Femi Awodele
Reducing the incidences of divorce in Christian marriages — a worldwide ministry of 25+ years, 70+ nations, and 17 books, led by Bro. Femi & Dr. Olatokunbo Awodele.
Seventeen books.
Many languages.
Two decades of writing on cross-cultural marriage, character, and leadership — available worldwide.
A window into the ministry.
Full teachings and the Rightly Dividing the Word podcast — straight from the source, updated as new sessions are released.
CCFI on YouTube
Rightly Dividing the Word
Femi Awodele.
Executive Director of Christian Couples Fellowship International, based in Omaha, Nebraska. He is married to Dr. Ola Awodele, and together they have three adult children.
For more than twenty-five years, Bro. Femi has carried a full-time itinerant ministry around the world. He is the author of seventeen books — many translated into multiple languages — and has spoken on marriage in over seventy countries.
- 25+Years in full-time itinerant ministry
- 17Books published & translated
- 70+Countries spoken on marriage
- 3Adult children with Dr. Ola Awodele
From living rooms in Omaha to conference halls on six continents.
Twenty-five years of teaching, gathering, and family — captured along the way.
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Strengthening the covenant of marriage — one couple, one nation at a time.
CCFI exists to strengthen the covenant of marriage — equipping couples and the leaders who shepherd them with biblical frameworks that heal, restore, and endure. What began in a living room in 1997 is now a fellowship reaching families on six continents.
Four ways we serve.
Teaching, counseling, and digital discipleship — meeting couples wherever they are, around the world.
nations reached with CCFI teaching, counseling, and resources.
Conferences, workshops & seminars
Biblical marital frameworks carried into pulpits and conferences worldwide — equipping congregations to build marriages that last.
Counseling & mentorship of leaders
Direct counseling and long-term mentorship for kingdom leaders in the area of their marriages and families.
Teaching classes online
Podcast, Zoom, and YouTube teaching bring CCFI's classes to couples everywhere — no passport required.
The Annual Couples Retreat
A weekend to step away, rebuild, and reconnect — teaching and fellowship that send couples home renewed.
View the retreat gallery →Global leaders, grounded in community.
Bro. Femi & Dr. Olatokunbo AwodeleCCFI was birthed out of the Awodeles' own struggles in 1997. What began as a home group to help other couples has, by God's grace, become a worldwide ministry.
Today they are big brother and big sister, uncle and aunty, to many in the African community in Omaha, Nebraska — serving on boards, volunteering for many causes, and leading at Collective (AG) Church.
Bro. Femi Awodele
25+ years of full-time itinerant ministry, a speaker in 70+ nations, and author of 17 books — several translated into many languages. He mentors leaders in the area of their marriage and families.
Dr. Olatokunbo Awodele
Manager Medical Director at National Government Services and a board-certified Family Physician with over two decades of clinical and policy experience.
It started from our own struggles in 1997. A home group to help other couples became, by God's grace, a worldwide ministry.
A weekend to rebuild, reconnect, and be renewed.
Join couples from around the world for CCFI's flagship gathering — teaching, fellowship, and restoration, set apart from the noise.
Teachings, podcasts, and writing.
Teachings on YouTube
Full video teachings with accompanying study material — the heart of CCFI's discipleship.
Rightly Dividing the Word
The teaching podcast — a full audio & video catalog, rightly handling the Scriptures.
Articles & writing
Long-form, expository thoughts on marriage, leadership, and faith — published regularly.
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