Jim Daly

Jim Daly is an author and broadcaster, president of Focus on the Family and host of its daily radio broadcast, which is heard by more than 6.6 million listeners a week on nearly 2,000 radio stations and has been honored as Program of the Year by the National Religious Broadcasters.

Abandoned by his alcoholic father at age 5, he lost his mother to cancer four years later. Daly, the youngest of five children, and his siblings to fend for themselves after their mother’s funeral. “I am living proof, that no matter how torn up the road has already been, or how pothole-infested it may look ahead, nothing - nothing - is impossible for God.”

Under his leadership, Focus has taken on a major role nationally in encouraging and helping facilitate foster-care adoptions, earning recognition from the White House and Congress for its efforts. The ministry also has reinvigorated its traditional focus on helping couples build strong marriages and raise healthy, resilient kids.

Daly encourages parents to realize that they, like their children, aren’t perfect and don’t need to be - they’re called to do their best in Christ, knowing that God works through all the messy family situations that are a normal part of this life. Daly and his wife, Jean, have two sons and live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Website: focusonthefamily.com

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jim-daly-a7b6b013/