I am a retired teacher who wrote 7 photocopiable books for Teachers and one book for children Union Jack Colouring Book.
The 7books covered Geography, History (Medieval/ Tudor/ Stuart), Travel and Transport, Myself and Events (this included diaries), Race Against Time Stories (SATS based), Church Dates for Children plus Nature and Seasons (including Sport). These 7 books have been mainly broken into a number of segments.
Challenging the Physical Elements, my Geography book, is complete.
I am a retired teacher who wrote 7 photocopiable books for Teachers and one book for children Union Jack Colouring Book.
The 7books covered Geography, History (Medieval/ Tudor/ Stuart), Travel and Transport, Myself and Events (this included diaries), Race Against Time Stories (SATS based), Church Dates for Children plus Nature and Seasons (including Sport). These 7 books have been mainly broken into a number of segments.
Challenging the Physical Elements, my Geography book, is complete.
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation ( born Rita Antoinette Rizzo), also known as Mother Angelica, was born on 20th April 1923 in Canton, Ohio.
She was a Catholic American Poor Clare nun best known for her television personality. She was the passionate founder of the internationally broadcast cable television network Eternal Word Television Nerwork (EWTN)(est.1981) and the radio network WEWN.
She began her broadcasting career on the radio. EWTN was established in a monastery garage. Under her leadership it became the largest and most influential Roman catholic media organization in the USA and one of the largest in the world. For her TV show Mother Angelica Live(1983-2001 a twice weekly homily she dressed in a traditional full habit and spoke in a straightforward and unaffected manner. It became the the voice for Catholics worldwide.
Mother Angelica came from a community of African-American and Italian immigrant workers. She was the only child of John and Mae Helen Rizzo (nee Gianfrancesco). Her father was by trade a tailor. He left after Angelica was 5. Parents divorced 2 years later. It was at the time of the Great depression and her mother struggled with chronic depression and poverty. They lived with her maternal grandparents -grandfather had a stroke which left him paralyzed.
*We pinched pennies just to keep food on the table.
She began to believe she had a vocation in the church when the effects of a stomach ailment ceased after she had visited a Roman catholic faith healer
In 1944 she joined the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration. In 1946 she was transfered to Canton. She took her final vows in 1953 and injured her back thet year. She made a commitment that if she was healed she would establish a new monastery. In 1962, with 4 other nuns she moved to Irondale Alabama, to establish a new community.
The TV and radio stations she started had 500 employees. They reached millions of households world wide.
In 2001 Mother Angelica had a stroke. her station EWTN continued to broadcast her homilies,
On 27th March 2016, aged 92, she died in the cloistered monastery she had founded in Hanceville, Alabama.
Mother Angelica probably reached more people than any other religious leader on earth, with the exception of the pope. Stephen Bates - The Guardian
EWTN currently broadcasts in 3 languages, 24 hours a day on satellite channels in more than 140 countries - potential audience 250 million households.
Sources used
Britannica Online Encyclopedia
The Guardian
Wikipedia
Greg is an American pastor and author who serves as senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship with campuses in California and Hawaii. He is also the featured speaker of the nationally syndicated radio programme *A New Beginning. *
Greg was born in Long Beach California on 10th December 1952. He was raised by a single mother who had 7 marriages in vastly different locations such as New Jersey and Hawaii. He was not raised in a Christian or church environment.
His first job was working as a newspaper delivery man for the Daily Post in Los Angeles.
In 1970, aged 17, he became a devout Christian under the evangelist Lonnie Frisbee at Newport Habor High School.
Aged 19 Greg was given the opportunity to lead a Bible study of 30 people by pastor Chuck Smith, at Calvary Chapel.
Harvest Christian Fellowship was formed from this group.
In 2013 it celebrated its 40th anniversary and has become one of the largest churches in the USA (15,000). It has another dedicated campus in Irvine and 4 satellite campuses - Woodcrest, Eastvale, South Corona and Lahaina, Hawaii). Harvest recently merged with Kumulani Chapel in Maui, Hawaii and that churchis now called Harvest Kumulani. In 2017 it became affiliated to the Southern baptist Convention.
