DENNIS RAINEY is the President and the cofounder of FamilyLife, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. He holds an honorary doctorate from Trinity Evangelical University and Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Since 1976, he has overseen the rapid growth of FamilyLife, which is the family division of Campus Crusade for Christ, and holds conferences on marriage, parenting and
Rekindling the Romance (the one day conference on the marriage covenant). He is the senior editor of the HomeBuilders Couples Series® and the daily host of the nationally syndicated radio program “FamilyLife Today.” Dennis was the recipient of the National Religious Broadcasters Radio Program of the Year Award for both 1995 and 2003. He was also presented the Distinguished Alumnus award from Crowder Community College. Dennis has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
Dennis and Barbara have spoken at FamilyLife Conferences across the United States and around the world. Dennis continues to be a speaker for Promise Keepers. In addition, he has testified on family issues before Congress and appeared on numerous radio and television programs.
Dennis and Barbara co-authored
Staying Close. It was selected in 1990 as the outstanding book on marriage and family and was presented the Gold Medallion Book Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Dennis received a second Gold Medallion Award in 2002 for
Ministering to the Twenty-First Century Families (The Swindoll Leadership Library). Dennis and Barbara also wrote
Two Hearts Praying As One, Growing A Spiritually Strong Family, The NewBuilding Your Mate’s Self-Esteem, Moments Together for Couples, Parenting Today’s Adolescent,Two Hearts Are Better Than One, Starting Your Marriage Right and the recent
Moments with You. Barbara and oldest daughter Ashley compiled and wrote
A Mother’s Legacy – Wisdom from Mothers to Daughters. Her most recent writing project is
Barbara and Susan’s Guide to the Empty Nest, co-authored with Susan Yates.
Dennis has also written:
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The Tribute --
Building Your Marriage (of the HomeBuilders Couples Series)--
Building Your Mate's Self-Esteem ( HomeBuilders Couples Series, coauthored with Barbara--
A Call to Family Reformation--
One Home at a Time --So You Want to be a Teenager (with his wife Barbara and children Samuel and Rebecca)
-Interviewing Your Daughter’s Dates Dennis has been on the staff of Campus Crusade since 1970, and Barbara since 1971. Dennis and Barbara were married in 1972. Their proudest achievement has been six children (5 more grafted in by marriage- three sons, two daughters), and fourteen grandchildren. They are both graduates of the University of Arkansas and live near Little Rock, Arkansas.