Dr. Julie Parton joined Focus on the Family as Director of the Pregnancy Resource Ministry in 1998. She also served as Editor-in-Chief of Focus on the Family's HeartLink newsletter, a bi-monthly publication to approximately 2,500 pregnancy resource centers around the world. Today she is a welcome addition to Life Training Institute.

Prior to her position with Focus on the Family, Julie lived in Dallas, Texas, where she served as Executive Director of the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center. In 1990, Julie helped organize and start this center while also assisting other groups in starting their own centers. She was the Director of Education and Wellness at the Minirth-Meier Clinic in Richardson, Texas before working with the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center. Julie spent 15 years with Dallas’ Bible Study Fellowship as a discussion leader and later a teaching leader.