In 1990 Greg began holding large scale public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades. Since that time 7.9 million people have participated in person or online around the USA and 400, 000 have made public professions of faith. The crusades have been held in a number of American cities plus Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
In 2012 Harvest Crusades launched Harvest America - a nationwide simulcast from one location to 2,400 venues.
Greg is the featured speaker on A New Beginning a 30 minute daily radio programme, broadcast to 800 radio outlets, featuring relevant biblical teaching. Greg Laurie,tv is a weekly television programme on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) . He is a regular speaker on a number Television channels.
In 2013 he was the Honorary chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force.
Greg serves on the board pf directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He is chaplain for the Newport Beach Police Department.
In 2017 he organized a movement called The Year of Good News. After all the fake/depressing news he wanted to - call upon Christians in America to make 2017 The Year of Good News.
He has found time to author 70 books including his autobiography Lost Boy, which was turned into a documentary… He also wrote the notes for the Start! Bible in the New King James Version.
His tremendous Christian work has been recognized. He holds honorary degrees from both Biola and Azusa Pacific Universities.
Sources used
About Greg Laurie
Christian Podcast Network
What Harvest America
Wikipedia
Hal is an American evangelist and Christian writer. He is a Christian Zionist and dispensationalist author and television host. He is most famous for writing a series of popular apocalyptic books.
He is author of ‘The Late Planet Earth’ (1970) a best selling book on biblical prophesy in the 1970s. It was published in 54 languages and approximately 35 million copies have been sold. This fueled the popularity of dispensationalism and its support of ethnic Jews as the 'chosen people of God. That was his first book. Since then he has written 22 more
He created in 1994 a show called International Intelligence Briefing. In 2006 he renamed it The Lindsey Report. Hal hosts the 1/2 hour program. It focuses on Biblical prophecy and current events
Definitions and Sources
Christian Zionism
dispensationalism
The Hal Lindsey report
wikipedia
Paul (1957-2013) and Jan (1939-2016) Crouch were both American television evangelists and were co-founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1973
Paul Franklin Couch began his career in broadcasting by helping to an educational AM station on campus while at Central Bible Institute Seminary.
Janice Wendell Crouch (nee Bethany) met Paul while attending Evangel College in Springfield, Missouri. They married in 1957 and had 2 sons- Paul Jr. and Matthew.
In 1957 Paul became a radio announcer at KRSD in Rapid City, South Dekota and rapidly progressed to program director. He was then promoted to manager of sister station KRSD-TV. In 1961 he was appointed by the general council of the assemblies of God to to organize and operate the newly formed Department of Television and Film Production in Burbank, California (1961-5).
From 1965-70 Paul was general manager of KREL, Radio in Corona, California.
In 1970 he was general manager for KHOF_FM and KHOF-Tv in San Bernardino. California.
1973 Paul and his wife Jan founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) along with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker (they left in 1975). Their flagship ministry and talk show Praise started then.
1974 purchased their first TV station KLXA-TV (now KTBN-TV).Since then it has grown to become the USA’s largest Christian television network
TBN is viewed globally on 70 satellites and over 18,000 TV and cable Affiliates.
TBN grew in the USA through agreements with national cable operators. It is viewed via cable and satellite companies.
Today TBN’s family of networks is available to 98% of television households, and globally TBN reaches an estimated 2 billion potential viewers every day.
*Praise is one of the most recognized and most watched Christian programs in the world. It features the best of contemporary music and worship, fresh and impacting ministry voices, engaging interviews from a wide variety of guests, and a fast moving hour of relevant talk you won’t want to miss! TBN
TBN was launched in 1973 by Paul and Jan Crouch with one small station broadcasting to the Los Angeles area.
Paul died on the 30th November 2013. For 10 years he had suffered with a degenerative heart disease.
Jan loved to wear wigs. She changed from wearing her larger than life platinum blond wigs to pink ones . (See picture). Jan died on 31st May 2016, she was 77
For 40 years they worked together to create Trinity Broadcasting Network.
