Family Research Council Inc

THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO REAFFIRM AND PROMOTE NATIONALLY, AND PARTICULARLY IN WASHINGTON, DC, THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNIT AND THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUE SYSTEM UPON WHICH IT IS BUILT. FRC'S ACTIVITIES IN ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ITS MISSION ARE TO:--PROMOTE AND DEFEND TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES IN PRINT, BROADCAST AND OTHER MEDIA,--DEVELOP AND ADVOCATE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES WHICH STRENGTHEN AND FORTIFY THE FAMILY AND PROMOTE TRADITIONAL VALUES,--ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE SOURCE OF STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH INFORMATION WHICH REAFFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY IN OUR CIVILIZATION, AND--INFORM AND EDUCATE CITIZENS ON HOW THEY CAN PROMOTE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN OUR CULTURE.

OVERVIEW: ESTABLISHED IN 1983, FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL (FRC), IN ASSOCIATION AND COLLABORATION WITH ITS EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF CHURCHES AND PASTORS, WORKS TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT THE CENTRAL ROLE THE FAMILY PLAYS IN THE NATION'S WELL-BEING. FRC'S VISION IS A PREVAILING CULTURE IN WHICH ALL HUMAN LIFE IS VALUED, FAMILIES FLOURISH, AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY THRIVES.

CHUCH MINISTRIES/EVENTS:FRC HAS A DISTINCT LEGAL EXISTENCE AS A RELIGIOUS NON-PROFIT AND AN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES THAT ALSO HAS ITS OWN RECOGNIZED CREED AND FORM OF WORSHIP WITH A DISTINCT ECCLESIASTICAL GOVERNMENT. FRC HAS A DISTINCT RELIGIOUS HISTORY AND A FORMAL CODE OF DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE. A NUMBER OF ITS STAFF ARE ORDAINED MINISTERS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED AFTER COMPLETING PRESCRIBED COURSES OF STUDY.FRC HAS ITS OWN LITERATURE AND ESTABLISHED PLACES OF WORSHIP. FRC WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THOUSANDS OF PARTNER CHURCHES THAT HAVE THEIR OWN REGULAR CONGREGATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES, FORMING AN ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL CHURCHES WITH A SHARED THEOLOGY ENGAGED IN A COOPERATIVE UNDERTAKING TO PROMOTE SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, AND CIVIL WELFARE IN FURTHERANCE OF A SHARED RELIGIOUS MISSION.FRC OPERATES A COOPERATIVE UNDERTAKING WITH AND AMONG LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS SHARING FRC'S CHRISTIAN VISION FOR A PREVAILING CULTURE IN WHICH ALL HUMAN LIFE IS VALUED, FAMILIES FLOURISH, AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY THRIVES. FRC'S CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, WHICH IS SHARED BY ITS PARTNER CHURCHES, IS SET FORTH IN THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEMENT OF FAITH. RELYING UPON THE TEACHING SET FORTH IN THE BIBLE, FRC'S MINISTRY SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN PARTNER CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS IN GENERAL AS THEY SEEK TO GROW IN A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW.FRC'S CORE STRATEGY IS TO PRESENT BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES AND SUPPORT CHURCHES IN A WAY THAT WILL CHANGE THE CULTURE AND SOCIETY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS STRATEGY, FRC EQUIPS CHURCHES AND LEADERS FOR EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP, AND BY STRENGTHENING PARTNER CHURCHES THAT TRANSFORM LIVES. FRC EQUIPS PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS TO CARRY OUT ITS VISION AND MISSION BY TRAINING AND PROVIDING STRATEGIC RESOURCESALWAYS FOLLOWING BIBLICAL AND PROVEN REPRODUCIBLE METHODS TO REPRODUCE THE FRUIT OF CHRIST IN OTHERS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, FRC HAS RECRUITED OVER 40,000 PASTORS AND OVER 40,000 PRAYER PARTNERS THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF OUTREACH AND RESOURCES WHICH INCLUDE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS ON USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITES, CHURCH BULLETIN INSERTS, SERMON STARTERS, POWERPOINT SLIDES, VIDEOS, AND PRINT MATERIALS ON A VARIETY OF BIBLICAL ISSUES. IN FY 2021, FRC HOSTED TWO VIRTUAL PASTOR ROUNDTABLES AND ONE IN-PERSON PASTOR BRIEFING. FRC ALSO HOSTED A 90-MINUTE VIRTUAL PROGRAM IN OCTOBER 2020, WITH A CALL TO ACTION FOR CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BE MOTIVATED AND MOBILIZED TO VOTE BY HIGHLIGHTING THE ACUTE THREAT TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. EACH OF THESE EVENTS PROVIDED ENCOURAGEMENT TO PASTORS TO BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS IN TODAY'S RAPIDLY GROWING HOSTILE CULTURE. THE COMBINATION OF ALL FOUR EVENTS COMPRISED OVER 2,000 ATTENDEES AND REPRESENTED ALL 50 STATES, ALONG WITH WASHINGTON, D.C. SPEAKERS INCLUDED AMERICAN ACTIVIST ALVEDA KING, FORMER U.S. SECRETARY BEN CARSON, FORMER REP. MARK WALKER, FORMER WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF MARK MEADOWS, REP. VICKY HARTZLER (R-MO.), PASTOR JACK HIBBS, INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ATTORNEY VIRGINIA PRODAN, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR DR. CAROL SWAIN, AND ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM PRESIDENT MICHAEL FARRIS, ALONG WITH A HOST OF OTHER NATIONAL LEADERS AND SPEAKERS.AT THESE UNIQUE EVENTS, FRC'S CHURCH PARTNERS ARE EDUCATED AND INFORMED BY THE NATION'S LEADERS. PASTORS ARE PROVIDED WITH IMPORTANT LITERATURE AND RESOURCES AND PRESENTED WITH INSPIRING MESSAGES TO ENCOURAGE THEM. THE CONFERENCE IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNE TIME FOR THE PASTORS TO PRAY FOR THE NATION, PREACH THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD, AND PARTNER WITH OTHER PASTORS, AS WELL AS LAUNCH A COMMUNITY IMPACT TEAM.OTHER OUTREACHES THAT FRC COMPLETED WITH ITS PARTNER CHURCHES IN FY 2021 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:ROUNDTABLESROUNDTABLE MEETINGS ARE PURPOSELY SMALLER AND MORE INTIMATE WITH PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS. IN FY 2021, FRC HOSTED 96 ROUNDTABLES WITH OVER 2,300 PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ATTENDANCE, REPRESENTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHURCH MEMBERS WHO CARE ABOUT FRC'S CHRISTIAN VALUES AND MISSION.COMMUNITY IMPACT TEAMSIN FY 2021, THERE WERE 16 COMMUNITY IMPACT TRAININGS WITH OVER 900 ATTENDEES. HISTORICALLY, CITS HAVE SERVED AS POWERFUL RESOURCES FOR FRC'S WORK WITH CHURCHES. CIT LEADERS ARE ACTIVE CHURCH MEMBERS WHO HAVE A PASSION TO ADVANCE FRC'S VALUES IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND STATES.STAND COURAGEOUS MEN'S CONFERENCESFRC'S STAND COURAGEOUS MEN'S MINISTRY CREATES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHURCHES NATIONALLY TO ENCOURAGE MEN TO FULFILL GOD'S DESIGN AND PURPOSE BY LEADING IN THEIR HOMES, CHURCHES, AND COMMUNITIES. IN SPITE OF CONTINUED CHALLENGES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE STAND COURAGEOUS TEAM EXECUTED FOUR SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCES IN FY 2021, ONE PER QUARTER: LOUISIANA, FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, AND COLORADO. AS THIS MINISTRY CONTINUES TO CONNECT WITH CHURCHES AND LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STAND COURAGEOUS CALLS MEN TO DEVELOP CHARACTER, CULTIVATE POSITIVE HABITS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND MAKE COMMITMENTS THAT WILL MOVE THEM CLOSER TO GOD'S GOOD PURPOSE AND DESIGN.

