Frederick Brotherton Meyer was a Baptist pastor and evangelist, born in England. He was involved in ministry and inner city mission work on both sides of the Atlantic. He was the founder of Melbourne Hall in Leicester. He also founded the South London Missionary Training College. He was president of both the National and World Sunday School Unions, and the National Union of Christian Endeavour. He wrote over 75 books and many articles. He was born in London. He attended Brighton College. In 1869 he graduated from the University of London. At Regent’s Park College he studied Theology. He was part of the Higher Life movement, or Keswick movement, and often preached at the Keswick Convention. (Read notes on* Higher Life movement) Frederick was known as a crusader against immorality. He preached against the social ills of drunkness, prostitution, unmarried mothers, and unwanted children. He was involved in the Blue Ribbon movement (prohibition). In 1870 he began his first pastorate in Pembroke Baptist Chapel in Liverpool. In 1872 he pastored at Priory Street Baptist Church in York. It was at this time he began his long life friendship with the American evangelist D.I. Moody. He introduced Moody to English churches. Victoria Road Church Leicester 1874-8 Melbourne Hall in Leicester 1878/80- 1888 And since one main object of our union is to seek to evangelise the great masses of our population which is outside the ordinary Christian agencies, we desire that each member should as far as possible engage in some branch of Christian work. 23rd September 1978 The Hall was built in 1881 under his leadership- a centre of social and evangelistic activity. (Read notes on Melbourne Hall). He spent the next 20 years between 2 churches in London. Regent’s Park Chapel in London 1888-92 and 1909-15 Christ Church CC) in London 1892-1909 and 1915-21 He saw in 2 years the congregation at CC grow from 100 to 2,000. In June 1916, with Hubert Peet, he visited British conscientious objectors in France. 42 resisting men had been forcibly deported there. 35 were to be court-martialled and formally sentenced to death. All were reprieved. His evangelical tours included South Africa and Asia. He also visited the USA and Canada several times. He wrote over 75 books - many are still in print today See’Works’ for a few titles) On his retirement he began to travel and preach at conferences and evangelical services. Aged 80 he went to North America. He died aged 81. The New York Observer described him as a man of *international fame whose services are constantly sought by churches over the wide and increasing empire of Christendom. * Frederick’s obituary in the The Daily Telegraph described him as *The Archbishop of the Free Churches. * Sources Melbourne

Edwin Masao Yamauchi is a Japanese-American historian, a Christian apologist, editor and academic. He is Professor Emeritus of History at Miami University where he taught from 1969-2005. He is a former president of the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR) . He is a founding member of the Oxford Bible Fellowship church in Oxford, Ohio. He has written books on Christian History and often contributes articles to Christian periodicals, He was raised as a Buddhist. He was educated at Iolani Episcopal school. He was first exposed to evangelism in 1952 when he was invited by a classmate to attend Kalihi Union church. In his senior high school year he worked on a missionary farm called Christian youth center. He studied languages at the University of Hawaii before transferring to Shelton college, Ringwood, New Jersey to study Biblical languages - earned a B.A… He then went to Brandeis University to earn a M.A. and Ph.D. He immersed himself in 22 different languages including Arabic, Akkadian, Coptic and Hebrew. He taught for a time at Shelton College before becoming an Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University. He the received his professorial appointment at Miami University in 1969 where he stayed until his retirement in 2005, 36 years. Throughout his career he has been a supporter of the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, especially on the University campus in Miami. He is a founding member of the Oxford Bible Fellowship (0BF) church in Oxford, Ohio. The dream of OBF is to be a church where every person can experience real change. (Read OBF * Our Culture *) He has given presentations of the Easter Story in various universities including Cornell, Yale and Princeton. He is a member and official of the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR). It an organization of scholars devoted to the research of the Bible. For 6 years he was president of IBR (1983-9) He has written a number Biblical books and essays and contributed material to Christianity Today . He contributed commentaries on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the * Expositor’'s Bible Commentary and in the NIV Study Bible.* His expertise includes Ancient History, O.T. and N.T., Early Church History, Gnosticism and Biblical Archeology. He has written about the relevance of the discovery of, and the controversial claims, about the Dead Sea Scrolls, for New Testament studies. (See ‘Select Bibliography’) In the 1970’s he was a prominent critic of the late Morton Smith’s interpretation of an Apocryphal text known as the Secret Gospel of Mark. For his work he has been rewarded with 8 fellowships. Edwin has also appeared in various television documentaries concerning the life of Christ. He is a modern day Christian academic of the highest order. Sources used. Amazon Oxford Bible Fellowship Miami University Wikipedia