TBN continues to take the saving grace of Jesus Christ is Lord to the the world
Sources used
TBN
wikipedia
Kay Lee Arthur is an international Bible teacher, 4 times Evangelical Christian Publications Association (ECPA) Christian Book Award winning author and co-founder of Precept Ministries International (1970).
Kay was born on 11th November, 1933, in Jackson, Michigan. Her family honoured God to the extent when they moved, which they frequently did, they looked for the church first then the house.
She graduated from nursing school, aged 21, in 1955 and married her first husband Frank Thomas Goetz Jr. They divorced in 1961.
After becoming a Christian she tried to reconcile the marriage but he committed suicide before they could reconcile.
She continued in her nursing career and moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to attend Temple University. There she gained a diploma.
She met and married Jack Arthur on 16th December 1965. Before they met he had spent 10 years working for The Pocket Testament League covering 70 countries.
Together they went as missionaries to Mexico but due to health problems they returned to Chattanooga. Kay taught the Bible to teens in their living room. Jack became the station manager of a local Christian radio station.
Kay’s study group steadily grew and so they bought a 32 acre farm to accommodate the expanding ministry, They called it *Reach Out Ranch.
In 1972 the radio station was sold. Jack became the full time administrator of the ministry. The ministry was eventually renamed * Precept Ministries International ( PMI).*
Precepts for Life
Kay hosted a daily radio, television and online Bible Study Teaching program called Precepts for Life She walked listeners through the Bible, book by book and verse by verse using the Inductive Bible Study Method ( a set of steps to follow). It had an audience reach of over 75 million households and broadcast to over 30 countries. In 2004 and 2009 it was voted Best Television teaching program by the National Religious Broadcasters The series was broadcast from 1996-2019.
Precepts for Life is available as a video series and online.
In 2007 Tennessee Temple University awarded her a Doctor of Humane letters.
Kay and Jack served as co-chief executive officers (CEO) until their son David assumed the position in 2012.
In 2012 Kay was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Christian Women in Media Association.
Jack Arthur, Kay’s husband and co-founder of Precept Ministries. died on 9th January 2017 aged 90. They were married for 51 years. He battled cancer and died from Alzheimer disease.
An author of more than 100 books and Bible study workbooks Kay continues to collaborate with the Precept team on Bible study resources. Kay is now 92 years young.
Through Kay’s warm , engaging guidance on the videos, you will learn to observe God’s Word, interpret its meaning, and apply its truth to your life and circumstances.
Sources used
Amazon
Precepts for Life
Wikipedia
Dr. Walter Arthur Maier ( (4th October 1893 - 11th January 1950) became the first speaker of The Lutheran Hour (1930-50).
Three generations of Maiers have been involved with the expansion of the Christian Luther faith and the use of the radio. (See picture of 4 members of the family.)
In 1917 a group of 12 men attended a convention of the Lutheran Church Missouri synod in Milwaukee to settle a $100,000 debt incurred by the church body… Goal accomplished they formed the Lutheran Laymen’s League (LLL).
Walter was one of the 12.
In March 1923 a Walter editorial asked the question Why not a Lutheran Broadcasting station? Funds were raised and a 500 watt transmitter was purchased - the first Christian radio station was born at Concordia Seminary.
The Gospel Voice happened on Sunday, 4th December 1924 at 9:15 pm. Walter had 2 weekly programs and promised This is only the beginning.
In 1929, with the goal of spreading the gospel from coast to coast, network broadcasting was investigated. In 1930 he learned the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) did not allow putting religious time on a commercial basis.
The LLL were enthusiastic about religious broadcasting and between the LLL and the Walther League they raised $ 94,000.
In 1930 the LLL committed to fund for 1 year a broadcasting weekly national radio station called*The Lutheran Hour. Thursday, 2nd October 1930 at 10:00 (Eastern) and 7:00 (Pacific) Walter was the first speaker.
The first season lasted for 36 weeks. Due to financial concerns it was discontinued from June 1931 until 1934.
(Read 'Entry into radio broadcasting ')
From the time it went off national air Walter never stopped working for its return.
To avoid prohibitive costs they started operations on the newly formed Mutual Broadcasting System. They never looked back.
