ChuckAndBetsy.org is now also DateToWin.org!
Who are chuck and betsy?
samford bulldogs
Chuck and Betsy Stokes met at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama as freshmen and married four years later, just two weeks after graduation. Betsy began her career in editing at Southern Living, while Chuck earned a Masters of Divinity from Beeson Divinity School at Samford.
UT Longhorns
Chuck pursued his PhD in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, while Betsy pursued freelance writing and editing, as well as their two new little ones. (Those little ones are now college students!)
Marriage Mentors, Friendship facilitators
In Austin, thanks to the Center for Relational Care (www.relationalcare.org), Chuck and Betsy learned the amazing skills of Intimacy Theory, a counseling approach developed by Dr. David Ferguson and Dr. Bruce Walker.
engaging the culture with science and reason
Today, Chuck is teaching at Samford (back to our beloved alma mater!) as a full professor of sociology, specializing in how family practices impact faith formation, the influence of popular media, and the formation (and failure or success) of romantic relationships. Betsy works as a senior copywriter for CanaVox, a secular, reason-based think tank that engages modern culture through social science, philosophy, and natural law.
Recent Accolades for the "Date to Win" Project
Our EWTN Debut! Featured guests on @Home with jim and joy
Our EWTN Debut! Featured guests on @Home with jim and joy
Our EWTN Debut! Featured guests on @Home with jim and joy
Our episodes played on EWTN on April 12th–15th, 2023. They are now available on YouTube. The episodes are linked at the top of this page, or click below!
Featured at Institute for Family Studies
Our EWTN Debut! Featured guests on @Home with jim and joy
Our EWTN Debut! Featured guests on @Home with jim and joy
Our new dating model was featured on the blog of the Institute for Family Studies.
Time-Bound Commitments featured in sociological volume
Our EWTN Debut! Featured guests on @Home with jim and joy
Time-Bound Commitments featured in sociological volume
Check out Chuck's chapter on "Emerging Adult Sexuality and Discipleship," where he introduces time-bound commitments, a core innovation of his new dating model.