Alistair Begg is the senior pastor of Cleveland’s Parkside church,Ohio. It is a position he has held since 1983. He is the voice behind the Truth for Life Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry. He is also the author of several books. Alistair was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 22nd May 1952. His mother died in .1972. More spiritual progress is made through failure and tears than success and laughter He gradated from London School of Theology in 1975 and married his American wife , Susan, in the same year. They now have 3 grown-up children. He served 8 years at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist church in Lanarkshire in pastoral ministry In 1983 he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. He had be heard daily and weekly on his radio program True For Life. It broadcasts his sermons daily to stations across North America though 1,800 radio outlets. The teaching on Truth For Life stems from the week by week Bible teaching at Patkside Church According to Amazon he has published 69 books. ( See Amazon flier) He is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals which is dedicated to return to the principles of the Protestant Reformation ( See notes on’Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals’) Alistair has been in the USA for 37 years but he apparently still has a distinctive Scottish accent. Sources used Amazon Truth For Life Wikipedia

Leith Anderson is president emeritus of the National Association of Evangelicals and pastor emeritus of Wooddale church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, after serving as senior pastor from 1977 - 2011. He was born in Bloomfield , N.J. in 1944 where his father, Charles William Anderson, was pastor at Brookdale Baptist church. He went to the same church as Charlene Lillian Alles. They started dating when he was 15. They married in 1965 and had 4 children. Diploma and degrees earned Moody Bible Institute, Chicago diploma Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois B.A. in Sociology Denver Seminary MD Master of divinity Fuller theological seminary DM Doctor of Ministry He also received 3 honorary doctorates. During his seminary studies he served as a youth pastor at Calvary Church, Longmont, Colorado. After graduation he became senior pastor there for the next 10 years. He continued to study and became an adjunct professor of pastoral homiletics at Denver Seminary. In 1977 he became senior pastor at Wooddale church. in suburban Minneapolis. In 1984they moved to a new building in Eden Prairie because the congregation was now in its 1000s - one of the larger churches in the state and region. While at Wooddale church he nationally syndicated radio programs ’ Faith Matters’ and ‘Faith Minute’. ’ Faith Matters’ - a 30 minute weekly program -was launched in 1997. Relaunched in 1999 as a 2 minute program ‘Faith Minute’. It can be heard in cities across America and around the world. ( Read notes of ‘Faith Matters’) Wooddale planted 9 daughter churches. Leith retired after 35 years as senior pastor on 31st December 2011. While pastoring he wrote book (20) and articles on biblical themes and taught in numerous seminary doctoral programs. He was also a frequent speaker at inter/national conferences and served on a number of boards He was interim president of Denver seminary from 1999-2000. From 2001/3 he was the interim president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) when it faced organizational stress. He filled the role again in 2006. He then became the elected president for terms extending through to 2019 when he announced his retirement from the position. As NAE president he frequently gave advice on briefs, news conferences and interviews and connected religious leaders across the USA and internationally… Priority was given to issues relating to religious freedom, immigration policies, evangelical biblical theology and values,social justice and engaging in evangelism, humanitarian services and cultural influence. He served on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith based and Neighborhood partnerships In 2019 he was named to the Founder’s Chair of World Vision International. Sources Christianity Today NAE Wooddale Church Wikipedia

