John F, MacArthur

John Fullerton Macarthur Jr is an American pastor and author known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching radio and television program** Grace to You. He has been the pastor/teacher of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California for 51 Years (1969-2020). He notably edited the MacArthur Study Bible He is also the chancellor emeritus of The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, California and the Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, California.

John was born in Los Angles on 19th June 1939. His grandfather and father were both ministers.

degrees and colleges
Fundamentalist Bob Jones University (FBJU) 1957
B.A. Los Angeles Pacific College (LAPC) -1959
M. Div Talbot Theological Seminary (TTS) 1963
D.D. Grace Graduate School (GGS) 1976
D.D. Talbot Theological Seminary (TTS) 1977

In 1969 after graduating from TTS he came to Grace Community Church. (GCC).
The emphasis of his pulpit ministry is the careful study and verse-by-verse exposition of the Bible with special attention to the historical and grammatical background behind each passage.

During the early days of his ministry the church congregation doubled in size every 2 years. In 1971 The Family Center was built. In 1977 a new Worship Center.
Today GCC two morning worship services fill the 3,000 auditorium to capacity.
In the week several 1000s of members participate in fellowship and training programs. 2008 av. weekly attendance 8,258.

In 1969 he founded the Grace to You ministry. He is both th chairman and featured host/teacher It is a nonprofit organization responsible for developing, producing and distributing John’s books, audio resources and the radio and television programs. The radio program is aired 1000 times a day. The television program is a weekly half hour slot on DirecTV in the USA. All of his 3,000 sermons are available for free on their website.
( See adverts for radio and TV)

In 1985 John became president of The Master College (2016 The Master’s University) - a distinctly Christian accredited Liberal institution. In 1986 he founded The Master’s Seminary, a graduate school dedicated to training men for full-time pastoral or missionary work. He now serves as chancellor emeritus for both of them

He has written 100s of study guides and books. Most notably ‘MacArthur Study Bible’ ( 1 million copies sold).
(See 4th par of ‘The Master’s Seminary’ for partial list)

Christianity Today acknowledged John as one of the most influential preachers of his time.

Sources
GCC
Wikipedia