(Read ‘The Lutheran Hour’ and ’ Continued growth’)
During the 20 years (1930-50) he served as speaker as the USA and the world went through the upheaval the Great Depression and WW11. He admonished the listeners with the Law of God and comforted them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ - a tone that rings true to today.
Walter was more than the speaker of The Lutheran Hour, he was the founder of the flagship radio ministry.
He died suddenly on January 12th, 1950. Tributes poured in. Billy Graham said Walter was the greatest combination of preacher and scholar that America has produced this century.
This radio show The Lutheran Hour steeped in devotion , evangelism and outreach has grown into a ministry that reaches more than 100 million people worldwide each week in 50 countries.
All of this indicates real success for Dr. Walter Arthur Maier’s vision
Bringing Christ to the Nations.
Sources
Lutheran Hour Ministries
Maier Family History
Wikipedia
Fulton J. Sheen, in full Fulton John Sheen also called Bishop Futon Sheen or Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
Fulton was an American religious leader, evangelist. writer, Roman Catholic priest and television personality.
Fulton as a child served as an altar boy at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the immaculate Conception in Peoria, Illinois. Aged 8 he dropped a wine cruet on the floor. Bishop Spalding predicted Fulton would study at Louvain In Belgium and become a bishop.
He earned a BA (1917) and a MA (1919) at St. Viator College in Bourbonnais, Illinois. In 1919 he was ordained. He also has a degree in canon law (1920), PhD. (1923) and Doctor of Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome (1924).
In 1925 he served as a priest in London. In 1926 moved back to Peoria, to join the philosophical faculty at the Catholic University of America (1926-50). He spent 6 hours preparing each lecture.
Many who worked with him attested that he never failed to keep his holy hour from the day of his priestly ordination until his death.
Fulton’s first radio broadcasting experience was in 1926. He gave a series of Sunday Lenten evening sermons on a New York station.
His talents as a preacher were noticed and in January 1927, aged 30, he preached on the patronal feast of St. Aquinas.
In 1930 he began his 22 year radio career on the The Catholic Hour program. At one stage up to 4 million listened. He received a steady stream of letters 75-100 daily, many demanding personal attention.
1934 made a monsignor by Pope Pius X1.
14th March 1940, Easter Sunday, he appeared on the world’s first broadcast of a Catholic religious service.
In 1951 he became a titular bishop and served as an auxiliary bishop of New York (1951-66). In New York he hosted Life is Worth living (1951-7) which attracted 30 million viewers. With a chalkboard and no script he discussed practical matters of faith and criticized communism.
1958 appointed director of Society for the Propagation of the Faith (1958-66) and raised millions of dollars to support Catholic missions…
The Bishop Fulham Sheen Show (1961-9) proved a popular program to watch.
1962-5 attended all the sessions of the second Vatican Council.
1966-9 appointed Bishop of Rochester, New York.
1969 he was appointed archbishop of Newport, Wales.
1976-9 he served Pope Paul V1 as assistant to the Pontifical Throne.
Fulton wrote 66 books and had a syndicated newspaper column.
He died on 9th December 1979, aged 84, on the floor of his private chapel. This was shortly after having had open-heart surgery.
Fulton is being considered for a saint hood. He has been called a *Servant of God *
He was recognized by Pope Benedict XV1 in 2012 .
JUly 2019 Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to Fulton.
18th November Pope Francis called for him to beatified on 21 December.
December 3rd indefinitely postponed the ceremony.
Sources
Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Catholic University of America
George and Hazel Miller have always a passion for helping those in the Caribbean, its now expanded to included the races of Africa.
Reconciliation Ministries International (1996), formally known as Impact Missions (1986) was founded by Rev. N. George Miller and his wife Hazel.
The name was changed in response to the multi cultural and multi racial needs he encountered among the nations he visited. The name reflects that the ministry now serves a collage of races in Africa and the Caribbean
Its core objects are to preach the Gospel, show practical concern for people;s needs, to encourage and equip the church to meet those needs and to release Christians in all walks of life to fulfill their calling in God.
The Word for Today, written by Bob Glass, since 2000, has a Caribbean issue.