Bro. Dr. Duraisamy Geoffery Damuel Dhinakaran was a world renowned Indian spiritual, evangelical leader. He was the founder of *Jesus Calls Ministries * and Karunya University. Duraisamy was born on the 1st July 1935 at Surandai in Tirunelveli district of Madras Prsidency (today Tamil Nadu). He attended St. John’s College, Paiayamkottai and earned a BSc degree in Mathematics from Madras University (1955). He was thinking of committing suicide as he walked towards the railway track. On the way he met his uncle who shared about Jesus Christ. His uncle told him to go home and commit his ways to the Lord. He went home, prayed and committed his life to the Saviour. He did this for 7 years pleading Lord! Hear my Prayer and grant me your power! I don’t want to live a dried Christian life anymore! He was involved in evangelical activities for some time prior to leaving his job at the bank. On 10th October 1962, during a time of family prayer, a divine presence filled the room. He saw the Lord Jesus face to face for 3 long hours.I am Jesus. I have come to bless you. My son, people might have heard of my love; but they have not tasted it. So, I pour My love and compassion in your heart, This love will console their broken hearts and heal their diseased bodies. You will be witness to the power of my Holy Spirit. The Lord filled him with the Holy Spirit. That day launched a one-man-ministry At the time he was working as a top executive in a bank but spent most of his spare time and holidays ministering in different places. He left the bank and his ministry became the foundation and the life of Jesus Calls Ministry. (JCM) Whenever he preached and prayed at public meetings people saw him interpreting tongues and heard him speak words of wisdom and knowledge. During prayer time he called out names of people in the crowd revealing their emotional and physical conditions through divine revelation and then healing them. ( Read A Supernatural Ministry) 12th October 1970 was the first time, at an organized meeting, that he shared the Word of God with the 1000s who attended. He began to use the media. In 1972 he broadcast his message on the radio. In the mid 1990s JCM began to use television Over the next 14 years many things happened. ( Read Milestones in the Ministry). May 21st 1986 he lost his daughter Angel in a car accident. Later in the year, shattered and broken, he went on to opening the Karunya Institute of Technology on 4th November. His peers called him the Apostle of the age in India Bro. Dhinakaran died in hospital on 20th February 2008. 1000s came to glance at the man who interceded for them. He left his wife, Stella and son, Paul, who took over the ministry. Sources Jesus Calls Karunya

Looking for information about Desmond Tutu I found a list of Champions of Human Rights - 9 champions with a picture of each and some basic information about them which I thought could be useful for Key Stage 2/3 work. These sheets were created under Youth for Human Rights. There are Free resource kits available in many languages. Mahatma Gandhi Cesar Chavez Eleanor Roosevelt Nelson Mandela Dr. Martin Luther King (See separate entry) Desmond Tutu Oscar Arias Sanchez Muhammad Yunus Jose Ramos-Horta I have added Father Trevor Huddlestone (See separate entry) Plus information about anti-apartheid in South Africa

Father Ernest Urban Trevor Huddleston was an English Anglican bishop, He was the Bishop of Stepney in London before becoming the second Archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean. He is best known for his anti-apartheid activism (1956-96) and his book Naught for Your Comfort. He became president of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in 1981. Trevor was born in Bedford, England. He was educated at Lancing College (1927-31), Christ Church Oxford and at Wells Theological College. On Michaelmas. 27th September 1936, he was ordained a deacon. 1937 ordained a priest. Clifford Woodward, Bishop of Bristol presided over both. He served as a curate at St. Mark’s Swindon for 2 years. In 1939 he joined the Community of the Resurrection (CR), an Anglican religious order. September 1940 he sailed to Cape Town. 1941 he took his vows. In 1943 he went to the CR mission station at Rosettenville (Johannesburg, South Africa). His task was to continue the work of Raymond Raynes. Raymond had been nursed back to health by Trevor and recognized him as his successor. Over the next 13 years in Sophiatown he developed into a much loved priest and anti-apartheid activist. His nickname was Makhalipile (dauntless one). In 1949 elected Provincial of CR In 1955 the African national Congress (ANC) bestowed upon him the rare Isitwandwe award in recognition of his anti-apartheid activities. He was particularly concerned about the Nationalist Governments decision to bulldoze Sophiatown. He established the African Children’s Feeding scheme, which still exists. He also raised money for the Orlando Swimming Pools - the only place black children could swim until post 1994. Many South Africans lives were changed by Trevor. He was close to O. R. Tambo, ANC President during his years in exile (1962-90). Together they hosted many conferences, protests and actions. He met a young, ill Desmond Tutu when visiting a hospital. In 1955 he was asked by CR to return to England. He returned in 1956 and published Naught for Your Comfort which was based on his personal experiences in South African anti-apartheid. He worked as the master of novices at CR’s Mirfield house in West Yorkshire for 2 year. He then worked at the Prior in London. 26th June 1959 he and Julius Nyerere(JN) addressed the founding meeting of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM). He became vice-president (1961-81). Became Bishop of Masasi (Tanzania) where he worked and reorganized the mission schools to be run by the independent government of JN.(1960-8). Back in the UK he became Bishop of Stepney. In 1978, after 10 years in England, he was appointed Bishop of Mauritius and Archbishop of of the Province of the Indian Ocean. April elected president of AAM ( 1981-94) 1995 Patron for Action for Southern Africa (ASA) replaced AAM Knighted 1998 Bishop Trevor of Sophiatown died at Mirfield, West Yorkshire on 20th April 1998. His ashes were taken to Sophiatown. AAM S.A. History Online

