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= Mark Gungor = Mark Gungor is a comedian, author and musician most well known for his book turned marriage series titled: Laughing Your Way To a Better Marriage.

Early Life
Gungor was born in New York and graduated from high school in 1972. He married Deborah Ann Stabnow the same year and together they helped form one of the early christian rock bands named The Joyful Noise. They toured the USA and Europe until they returned to Wisconsin in 1977 to do ministry. He attended seminary and served at churches in Wisconsin and Illinois before leaving ministry in his 30s to start a career in music recording and video production. He recorded much of his own material which was used in various radio and cinema productions. After his children graduated high school, Gungor and his wife, Deborah, returned to ministry and he took a position as assistant pastor.

Ministry
In his role as assistant pastor, Gungor was tasked with doing a marriage series for the single and married people in and around his church. After his first seminar, the response he received was exuberant and he was then given the permanent role of hosting and speaking at these events. It was then that he realized that marriage is a topic rarely discussed in its complexities, and there was a niche for him to fill.

"Laugh Your Way America"
In 2003, Gungor came out with his hit series called, "Laugh Your Way America" and began touring around the country, speaking at conferences and sharing his views about the differences between women's and men's brains. Using research from his time counselling thousands of couples, Gungor wrote Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage: Unlocking the Secrets to Life, Love and Marriage, which was based off his seminar, "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage."

The popularity of his seminars came from the comedic and realistic nature of his speaking. He said in an interview, “I love to inspire people’s lives with truth and humor. There are a lot of performers that make people laugh, and there are a lot of speakers who give solid principles for living. I want to do both." Many have recounted that his seminars are “Refreshingly free of psychological lingo,” but laden with humor.

Today, Gungor is the most requested speaker for marriage and relationship seminars and his materials have been the primary resources for relationship counselling within the US military.

Current
Gungor is now the CEO of "Laugh Your Way America," and works alongside his son, Phillip, who does many of the same marriage seminars as his father but with his own twist. Gungor Sr.'s wife, Deborah, died in 2017, but he has since remarried DeAnne and is now the lead pastor of Celebration Church with branches located in Greenbay, Fox Valley, and Stevens Point, all of which are in Wisconsin.