Dr. Gary Chapman

He has degrees from some of the most respected colleges and seminaries. He's written some of the best-selling books of the past decade and appeared on thousands of radio and television programs across the country. But Dr. Gary Chapman knows more than just a lot of scholarly theories and practical advice—he knows people. He knows how to relate to people, how to have fun, and how to make people laugh.

Dr. Chapman is a well-known marriage counselor and director of marriage seminars. Dr. Chapman has served as the Senior Associate Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for more than 30 years and has written more than 25 books. The Five Love Languages, one of Chapman’s most popular titles, topped various bestseller charts for years, selling upwards of four million copies and landing on the New York Times Best-Seller list. Dr. Chapman has been directly involved in real-life family counseling for more than 30 years. His nationally-syndicated radio program, A Growing Marriage, airs daily on more than 100 stations.

Dr. Chapman is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively. He has received MRE and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and taken postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina and Duke University.

Dr. Chapman and his wife, Karolyn, have been married for more than 40 years and reside in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Chapmans have two grown children, Shelley and Derek.