John Richard Wimber was an American pastor, Christian author and musician. He was initially ordained as a Quaker minister. He became an early pioneering pastor of a charismatic congregation and a popular ideas leader in the modern Christian application of the miraculous signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit He was a founding member of the first Vineyard church which began in the USA but since 2017 now has a wider denomination John was born on 25th February 1934. He was talented musician playing the keyboard and as a vocalist. He played professionally from the age of 15 . Aged 19 he won first prize at the Lighthouse International Jazz Festival. He was part of a 5 member group called The Paramours- he played the keyboard. Two of the members, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield , in 1962 became the musical duo The Righteous Brothers. He became a Christian at the age of 29 leaving behind the chain smoking , beer guzzling, drug abuse life, he and his wife had led. John immediately enrolled in Azusa Pacific College and majored in Biblical Studies. After graduating he was ordained a quaker minister and took a pastoral with a position with the Yorba Linda Friends Church. By 1970 he was leading 11 different Bible study groups that involved more than 500 people. He was the founding director of Church growth at Charles Fuller Institute of Evangelism (1974-8). He taught a course called Signs, Wonders and the Holy Spirit. Many experienced the presence day woof the Spirit for the first time John eventually left the Quaker denomination after being discouraged from operating in the gifts of the Spirit. He formed a house group which eventually became the Vineyard Christian Fellowship (VCF) of Anaheim in 1977. It quickly out grew his home to become the flagship of the Vineyard Movement. For a while they joined Calvary Chapel. He pastored VCF until 1994. They left Calvary chapel and joined a small group of churches started by Kenn Gulliksen. VCF became an international Vineyard Movement (VM). He was very outspoken about retaining authenticity and doing nothing for religious effect VM was well known for their music and for being against ‘dressing up’ for church. They were encouraged to wear jeans, shorts, sandals or whatever they felt comfortable in VM 's emphasis was church planting- the best form of evangelism. VM is rooted in both historic evangelism and charismatic renewal. During his lifetime and after his death the VM has established 1000s of churches across the USA and internationally. In later life (1985-97) he was plagued with health problems and died om 17th November 1997 from a brain aneurysm aged 63. John travelled the world, seeking to serve the Church by bringing renewal to many denominations. He taught and demonstrated that signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit were still for the present day. His teaching influenced many Christians both inside and out of the V M. Sources used Amazon Vineyard USA John Wimber Wikipedia

Philip Ryken is an American theologian, Presbyterian minister, and academic administrator. He is the eighth and current president of Wheaton College in Wheaton , Illinois. He was born on the 29th September 1966. Degrees B.A. for English literature and Philosophy from Wheaton College 1988 M.D. for Divinity Westminster Theological Seminary 1992 D.Ph. in Historical theology University of Oxford 1995 Philip joined the pastoral staff of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia in 1995 and was promoted to senior pastor in 2000 on the death of James Boice. February 2010 Wheaton College of Board of Trustees announced his selection as their 8th president. He took office on 1st July 2010 and formally inaugurated on 17th September 2010 at Edman chapel. He is on the council of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals which features his preaching on its weekly radio and internet broadcast Every Last Word (See information on ACE and Every last Word Radio). He serves as a board member for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, the Gospel Coalition, the Lausanne Movement and the National Association of Evangelicals. He maintains a full schedule of speaking engagements on and off campus. He has written over 50 books on a variety of Christian subjects. He has also co-authored a series of commentaries on individual books of the Bible with R. Kent Hughes. Together with his father Leland and James Wilmoit they wrote Ryken’s Bible Handbook. He met his Lisa while they were students at Wheaton The couple have 5 children. I have included information about Wheaton College. Sources used Amazon Wheaton College Wikipedia

