Read an interview with Del Fehsenfeld Jr., founder of Life Action Ministries entitled "A Testimony of Faith, a Vision for America". The interview was first printed in 1984. Del was asked to share the story of how Life Action began, some of the early evidences of God’s faithfulness in the ministry, as well as an overview of the ministry, its mission, and its message. Read or download the PDF.

1971
Del Fehsenfeld Jr. envisions Life Action Ministries in a youth prayer meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida. The first team consisted of four singers, a pianist, and a seminar instructor.

1972
God moves in Tampa, Florida, as local radio station hosts call in stories of God at work.

1973
Public high school program "The Happy Side of Life!" is launched.

1974
Specialized parent (Family Revival Seminar) and youth (Master Control) seminars are developed.

1975
Life Action relocates from Florida to Michigan.
Summer youth camp begins on 137-acre camp on Clear Lake in Buchanan, Michigan.

1978
Life Action's headquarters moves to "The Ranch" (as the camp was known at that time).

1980
"America, You're Too Young to Die!" multi-media program debuts and continues for the next 20 years.

1981
Spirit of Revival magazine is launched.

1982
Special one-night media productions team is added.

1984
"America, You're Too Young to Die!" is produced for national television.

1986
Multi-media production "The Family: Holding On for Life!" is introduced.

1989
Founder and director Del Fehsenfeld Jr. dies from a brain tumor.
Byron Paulus becomes the new Executive Director.

1992
"Bring Back the Glory" multi-media stage production premiers in Texas.

1994
The former Life Action youth ranch becomes Life Action Retreat & Conference Center, designed to reach entire families.

1995
First family camp is hosted at the Retreat & Conference Center.
New summit team designed for smaller churches begins.

1996
Life Action celebrates its 25^th anniversary.
Heartcry Journal is introduced as a quarterly periodical for leaders.

1997
Revive Our Hearts ladies' conferences begin.

1999
Regional pastors' conferences are conducted in Tampa, Atlanta, Houston, and Memphis.

2000
The Lodge, a retreat center for pastors and their wives, opens in the spring.
Plans finalized to build the National Ministry Center in Buchanan, Michigan.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss' first book, A Place of Quiet Rest, is released.

2001
Revive Our Hearts, a daily radio program for women, begins on 607 radio outlets.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss' book Lies Women Believe is published.

2003
Collegiate Impact, a new outreach to college students, is launched.

2004
Seeking Him, a revival-oriented Bible study, is published.
Life Action's headquarters moves into the new 36,000-square-foot National Ministry Center in Buchanan, Michigan.

2005
A new, one-minute radio feature called Seeking Him is launched.
Revive Our Hearts outreaches are consolidated under the umbrella of Life Action Ministries.

2006
Collegiate Impact hosts its first Institute for Campus Revival and Awakening at Yale University.
A new team begins . . . THIRST . . . a 4-day revival conference for local churches.

2008
Life Action releases its first weekly podcast on personal revival called Infuse.
Revive Our Hearts conducts first national women's conference called True Woman '08.