Phoenix, Arizona, August 30, 2010: Dr. Gary Chapman, best-selling author of The 5 Love Languages™, was honored by the Association of Marriage and Family Ministries (AMFM) with the H. Norman and Joyce Wright Lifetime Achievement Award during the opening night of the AMFM National Marriage and Family Ministry Training Conference on August 2, 2010.

This award is given annually to an individual or couple who exemplifies the work and legacy of H. Norman and Joyce Wright in marriage and family ministry. According to Eric Garcia, co-founder of AMFM, “Dr. Chapman has undoubtedly made a lasting impact on marriages and families with The 5 Love Languages, but his impact goes way beyond a book.  He has served thousands of churches, encouraging them to strengthen their marriages and families, marriage and family is simply his DNA.”

AMFM is a non-profit organization that exists to encourage, equip, serve and partner with those called to marriage and family ministry. They assist churches and community organizations in helping individuals, couples and families develop trusted relationships. The co-founders of AMFM are Eric and Jennifer Garcia, who have served in marriage ministry in their local church over the past eight years and are also the creators of Couple-to-Couple Mentoring™.

Contact:
Michele Elizaga
melizaga@amfmonline.com
8283 N. Hayden Rd. Suite 258
Scottsdale. AZ 85258
Ph: 480.718.3020

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The Five Love Languages Singles Edition has proven itself a must-read for single adults in all walks of life. This special edition helps readers successfully navigate relationships in the workplace, friendships, and the dating environment. The Five Love Languages of Children explores how speaking the right love language affects and transforms a child’s attitude, behavior, and development.

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“We’re part of an educational organization that practices responsible stewardship through reduction in energy consumption and recycling efforts. Now we’ve taken another important step in caring for God’s creation,” says Greg Thornton, Vice President, Moody Publishers/Northfield Publishing.

With more than six million copies sold, The 5 Love Languages has claimed a regular spot on the New York Times bestseller list. For the first time in the book’s history, its new recycled paper initiative will:

• Save 1,020 trees
• Save 6,000 gallons of gasoline
• Save 624,060 kilowatts of electricity
• Eliminate 3,600 pounds of air pollutants
• Save 198 cubic yards of landfill space.*

Please join us in supporting policies that seek to maximize the efficient use of our world’s resources.

*Figures are based on a printing of 500,000 copies of The 5 Love Languages.

Host Melinda Schmidt will be interviewing Gary on Moody Radio at 12noon (CST). If you’re not near a radio or if you don’t have Moody programming in your area, you can check it out streaming from the web.

Missed the program? No problem you can download the podcast.

Moody Publishers celebrated the success of Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages (Northfield Publishing, Oct ‘92) at a special reception held on July 14^th. The book has passed sales of more than 5 million copies, and for the past 7 years sales continue to grow, exceeding the previous year’s numbers.

Chris Fabry, co-host of the nationally syndicated Moody Radio program Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, opened the program by presenting Chapman with a Honorary Proclamation from Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. The certificate recognized July 14, 2009 as “Successful Marriage Day,” and declared “The State of Colorado recognizes the hard work of those providing advice and counseling to couples and families, and their efforts to ensure marriage succeed and our community’s foundations remain strong.”

Greg Thornton, vice president of publications, addressed the group next, speaking on the book’s sales and the need for its continued success, pointing to a recent Time magazine cover story on the state of traditional marriage in America. He stated “when the book was first released 17 years ago, neither the publisher nor the author could have guessed the impact it would have. We knew we had a solid message, but none of us could have imagined how it would influence marriages around the world.” Today the book is available in audio format, as download for the Kindle, and has been translated in 38 languages.

John Hinkley, the director of marketing, followed with the news that Moody will re-launch the book in January 2010 with its “most aggressive marketing campaign in a decade,” including a new cover and an interactive Web site where readers can take the love languages assessment test. He ended by saying, “our goal, our vision is to help reduce the number of divorces.”

Other well-known industry professionals attending the reception to congratulate Chapman and Moody for the milestone were author Jerry B. Jenkins, CBA President Bill Anderson and ECPA President Mark Kuyper. Guests were treated to cake and given autographed copies of the book.

Photos courtesy of Greensphotoimages.com

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