John Vernon Mcgee was an American ordained Presbyterian minister, pastor , Bible teacher, theologian and radio minister. He is remembered particularly for his Thru the Bible radio and television programs. He was born in Hillsboro on 17th June 1904 to itinerant parents. John. his father. died from a cotton gin accident when he was 14. On his death the family relocated to Tennessee. He worked as a bank teller before entering the ministry. He earned a B.Div degree from Columbia Theological Seminary. He earned Th.M and Th.D. from Dallas Theological seminary. His former bank manager paid for his education through seminary… 18th June 1933 he was ordained at the Second Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee John’s first church was in midway, Georgia. he then served Presbyterian churches in Decatur, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; Cleburne, Texas. In Cleburne he met and later married Ruth Inez Jordan. In 1941 they moved to Pasadena, California when he accepted the pastorate at Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian (LAP) church. They had 2 children , both girls. The first baby was born prematurely and died within hours of being born. It was at LAP he started radio broadcastings with Open Bible Hour a one hour weekly program. In 1949 it was expanded to a daily half-hour slot and renamed High Noon Bible Class, He became pastor of the Church of the Open Door (COD) in Los Angeles (LA) in 1949 and stayed until he retired in 1970. In 1949 he worked with Billy Graham at Christ for Greater LA Campaign. In 1952 he was asked by John Brown, owner of KGER radio station ( now KLTX), to take over a radio program started in 1950 by Harry Rimmer -listeners would send in questions what were answered on he air. 1967, about 20 years after he first started to broadcast, John began broadcasting the Thru the Bible Radio Network program. In a systematic study of each book of the Bible he took his listeners from Genesis to Revelations in a 2.5 year ‘Bible bus tour’ as he called it. He had earlier preached a ‘Through the Bible in a Year’ at COD. When he retired in 1970 he devoted his remaining 18 years to the TBB Radio network, lecturing & chairman of Bible Institute LA . He realised that 2.5 years was not long enough to teach the whole Bible so he completed another study of the entire Bible which would take his listeners 5 years to complete. Today (TTB) is aired in 100 languages and broadcast to the world every weekday. The continued success of the long running TTB program has been attributed to his oratorical abilities, folksy manner, distinctive accent, as well as his insistence on maintaining the original mission, which was to spread the Scriptures with consistency of message. Today pastors and follow-up teams in over 160 countries are using the TTB materials in serving their people’s spiritual needs. 1st December 1988 he *fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence pf his Savior. * Source TTB

Dr. Jack MacArthur was an American pastor who is best remembered as the founder and host of Voice for Calvary radio and television ministries. He was also the founder and pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Burbank. He was a conference speaker, author, church planter and father of Dr, John F. Macarthur. He was born in Calgary on 30th March 1914. He had a boyhood desire to experience his father’s faith which grew into a lifelong devotion to preaching God’s Word. He earned degree in theology from Los Angeles City College Eastern Theological Seminary. A Litt.D. from Los Angeles Pacific College (now Pacific University). He received an honorary D.D. from Bob Jones University. 25th June 1937 he married Irene, they had 4 children. His radio ministry Voice of Calvary began broadcasting on 28th June 1942. He felt the call to reach beyond his church to share God’s Word. Jack hosted the radio program until he died (1942-2005). In the final months of Jack’s life his messages were archived and sent to The Master’s Seminary library. Since then many have been broadcast by the Voice of Calvary family who kept the ministry alive. The radio program was finally closed in October 2020. The archived programs will be a resource for future generations of seminary students. Voice of Calvary was sponsored & adapted as a television broadcast( 1956-83). On finishing seminary he accepted the pastorate at Manchester Baptist Church in Los Angeles. He also travelled as an evangelist, preaching at many city and union campaigns throughout USA, Canada and Europe. He served as director of evangelism for Charles F. Fuller Foundation and field evangelist for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Pastor at Fountain Avenue Baptist Church (1948-52) Pastor at First Baptist Church of Downey (FBCD) (1952-4) November 1954 Jack and his staff left FBCD to found the independent, nondenominational *Harry Macarthur Memorial Bible Church of Glendale - (named after his father). Renamed Calvary Bible Church when they moved to, Burbank. Jack was senior pastor there for 50 years. It is still a thriving congregation. He wrote a number of books (See ‘Amazon’) Jack preached for 70 years. From the age of 19 he preached almost every week until poor health force him to stop a few month before his death. He was a Biblical Expositor. He influenced many other preachers to preach the Word faithfully, helping to stem the tide when evangelical preaching was becoming more and more gimmicky and less Bible centered. His faithful advocacy of biblical teaching may prove to be the most important and far reaching legacy of a very full and fruitful ministry. *Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them Revelations 14 v13 pyromanic