COMMUNICATIONS/BRAND ADVANCEMENT:AN IMPORTANT WAY THAT FRC IS WORKING IN ASSOCIATION WITH ITS CHURCH COMMUNITY IS HOW MESSAGES ARE COMMUNICATED, WHICH MUST BE CONSTANTLY ADAPTED TO INCORPORATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND REACH NEW AUDIENCES. THE COMMUNICATIONS AND BRAND ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF FRC AND, BY EXTENSION, ITS PARTNER CHURCHES, AND IT MUST BE ONE THAT NOT ONLY COMMUNICATES REGULARLY WITH MEMBERS, BUT ALSO HELPS EXTEND A POSITIVE, ACCURATE, AND HOPEFUL MESSAGE TO FRC'S FOLLOWERS IN THE MEDIA. THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM INTERACTS ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE PRESS CORPS, AND THE BRAND ADVANCEMENT TEAM ENSURES THAT FRC'S POSITIONS ARE CLEARLY COMMUNICATED AND ACCURATELY REPRESENTED. IN FY 2021, THE FRC COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS POLICY AND GA EXPERTS, MADE 75 LIVE TV AND CABLE NETWORK APPEARANCES (INCLUDING FOX NEWS, CNN, FOX BUSINESS, ONE AMERICA NEWS, NEWSMAX, EWTN, CBN NEWS, AMERICA'S VOICE LIVE, FIRST TV, AND NTD TV), GENERATED MILLIONS OF ONLINE VIDEO VIEWS; HAD 326 RADIO HITS ON PROMINENT STATIONS ACROSS AMERICA; PLACED 131 OP-EDS IN PUBLICATIONS NATIONWIDE. FRC'S WASHINGTON WATCH WITH TONY PERKINS, A DAILY ONE-HOUR PROGRAM, IS NOW BROADCASTING IN VIDEO ON NRBTV, HIS CHANNEL, LIFTABLE MEDIA, ROKU, APPLE TV, AMAZON FIRE TV, ONLINE AT TONYPERKINS.COM, AND ON FACEBOOK. IT REMAINS SYNDICATED BY THE AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO, BOTT RADIO NETWORK, CHRISTIAN SATELLITE NETWORK RADIO (CSN RADIO), KTLW RADIO NETWORK, AND USA RADIO NETWORK. FRC'S RADIO PROGRAM NOW AIRS IN 48 STATES AND SEVERAL MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS. IN EVERY PLACE THE BROADCAST IS HEARD, FRC HAS A STRONG REPRESENTATION OF CHURCHES IN THAT AREA.THE SHOW ALLOWS FRC TO CUT THROUGH THE MEDIA'S FILTER AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO CONCERNED AMERICANS AND CHURCHES ABOUT HOW A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW SHAPES PUBLIC POLICY. FRC PRESIDENT TONY PERKINS HAS HOSTED DOZENS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AS WELL AS PROMINENT POLICY EXPERTS, AUTHORS, PASTORS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. FRC CONTINUES TO EFFECTIVELY REACH, EQUIP, AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND THE CHURCH VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. FRC CURRENTLY HAS 44,139 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER, 269,418 FRC FACEBOOK PAGE LIKES, AND 46,982 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. FRC IS VOICING TRUTH AND ETERNAL VALUES INTO THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS WHICH THE CHURCH CAN EMBRACE AND PASS ALONG TO THEIR OWN CONGREGATIONS AND NETWORKS.

PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS:SINCE FRC'S FOUNDING IN 1983, IT HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO PRODUCING QUALITY POLICY RESEARCH GROUNDED IN BIBLICAL TRUTH. ITS TEAM OF POLICY EXPERTS ANALYZES LEGISLATION FOR ITS IMPACT ON LIFE, THE FAMILY, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. ITS PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS APPLY CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES TO THE PRESSING CULTURAL AND MORAL QUESTIONS AMERICANS ARE FACING. NOT ONLY DO THESE RESOURCES GUIDE POLICYMAKERS' DECISION-MAKING ON CAPITOL HILL AND IN STATE LEGISLATURES, BUT THROUGH FRC'S EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF CHURCHES, THIS VALUABLE INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CONGREGANTS TO KEEP THEM INFORMED AND EQUIPPED WITH PRACTICAL ACTION STEPS OF HOW THEY CAN HELP THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. FRC'S MINISTRY SERVES AS A GREAT COMPLEMENT TO THE WORK OF EVERY PASTOR AND CHURCH LEADER IN AMERICA. THESE INCLUDE BOOKLETS, OPINION EDITORIALS, BROCHURES, LEGAL BRIEFS, ISSUE BRIEF PAPERS, ISSUE ANALYSIS PAPERS, AND BLOG POSTS. IN MAY 2021, FRC LAUNCHED ITS NEWEST INITIATIVE, THE CENTER FOR BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW (CBW), TO EQUIP CHRISTIANS WITH A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW AND TRAIN THEM TO ADVANCE AND DEFEND THE FAITH IN THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND THE PUBLIC SQUARE. THE CBW TEAM IS COMPRISED OF SCHOLARS WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN APPLYING THE BIBLE AND THE HISTORICAL TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH TO A WIDE RANGE OF RELEVANT ISSUESINCLUDING VOTING, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, ABORTION, MARRIAGE, AND HUMAN SEXUALITY. FRC ALSO SERVES AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CHURCH TO THE HALLS OF GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF CHRISTIANS NATIONWIDE BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH LAWMAKERS ON BOTH CAPITOL HILL AND IN STATE LEGISLATURES TO PASS PRO-LIFE, PRO-FAMILY, AND PRO-RELIGIOUS FREEDOM POLICIES WHILE ALSO ADVISING AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO THESE BIBLICAL VALUES.THE STATE & LOCAL TEAM WITHIN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ADVANCES PRO-LIFE, PRO-FAMILY, AND PRO-RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LEGISLATION BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE LEGISLATORS. THE TEAM ANALYZED BILLS, CLOSELY TRACKED KEY LEGISLATION AND HELPED PASS AND ENACT NUMEROUS HIGH-PRIORITY BILLS.