Dick Purnell has addressed audiences throughout the United States, Canada and eleven other countries. He is on the national speakers team of the FamilyLife Marriage Conferences and founded Single Life Resources, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ.
He received his B. S. degree from Wheaton College, a Masters in Education degree(specializing in counseling) from Indiana University, and a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity International University.
Single for 42 years, Dick is now married and has two daughters. He is sensitive to the concerns of singles and married couples because of his own personal experience and communicates biblical truth with honesty and humor.