The senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, Greg Laurie began his pastoral ministry at age 19 by leading a Bible study of 30 people. Since then, God has transformed that small group into a church of some 15,000 people. Today, Harvest is one of the largest churches in America.
 
In 1990, Laurie began holding public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades. Since that time, more than four million people have attended Harvest Crusades events across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
 
Laurie is the featured speaker of the nationally-syndicated radio program, A New Beginning, with daily listeners coast-to-coast and overseas on more than 500 outlets.
 
In addition to his work at Harvest Ministries, Laurie serves on the board of directors of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse. He holds honorary doctorates from Biola University and Azusa Pacific University.
 
In addition to speaking and assisting other ministries, Laurie has authored over 40 books, including the Gold Medallion Award winner, The Upside-Down Church. His autobiography, Lost Boy, was released in May of 2008, and to date the movie Lost Boy, has won 8 awards.  Laurie is also the author of Losers and Winners, Saints and Sinners, Making God Known, As I See It, Why, God?, God’s Design for Christian Dating, For Every Season, Hope for Hurting Hearts, and a devotional, Daily Hope for Hurting Hearts. His books have been translated into many languages, including Korean, Latvian, Portuguese, and Spanish. 

He also has written study notes for two Bibles in the New Living Translation: the New Believer’s Bible and The Seeker’s Bible. He also recently completed study notes for Start!, a Bible for new and growing believers in the New King James Version translation.

Whether speaking or writing, God has gifted Pastor Greg with the ability to apply biblical principles to current events in a way that is relevant and easily understood by people of all ages, from all walks of life. The trademark of a Greg Laurie sermon, book, or broadcast is the contemporary, yet straightforward style and format.

For fun, Laurie enjoys riding his Harley Davidson, occasionally surfing (when the water is really warm), playing tennis, and running. He's also somewhat of a techno-nut, always playing with the latest electronic gadget or gizmo. Greg and his wife Cathe have two sons, Christopher—who went to be with the Lord in 2008—and Jonathan; two daughters-in-law, Brittany and Brittni; and four granddaughters, Stella, Lucy, Rylie.and Allie.

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