Chris & Phyllis Halverson

Chris Halverson is married to Phyllis Hennecy Hendry. He is the father of six children and grandfather to eleven grandchildren.

Since moving to Washington, DC, in 1958, Chris has remained intimately involved in the prayer breakfast movement. The prayer breakfast movement began in the early 1940s with the formation of fellowship groups among Members of the House and Senate in the United States Congress. To this day, these groups continue to gather weekly for private, off-the-record times of prayer, fellowship, soul-searching, and spiritual instruction centered in the Jesus who belongs not just to Christianity, but all nations and religions.

Phyllis Hendry Halverson is a leader among leaders. She has served in leadership positions in business, nonprofits, and ministry. She is the co-author of Lead Like Jesus Revisited and its curriculum study guides along with Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges. Phyllis served for almost nineteen years as the inaugural President and CEO of Lead Like Jesus, a global leadership ministry. Under her visionary leadership, the organization grew exponentially since its founding in 1999, equipping and empowering thousands of people throughout the United States and around the world to lead as Jesus led. The Lead Like Jesus Board of Directors has esteemed Phyllis with the title of President Emeritus as a lifetime honorary position.