Mark Gungor
» Mark is one of the most sought-after speakers on marriage and family in the country. Each year thousands of couples attend his Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage® seminars. Mark's candid and comedic approach uses unforgettable illustrations to teach proven principles that are guaranteed to strengthen any marriage. Seeing the need to speak on specific topics to teens, men and women, Mark has expanded his ministry beyond marriage and created the popular DVD series for teens, Sex, Dating and Relating, The Manly Man Conference and most recently, The Butt-Kicking Woman Conference.
Mark served at Bayside Church in Green Bay, WI as an associate pastor for five years before moving to Stevens Point, WI, where he pioneered a church that grew from 35 to 500 members in four years. He has now returned to Celebration Church, formerly Bayside, to serve as the church's senior pastor and the CEO of Laugh Your Way America.
Mark balances his pastoral duties with a rigorous travel schedule. He speaks for churches, civic events, business meetings and is even a speaker for the US Army.
Mark has been featured on national broadcasts such as Focus on the Family and ABC News. His daily radio program, The Better Marriage Minute, is heard on over 250 radio stations nationwide, and he has been featured in television specials broadcast on the worldwide TBN network. In the fall of 2008, his new radio talk show, The Mark Gungor Radio Show, debuted, broadcasting live over the Internet weekly. He is also the creator of a new television series, Love, Marriage, and Stinking Thinking.
Mark is the author of Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage® (Simon & Schuster, 2008), the book based on his phenomenally successful seminar and years of working with thousands of couples. He is married to Debbie, his high school sweetheart and constant travel companion. The Gungors have been married for over 36 years and have two married children and four grandsons.