Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo have authored twenty-two books on parenting and produced eight educational video series on child-rearing that have been utilized by more than eight million parents around the world. The Ezzo's values-based parenting philosophies have been utilized by more than twelve thousand churches and their various curricula have been translated into 19 different languages.
Gary Ezzo holds a Master of Arts degree from Biola University, Talbot Theological Seminary and School of Theology and serves as the Executive Director of Growing Families International. Anne Marie Ezzo is a registered nurse, has co-authored On Becoming Birthwise, and Birth by Design, oversees the GEMS (Contact Mom) ministry and ministers alongside her husband. The Ezzo’s have 2 married daughters, eight grandchildren, and reside in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Growing Families International
Growing Families International Inc. was founded in 1989 by Gary & Marie Ezzo. The organization produces parenting curriculum and resources for Church and home. From birth through a child's teen years, GFI is here to help parents raise morally responsible and biblically responsive children.
Goals
From its inception, the ministry goals of GFI have remained unchanged. These goals include:
• Raising a godly generation to the glory of God & not the glory of man;
•Providing practical instruction helping parents understand how to apply the principles of Biblical ethics;
•Instilling confidence in parents that God's Word is sufficient both in truth & practice;
•Helping families look positively toward the teen years;
•Capturing the hearts and minds of the next generation for the Lord.
Christian Education Europe Ltd. We are
the sole distributor for GFI curriculum materials in the UK, will supply you with a catalogue of GFI material on receipt of an A4 stamped addressed envelope.
