Jefferson and Alyssa Bethke

Jefferson Bethke is a New York Times bestselling author of "Jesus > Religion," "It’s Not What You Think," and "To Hell with the Hustle: Reclaiming Your Life in an Overworked, Overspent, and Overconnected World." In 2021, he released "Take Back Your Family: From the Tyrants of Burnout, Busyness, Individualism, and the Nuclear Ideal." Bethke's spoken word video "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus" has garnered significant attention with over 26 million views on YouTube, including 7 million views within its first 48 hours of release. His message has sparked a wide range of reactions across social media. He has spoken at notable venues including Liberty University's Convocation.

Alyssa Bethke is the author of "Satisfied: Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are."

Jeff and Alyssa Bethke have co-authored several books, including "Love That Lasts: How We Discovered God’s Better Way for Love, Dating, Marriage, and Sex," "31 Creative Ways to Love Her," and "31 Creative Ways to Love Him." Together they also create content for their YouTube channel with over 700,000 subscribers and host a podcast about relationships and faith called "The Real Life Podcast." They are co-founders of Family Teams, an online resource initiative that seeks to equip and encourage families to build multi-generational family teams on mission.

The Bethkes reside in Tacoma, WA, with their children Kinsley, Kannon, and Lucy.