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

Timothy J. Keller is an American pastor, theologian and Christian apologist. He is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (RPC) in New York City. He is the chairman and co-founder of Redeemer City to City , which trains pastors for ministry in global cities. He is co-founder of The Gospel Coalition* and founder of Hope for New York. He is also author of some of The New York Times bestselling books. Tim was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He has degrees from;- B.A. Bucknell University (BN) 1972 M.Div Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) 1975 D.Min Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS) 1981 Tim became a Christian while studying at BN through IVC Fellowship and became a staff member. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He served as a pastor at West Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Hopewell, Virginia for 9 years. At the same time he was director of church planting for PCA and on the faculty at WTS where he and his wife, Kathy, were involved in urban ministry. The church planting involved looking at the needs of New York. Although working at WTS he continued to commute to New York and joined the prayer meetings at RPC. Tim was recruited by PCA to start RPC in 1989. He lacked experience but succeeded after 2 others had turned it down. His congregation of 50 in 1989 grew to over 5,000 each Sunday by 2008. This led to some calling him the most successful Christian Evangelist in the city Over the next 28 years RPB exploded in size and influence! In 1992 RPC founded Hope for New York. its mission was to mobilize volunteer and financial resources to support non-profit organizations serving the poor and marginalized in New York City Tim is co-founder of The Gospel Coalition (2005) a group of reformed leaders from around the USA. He is chairman and co-founder of Redeemer City to City (CTC) which starts new churches in New York and other global cities, and publishes books and resources for ministry in an urban environments. For 28 years he led a diverse congregation of young professionals that grew a weekly attendance of over 5,000. (Read the 5 pages Redeemer History - Redeemer Churches and Ministries) On 1st July 2017 Tim stepped down from his role as senior pastor of RPC to concentrate on CTC . This will enable him to teach and mentor church planters and seminary students full time in a joint venture with Reformed Theological Seminary’s (RTS) , the City Ministry program June 2020 Tim was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Tim will be remembered as a pioneer of the new urban Christians. * Christianity Today* Sources Hope for New York Wikipedia

Charles Frazier Stanley is Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Church (FBC) in Atlanta, Georgia, having been senior pastor for 50 years. He is the founder and president of In Touch Ministries (ITM) which broadcasts his sermons through television. He has served 2 one year terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) from 1984-6. Charles was born in Dry Fork, Virginia on 25th September 1932 His farher died 9 months after he was born. He grew up in Dry Fork. Aged 12 he became a born again Christian. 2 years later he began his life’s work in Christian ministry. Degrees BA from University of Richmond MD from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth MT & DrTh. Luther Rice Seminary in Florida (now in Lithonia) He joined the staff at FBC in 1969 and became senior pastor in 1971. The book Think and Grow Rich served as a motivational book over many years. In 1972 launched a half hour religious television program The Chapel Hour The Christian Broadcasting Network began televising it in 1978. In 1982 he founded In Touch Ministries . It uses tools like radio, television, magazines and digital media to advance the Gospel as quickly as possible. Television *The Breakfast Club 1983-5. In Touch with Dr Charles Stanley 1990-present * 1989 ’ In Touch’ named by NRB as Television Producer of the Year 1999 ‘In Touch’ named radio program of the year In the USA it is broadcast on approximately 500 radio stations, 300 television stations and several satellite networks. He is a an avid photographer and many of his photographs appear in the In Touch magazine, ( Called In Touch becomes it comes from a Living Bible he owned) In 1984-6 he was elected president of the SBC. He has authored more than 60 books and has hit the New York Times Best Seller’s List several times. He developed 30 Life Principles that have guided his life and helped him grow in his knowledge, service and love of God. His grandfather gave him this principle - Obey God and leave all the consequences to him. He was married to Anna J. Stanley for more than 40 years. They had a son, Andy and a daughter Becky. They divorced on 11th May, 2000. Anna died on 10th November 2014. On 13th September 2020 he announced his retirement as senior pastor. He is now pastor emeritus. Charles does not believe in retirement so he continues to work, now aged 88, at In Touch ministries *It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives * Dr Charles F. Stanley Sources used Meet Dr. Charles Stanley Wikipedia

Nicky and Sila Lee are the founders of the Organization Relationship Central - and umbrella organization for The Marriage Course which started in 2005. Nicholas Knyvett Lee is an English Anglican priest and author. He serves as associate vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in the Diocese of London. He studied English at Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied theology and prepared for ordination in the Church of England at Cranmer Hall, Durham. He was ordained deacon in 1985, then priest in 1986. He was curate, then associate vicar HTB, now one of the largest Anglican churches in the U.K. In 2016 he became a Prebendary at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. Aged 18 he met his wife at Swansea Docks while waiting for a ferry to Ireland. They married in 1976 and have 4 children. Nicky and Silva in 2005 designed The Marriage Course. It was designed to help couples build strong foundations, learn to communicate effectively and resolve differences. As of 2012 it has been translated into 40 languages and running in 109 countries. As of 2016 it was translated into 46 languages and running 7,000 separate courses in 127 countries. it has been adapted for the British Army. The suite of courses have now expanded to include :- The marriage preparatory Course The Parenting Children Course Te parenting Teenagers Course. As of 19th May 2020 The marriage Course is Now Free!