I have met George and Hazel several times. He is a very approachable person and his sermons are impassioned. The Holy Spirit is upon and within him when he preaches.
George has been in full time ministry for over 40 years and continues to preach the good news and mentor the next generation of evangelist.
Robert G. Grant (b. 1936) is an ordained Baptist minister. He is considered by many as the ‘father’ of the Christian Rights in the USA. He founded the United Community Church of Glendale, California. He is also one of the founders of the California Graduate School of Theology.
He also served as the chairman of the Christian Voice -'the nation’s oldest conservative Christian lobby and the American Freedom Coalition
Robert earned 3 degrees BA in History BD , Dr,P and a diploma from St. Paul’s Bible College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Robert is concerned about what he sees as moral decay in America. In 1974 he founded * American Christian Cause* in Southern California to fight against pornography and homosexual rights.
(Read - Dominion Theology in American Politics)
In 1978, having relocated to Washington D.C, he founded Christian Voice - the first major Christian Right organization in the USA. This included national conservative leader. ( Read info. about Political activism & about Christian Voice)
In 1987 he was the founding president of the American Freedom Coalition with Ralph David Abernathy. ( Read American Freedom Coalition).
He is the founder of the United Community Church of Glendale and the Graduate School of Theology (1968), both in California.
Robert has appeared on a number of TV programs, and heard on the radio, both as a host and a guest.
He is often quoted in a number of magazines. He is the publisher of American Freedom Journal.
He has worked in various ministerial positions as the religion editor of the Washington Times.
He has led over 125 pilgrimages to Israel.
Robert is now in his 80s. The Wikipedia notes read ‘former leader of several Christian right groups’ and ‘served’ which suggests he has slowed down, maybe even retired.
Sources used
American Freedom coalition
Watching Religion
Wikipedia
Noel Jones is a Jamaican-American minister and a Pentecostal bishop. He is the senior pastor of City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California.
Noel was born on the31st January, 1950 in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine , Jamaica. He was one of 7 children. His father was Bishop Robert - an Apostolic clergyman and politician and his mother was Marjorie Jones. One of his sisters is Grace Jones the actress and singer.
In 1965 the family relocated to Syracuse, New York.
Noel received the call to the ministry aged 19. He obtained a B.Sc, in Theology from Aenon Bible College. He later received an honorary doctoral degree from Life College and Seminary (then called International Circle of faith College).
Aged 26 he accepted his first pastorate at Bethel Temple of Longview, Texas.
June 1994, aged 44, he was chosen to succeed Bishop Robert W. McMurray as pastor at the Greater Bethany Community Church at 84th & Hoover Street in South Los Angeles. Between 1994- 2003 his congregation significantly grew from 1,000 towards 17,000 so a new building was acquired in Gardena, California. The new sanctuary is known as The City of Refuge…
In 2002 Sophie Fiennes , an English film director and producer, made a documentary film about the church with the title Hoover Street Revival.
The church choir’s debut album. Welcome to the City reached No.1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums in 2007.
More information about Bishop Noel Jones Ministries can be found on Facebook.
Selwyn was a Welsh Christian minister . He is best known for writing the daily devotional Every Day with Jesus. He founded the Christian ministry Crusade for World Revival and wrote over 50 Christian books.
He was born in Fochriw, near Caephilly, in Wales. As a child he was surrounded by a particular brand of Christianity, that of fervent Welsh Valleys 1920s revivalism.
For a number of years he was a miner in the Welsh coal mining industry.
He became convinced that he was called by God to work as a Christian minister so he left his job to study Theology at Bristol. After his ordination he spent 18 years ministering in Pentecostal churches in Cornwall, Wales, Essex and London
Every Day with Jesus started off as brief daily Bible reading note on postcards for his congregation to use in the 1960s. When demand increased he published them regularly - he kept this up for the next 40 years.
In 1965 he founded Crusade for World Revival which he built into a successful Christian training and publishing ministry in Farnham, Surrey.
In 2005 he published his autobiography My Story.
