keys to Loving Relationships,” has appeared to television audiences all over the world. Several versions of the infomercial—first with Dick Clark, then with John Tesh and Connie Sellecca, and also with Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford—have been aired. This 18-videotape series has sold over four million tapes. Gary Smalley has appeared on national television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Extra, Today Show, and Sally Jessy Raphael, as well as numerous national radio programs. Gary has been featured on hundreds of regional and local television and radio programs across the United States.
Gary and his wife, Norma, have been married for 46 years and live in Branson, Missouri. They have three children, Kari, Greg and Michael, and nine grandchildren.
Our Vision
Every one of our marriage seminars has been hosted in a
local church and co-sponsored by other churches in those communities!
As a former associate pastor, I believe in the crucial role a "healthy"
church can play in the growth and ministry to every believer. We would
love to partner with you in this new I Promise Marriage Seminar.
- Gary Smalley
Topics of the Seminar
• The Secret to a Great Marriage
• I Promise to Conform My Beliefs to God's Truths
• I Promise to be Filled by God
• I Promise to Find God's Best in Every Trial
• I Promise to Listen & Communicate with Love
• I Promise to Serve You All the Days of My Life
Benefits of Being a Host Church
1) Bring nationally known speakers on marriage to your
community: your church will continue its reputation and community
service to bring events that connect to people both inside and outside
your congregation!
2) Strengthen marriages and build a spiritual wall of protection for families in your church.
3) Lower the divorce-rate for marriages: Based on
extensive research for 4 years, the biblical principles taught in the
seminar and in the small group can impact marriages to stay intact with
a major success rate.
4) Use this event to launch more small groups. *Average sign up for small groups is 20%.
5) Reaching community today means inviting friends,
co-workers, and neighbors to events that are helpful, practical, fun
and very community-friendly. This seminar has been used successfully to
attract from 10-40% un-churched people.
6) Smalley Relationship Center provides free tickets for pastors and their spouses in the community.
What Others Say:
"Security is everything in a marriage. It's what every
woman wants and what every man dreams of : a caring, secure marriage
where each partner serves the other with equal love and faithfulness.
In this seminar, Gary Smalley presents the essential ingredients of a
secure, fulfilling, Christ-centered relationship."
-Pastor Rick Warren, Saddleback Church Purpose-Driven Church & Life
"The church is sitting on an opportunity to proclaim
the gospel at the greatest felt need of Western Civilization- the
family. Using this conference as an outreach would be a great
evangelistic event or just a great way to strengthen the families of
your church."
-Dennis Rainey, Family Life Ministry Director & radio host
"I think a conference like this really compliments what
were trying to do as pastors. We can't counsel everybody. We can't sit
down and spend 30 minutes with everybody. But we can provide these
kinds of opportunities that are really going to make a difference in
peoples lives."
-Dr. Gary Chapman, author and speaker
"There are seminars and then there are seminars…as in
attention-getting, heart stimulating and life-changing. This one is
definitely in the latter category. If you're looking for an
encouragement transfusion, this Smalley Seminar cannot be beat."
-Chuck Swindoll, author and pastor
"There's no more important relationship in our lives,
on the earth, than our relationship with our spouse, and it takes time
to develop. It is something we have to prioritize. And this conference
is the perfect opportunity to invest that time."
-Beth Moore, author and speaker
Host Church Partnership
Staff & Facility:
Pray for the all aspects of this opportunity to save, enrich, and bless relationships! Appoint a Coordinator from you staff and a volunteer coordinator who will help organize volunteers. Provide a gathering place for God's people to be served and blessed.
Promotion:
• Lead pastor and staff promote this event in your own church. Partner with and help recruit other churches to make the event "city-wide". Help promote and coordinate a pre-seminar luncheon (Smalley Relationship Center works closely with coordinator. SRC will work alongside your church staff to organize and promote the luncheon. SRC will personally cover the costs of the luncheon).
Host Church Ticket Commitment:
We require the host church to commit to a basic package of 500 tickets (250 couples) to resell to their members and guests. This package provides the best possible price.
Email jim@smalleyonline.com for questions or how you can host this event.