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Host of Refresh - Greg Laurie is an American evangelical author, pastor, and evangelist who serves as the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, based in Riverside, California. He was born on December 10, 1952, in Long Beach, California1. He is also the founder of Harvest Crusades, an organization that hosts large-scale evangelistic events around the U.S. Laurie is also the subject of the 2023 film Jesus Revolution, which tells the story of how he converted to Christianity and got his start in ministry in the midst of the Jesus movement. Laurie became a devout Christian at the age of 17 while attending Newport Harbor High School under the ministry of evangelist Lonnie Frisbee, as the Jesus Movement was exploding in Southern California. In 1973, at the age of 20, under the mentorship of Calvary Chapel pastor Chuck Smith, Laurie was given the opportunity to lead a Bible study of 30 people in Riverside, California. The group quickly grew in size, and that same year, Laurie founded Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, where he still serves as senior pastor. Laurie has authored over 70 books and is a regular speaker at Christian conferences throughout the United States and internationally. He also serves on the board of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and is a chaplain for the Newport Beach Police Department. In 2013, Laurie served as the Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force. President Donald Trump selected Pastor Laurie as one of several evangelical church leaders to participate in the National Prayer Service hosted at the Washington National Cathedral following the presidential inauguration of 2017.

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