( I have included Robin Brace’s review of the book)
*there is no doubt that God used this worthy man to glorify Christ
Robin Brace
‘giant in the faith’
George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury
Source used
UK Apologetics - Selwyn's Story
wikipedia
Leonard was an English Christian evangelist and author who focused on the subjects of prayer and evangelism. Aged 20, while working as a tailor, he answered of God to the ministry.
Leonard was born in Leeds. England. He came to Christ at the age of 15 after the conversion of his father.
He went to Cliff College, in the UK. Samuel Chadwick was one of his lecturers.
In 1939 he married Martha (1912-2001). They had 3 sons -all became ministers.
His evangelistic meetings during WW11 drew large crowds, Many converts devoted themselves to Christian ministry and foreign missions. His burden to save souls took him all over the United Kingdom.
In 1950 he and his family moved to the USA. In the 1960s they travelled through the USA holding revival tent revivals and evangelistic meetings
In the 1980s, Leonard by now is over 70, moved to Lindale Texas. This was close to the Last Days Ranch where he regularly taught classes and mentored the late Keith Green.
His book *Why Revival Tarries * sold 1 milion copies world wide
Through his teaching and books Leonard he addressed the differences he perceived between the New Testament Church of the first century and the Church of his time and called for the following of the principles of biblical revival.
Leonard loved to use quotes -( See list supplied by wikipedia)
A ‘new’ biography of his life is now available *In Light of Eternity: The life of Leonard Ravenhill * by Mack Tomlinson published in 2011
*Leonard Ravenhill is one of the few men I’ve ever known who was a true prophet. I am delighted someone is finally writing this book. *
David Wilkerson
His life was characterized by a deep life of prayer, passionate evangelistic zeal and a powerful preaching gift. Leonard died on 27th November 1994, aged 87.
Sources used
ravenhillbiography.com
wikipedia
Michael is the founding publisher and executive editor of the Preaching magazine ( 2006-present). He is also the Dean of the new College of Christian Studies and Professor of Christian Ministry at Anderson University, Anderson, South Caroline (2008-present).
He has a BA (1975), MDiv. (1979 and Dr.Phd (1983)
Michael’s first pastoral ministry was at Union Flatrock Baptist Church, Osgood, Indiana (1976-8). Since then he has served a number of churches as interim pastor, and speaks regularly at churches, colleges and conferences.
( For full list of roles see Professional Experience)
Michael has taught and served on the administrative staff of several educational institutions. At Union University (1996-2002) he was Executive Vice-president and Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Christian Studies.
He is an author and editor of several books. *Handbook of Contemporary Preaching, Joy to the Ministry, Preaching with Power and Communicate with Power.
From 1996-2000 he was editor of the Abingdon Preaching Annual series.
His email newsletter, PreachingNow is read each week by more than 40,000 pastors and church leaders in the USA and around the world.
He is a former President of the Baptist Communicators Association.
He is founder and director of National Conference on Preaching and the International Congress on Preaching which have met in London (1997), Edinburgh (2002) and Cambridge (2007).
Michael is listed in a recent issue of Who’s Who in America
Sources used
Michael Duduit
Gabriel Salguero is the President of the national Latino Evangelical Coalition.
Rev. Dr. Gabriel and Rev. Jeanette Salguero are the Senior Pastors of the multicultural Lamb’s Church in New York City.
Gabriel has a B.A., M.Div and a PhD and a Dr.DIv.
The Lamb’s Church worships in 3 languages- English, Spanish and Mandarin. Much of their work work focuses on racial reconciliation… Gabriel is the founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) which offers an important leadership voice for the near 8 million Latino evangelicals in their country.
They have ministered extensively in Europe, Latin America and Africa…
Gabriel has been named as one of the most influential Latino Evangelical leaders by a number of different media and been featured on radio and TV. programmes…
He has served as an adviser to the White House on issues of immigration and health-care and the faith community.
He has served as the Director of the Institute of Faith and Public Life and Hispanic Leadership programs at Princeton Theological Seminary
Gabriel is recognized as one of the emerging national leaders among among Latino faith leaders.
Robert Tillman Kendall is a Christian writer, speaker and teacher who pastored Westminster Chapel for 25 years. he is the author of more than 50 books. He is currently listed as part of the Word, Spirit & Power team, a non-denominational Charismatic ministry.
