Life Changing Seminars began as a small-group Bible study in 1984. George Robert French, pastor of Hobe Sound Bible Church, asked Rick Grubbs to lead a small-group Bible study. Rick Grubbs, a student at Hobe Sound Bible College, led the Bible study on the topic of Redeeming the Time. The response was so positive that he began to develop and expand on the topic of Redeeming the Time and began to present it at every opportunity. In 1987, Life Changing Seminars as it is known today was incorporated in the state of Florida.
The original name for the organization was Institute in Life Management Skills and was based in Hobe Sound, Florida. The name for the organization was a direct result of the influence that the founder, Rick Grubbs, had received from the Institute in Basic Life Principles in Oakbrook, Illinois.
The Institute in Life Management Skills was the umbrella organization for the Fellowship of Legislative Chaplains which was founded by Rick Grubbs in 1989. This fellowship launched a program to sponsor a White House chaplaincy which gained endorsements from a large number of Christian leaders and was reviewed by President George H.W. Bush and featured in U.S. News and World Report.
In 1995, the name of the ministry was changed to Life Changers and existed in this capacity until 2001. After it was discovered that another Christian organization also owned the name Life Changers, the name was officially changed to Life Changing Seminars.
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