Phillip Jensen is an Australian cleric of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and the former Dean of St. Andrew’s Cathedral. He founded the Australian Christian publishing house Matthais Media. He founded the Christian magazine The Briefing in 1988. He authored the Gospel tract The Two Ways of Living. He also created the Ministry Training Strategy (MTS). He was chairman of the Katoomba Youth Convention (KYC) (1974-1991) & Convention Council (1983-91). Phillip spent his early years living at Bellevue Hill, a suburb of Sydney. His first public statement of faith came at a Billy Graham crusade in 1959. From 1967-70 he studied theology at Moore Theological College. He married his wife Helen in 1969. On graduation he worked at St. Matthew’s Manley and at the Department of Evangelism (now Evangelism and New Churches). In 1975 he became Anglican chaplain to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) In 1977 or8 he became rector of St. Matthias’ Centennial Park. His university ministry was based around expository preaching and ‘walk-up evangelism’. There were many conversions and large student gatherings at UNSW. The congregation at St. Matthias grew from 20-30 in 1977 to over a 1,000 by the mid 1990s. His work at UNSW included the creation of the Ministry Training Strategy (MTS) which trained young people in practical ministry skills, preparing them for church ministry, ordained or otherwise. After over 30 years he resigned as Chaplain for the UNSW in 2005. From 1974-91 he led the reinvigoration of the Katoomba Christian Convention - an interdenominational ministry providing evangelical Biblical preaching to Christians. ( See notes on ’ Katoomba Christian Convention’) 1988 founded *The Briefing* an evangelical Christian magazine published by Matthias Media . It had a distinct Sydney Anglican slant. (See notes 'The Briefing' - closed in 2014 He promoted lay administration of the Lord’s Supper and is an opponent of the ordination of women. In 2003 he was appointed Dean of Sydney’s St. Andrews Cathedral and Director of the Sydney Diocesan Ministry Training and Development (MT&D)(2003-12). During his time there he changed many things. Peter Phillips, the Tallis Scholars’ director, accused him of ‘vandalising’ Anglican culture, ( Read 3rd para on ‘Views’) In 2014 he announced he was resigning as Dean at the end of the year. Phillip commenced work on Two Ways Ministries* (TWM) at Moore Theological College. TWM seeks to serve people by proclaiming the death and resurrection of Jesus through teaching people the Bible Phillip currently accepts invitations to preach and to speak at inter/national conferences. Sources twowayministries

Harry R. Jackson Jr. is an American Christian preacher and Pentecostal bishop who serves as the senior pastor at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland. founded the Christian Hope Center. He is the Presiding bishop of the International Communion of Evangelical Churches (ICEC) He is the founder and chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition(HILC) and also co-founder of the Reconciled Church initiative (RCI). Harry was raised in Cincinnati. He became involved in political activism as a child with his mother Essie. I was a black kid at Country Day who stayed in the houses of wealthy white people. He attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts where he played football. He had a tryout with the New England Patriots but did not make the team In 1973 his family moved to Washington D.C. area and eventually settled in Silver Spring, Maryland. After graduating from Williams College with a B.A. he got a high level executive job at Republic Steel and admitted to Harvard business school (MBA). He married his wife, Michele, in 1976. The death of his father caused Harry to become a Christian minister The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he preached in the inner city. He took a job at Corning Glass (now Corning Incorporated) and preached in his spare time. He founded the Christian Hope Center. *We really broke racial barriers for a black man pastoring white people in 1981 His work in Corning attracted attention and he was recruited to Bltsville, Maryland to take over Hope Christian Church. He is now the presiding bishop of ICEC which *seeks to offer a clear, concise, and uncompromising voice to address the most pressing issues of our day primarily those relating to righteousness & justice. The founder and chairman of (HILC) which is composed of ministers who actively promote socially conservative causes. Plus the co-founder of RCI. which seeks to bring racial healing to the church and America. He states firmly that same-sex marriage and abortion are morally wrong. In the late 1990s he gained national recognition through his columns in Charisma magazine in which he frequently wrote about abortion and gay marriages ( See ‘Activism’) He has authored several books. One of his recent books is *Personal Faith Public Policy (See middle para of SHOP the WORD for more title). He has appeared on many television channels and been featured in the newspapers and other media outlets. He shares a weekly message on Praise 104.1FM and a daily radio program The Harry Jackson Show on a stream. Bishop Harry Jackson has two grown-up daughters and resides in Maryland. Sources Harry Jackson Ministries The Harry Jackson Show SHOP the WORD.com Wikipedeia