Richard was born in Ashland, Kentucky on the 13th July 1935. According to testimony he came to a conviction regarding Calvinist theology and his own eternal security in 1955.
Education
A.B. (1970) MDiv (1972 M.A. ( 1973) D.Phil. (1977)-Oxford (See ‘LIFELINE’)
While at Oxford (1974-7) he was pastor at Calvary Baptist church in Lower Heyford. for 3 years. From 1977 to February 1st, 2002 he was the minister at Westminster chapel in London.
He had followed in the footsteps of the like of Samuel Martin, G. Campbell Morgan and Martyn Lloyd Jones.
R.T. Kendall is a man of great authority and leadership. He has an amazing knowledge of the Scriptures and a willingness to deal with any verse in the passage preached, however difficult it might be. I can never remember hearing a sermon which he did not bless me. He truly practiced what he preached.
Earnest Paddon
Robert instigated a ’ Pilot Lights’ scheme, initially led by Arthur Blessitt. Church members distributed tracts and orange stickers on the streets of Westminster, in different languages, to the general public.
His School of Theology evenings attracted 100s of visitors.and church leaders from all over London.
He is author of more than 50 book (See ’ Books’). The book The Excellent Way, edited by David Moloney, is an anthology of Readings R.T. Kendall- a fresh word from God for each day of the year.**
His relationship with his predecessor Martyn Lloyd - Jones (MLJ) broke down for some reason. When MLJ died he did not want Robert to be part of it.
Robert is now in retirement in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He continues to work as an author and making contributions to Christian magazines. He is a guest speaker at conferences and appears on Christian TV programs. He is president of R.T. Ministries.
Sources
R.T. Kendall Ministries
wikipedia
Jessie Penn- Lewis’ maiden name was Jessie Jones. She was born in Victoria Terrace, Neath, Wales. Aged 19 she married William Penn-Lewis.
She was a Welsh evangelical speaker and author of a number of Christian evangelical works. Her ministry took her to Russia , Scandinavia, Canada , the USA and India.
In 1882, 2 years into her marriage, she heard messages about the return of Christ and became concerned about her own spiritual state. By reading the Bible she came to a place of belief and found peace.
They moved to Richmond and she became involved with Richmond Young Women’s Christian Association (RYWCA). She lacked confidence when speaking publicly and preparation was painful. In 1892 she wanted answers to Questions. She had asked to be filled not crucified. Romans ch.6 v 6-11 became a power to her. I know the Risen Lord From this time she felt liberty in speaking and experienced power of prayer , the Bible came alive, Christ became real to her.
She was asked to give a message The Lord manifested his power and gave liberty. In 4 years the RYWCA numbers rose from 6,900 to 13,000.
1902 Jessie was asked about starting a convention in Wales by a group of Welsh ministers. In 1903 the Llandrindod Wells convention began. Jessie spoke regularly.
1904 revival broke out in Wales. There was spontaneity exhibiting renewed worship or singing, displays of confession, speaking in tongues, signs and wonders. In November she began writing weekly revival reports, The Awakening in Wales drew world wide attention to the movement.The 1904-5 Welsh Revival was one of the largest Christian revivals ever to break out.
Jessie became involved in building a national Keswick connection with more making more local yearly conferences accessible.
1906 she spoke out publicly that she believed the Keswick trustees were trying to to limit her ministry due to her gender.
Jessie and Evan Roberts founded The Overcomer (1908-14) (1920+), a monthly periodical, clearly aimed at Christian workers and helping to maintain communication within the Keswick network.
In 1919 she wrote The Magna Carta Of Christian Women
Jessie ran 8* The Overcomer conferences in Swanwick (1919-27)
By this time her health had deteriorated, William had died and she was living in a flat.
Early in her ministry with RYWCA she made it a priority for young women to be sent out as missionaries. She also encouraged and mentored others through personal correspondence.
With an extensive speaking and writing ministry she reached people with the Gospel message across the world. HerThe Bible Booklet . whose distribution spanned the globe, helped spread the Gospel.
Jessie would probably like to be remember for her emphasis on the priority of the cross.** Looking unto Jesus** and the power and strength of the Holy Spirit.
Jessie died on August 15th, 1927.
List of* Works* and History of Keswick Ministries included
Sources
CBE
History- Keswick Ministries
wikipedia
John Ioannou John (b 2nd June 1958) is best known as J.John. He is an international evangelist and author based in the U.K…
He was born in London of Greek parents who were owners and managers of a local restaurant in London.
J.John started his career in 1976 as a psychiatric nurse at Napsbury hospital in St. Albans, England.
In 1978 he went to St. John’s Theological College in Nottingham. While there in 1980 he worked at the Christian Renewal centre in Northern Ireland. He took part in reconciliation work as a member of the community, including volunteering at the local prison.
Under the leadership of David and Joyce Nugget he became Director of Evangelism at St. Nicholas’ church in Nottingham. He also began to work as an itinerant evangelist travelling the country and speaking at universities, churches and other venues.
J.John established the Philo Trust as a charity in Nottingham in 1980 today it is situated in Chorelywood, England. The purpose of the trust is to support J.John and his associates in their ministry. ‘Philo’ is the Greek for brotherly love
He has completed 1000s of speaking engagements at conferences, towns, cities and universities across the world - 69 countries on 6 continents.
Ten which became just 10 - the teaching of the 10 commandments began in January 1998 and was televised. Since then * just 10 Toolkit* -2 DVD courses for churches and small groups (2010). * just 10 for Kids* - online resource and book (2013) . The DVD has reached an audience of over 1 million. 7,500 books sold or given away. Pope Francis has copy of the book. (Read* just 10* )
JustOne - the use of stadiums because John J. , In Winchester Cathedral, heard a voice say * Now is the time to step up and use football stadiums for evangelism again*. Saturday, 8th July 2017 at Arsenal’s Emirate Stadium
was the venue for the first one - just under 24, 000 attended. (Read ‘Just One’)
Since 1988 J John has authored over 60 books. There are 1,000, 000 copies of his books in circulation.
Awards and recognition
1998 received a Lambeth MA from Archbishop George Carey.
2003 appointed an Honorary Canon of Coventry Cathedral
2012 ordained Presbyter and Canon Missioner by Bishop David Carr
*J.John is a speaker of national and international repute. I regard the work of J.John as being of primary importance. *
Lord Cary, former Archbishop of Canterbury
Sources used
Eden,co.uk
wikipedia
Billy Graham died peacefully yesterday, Wednesday, 21st February 2018.
aged 99. He had been suffering from cancer and pneumonia. He was a Christian superstar and the most influential preacher of the twentieth century.
I have created a timeline showing the achievements of this great evangelist who used twentieth century technology to take the gospel of Jesus to the world.
I have included two word searches - one looking at countries where he held crusades - the other showing the twelve presidents of the USA he was pastor to during his life time..
The photograph included was taken in 1973 showing Billy Graham sharing the message with a fully integrated audience at a crusade in the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The news of James Hannington being martyrdom, on his way to Uganda, resulted in 50 men immediately coming forward to follow in his steps.
He kept an illustrated diary which some how was 'saved', brought back to the UK and published in 1886 the year after his death. The book was called
' Peril and Adventure in Central Africa. '
I have included several articles looking at his life including 'Last Journey', a timeline, two of his illustrations and a short crossword and word search.
October 29th, the day he died, is his saints day.
David Tsutada and his son Joshua are both Japanese missionaries.
David is probably the least well known of the two but he is referred to as being the 'John Wesley' of Japan. He studied law at Cambridge and King's College London and at one stage envisioned himself as one day becoming Japan's prime minister. He also felt a calling to the church. He wrote a 14 page letter to his father who took his letter to an all night prayer meeting.The following day he received a cable with just two words' Obey God'.
Joshua, his son, is referred to being the 'voice of emerging evangelical leaders'. He followed his father into the ministry and spent seventeen years working in India.
Both David and Joshua had held high posts in several Christian organisations. Joshua has been chairman of the Japan Evangelical Association and the Evangelical Fellowship Asia.