Carl Fredrick Wisloff was a Norwegian theologian and Christian preacher. He started the Credo Student Magazine in 1933.He spent 15 years as professor of church history at MF Norwegian School of Theology (1961-79). He joined the executive committee of International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in 1959 and was president (1967-79). He is regarded as among the most important lay preachers in 20th century Norway. Carl was born in Drammen but grew up in Sarpsborg. He graduated with a cand.theol. degree in 1931. In 1958 he was awarded a doctorate for his thesis The Gift of Communion. In 1932 he became a priest at Vaterland. He was also the first secretary of the Norges kristelige student - og gymnasiaslag From 1948-60 he chaired the organization. In 1940 appointed vicar in Birkenes. In 1947 he was hired to head the the priests’ seminary at MF Norwegian School of Theology. Carl retired as a professor in 1975. He wrote a number of preaching books. In 1946 he published jeg vet pa hvem jeg tror ( I know in Whom I Believe) which the newspaper Dagbladet recognized in 2008 as being among the 25 most influential prose books inpost-1945 Norway. In 1978, on his 70th birthday, he was rewarded with 2 Festschrifts Carl, aged 95, died on 25th June 2004, following a short illness. On his 100th anniversary, 2008, his memory was commemorated by the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. Sources used n0wiki.org Worldcat identities Wikipedia

James Gordon Lindsay was revivalist preacher, author and founder of Christ for the Nations Institute. Christ for the Nation Institute (CFNI) is the educational arm of the ministry Christ for the Nations Inc. founded by the Lindsays in July 1970. James was born on 18th June 1906 in Zion City Illinois. His parents were followers of John Alexander Dowie a famous healing evangelist.(See notes) They moved from Zion to a Christian community in California, then onto Portland Oregon. James was converted during a meeting led by Charles Fox Parham. Aged 18 he began his ministry as a travelling evangelist, conducting meetings in Assembly of God churches and other Pentecostal groups. He developed a friendship with John G. Lake who started the Divine Healing Mission in Spokane, Washington, Portland and Oregon. He travelled with Lake on healing campaigns in California and the southern states. He eventually became a pastor of a Foursquare Gospel church(es) in California but returned to Oregon where he married Freda Schimpf. When WW11 (1939) broke out he became pastor at Ashland, Oregon. By 1947 he had heard and met William M. Branham who was having a significant healing ministry. He resigned as pastor and became Branham’s campaign manager. To promote the campaign he began the revival magazine Voice for Healing (VofH) in April 1948. The magazine listed Branham as publisher, James as Editor. In July Branham announced he was stepping away from the revival circuit! This was a blow to James who had just begun revival publications to cover Branham’s meetings. Other evangelists -Jack Coe, Oral Roberts and A. A. Allen began to appear in the magazine as it circulated nationwide. VofH sponsored a convention of healing evangelists in Dallas, Texas and Kansas City in 1950 VofH named changed briefly to World-Wide Revival, finally in 1968 called Christ for all Nations. Gordon began to sponsor missions programs abroad. He started a radio program and with W.A. Raiford the Full Gospel pf Churches and Ministries International (FGFCMI) or The Fellowship (1948) ( See ‘The Fellowship’) During 1956 he conducted winning the nations crusade, sending teams of ministers all around the world. In 1962 Gordon held a convention in Dallas. In July 1970 Gordon and his wife, Freda, founded CFNI which is the educational arm of the ministry Christ for the Nations- it has 5 facets. it is an interdenominational charismatic college located in Dallas, Texas. (See CFNI) Gordon was a prolific writer. In 1950 he wrote William Branham: A man sent from God. He wrote articles for VofH magazine. He published over 250 volumes of historical and doctrinal books on the healing revival movement plus pamphlets. Gordon died suddenly on 1st April 1973, aged just 66. The wonderful ministry he started was carried on by his wife and family. ‘Mom’ Lindsay died on 26 th March, 2010 aged 95. Their son David is the current president of CFNI. Sources Wikipedia

Harold John Ockenga was a leading figure of mid-20th-century American Evangelism. He was part of a reform movement known as 'Neo-Evangelicalism '. He was a Congregational minister and for 33 years was the pastor of Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1950 his church was involved in Billy Graham’s first evangelical crusade and as a result he became chairman of Christianity Today until 1981. He helped to found the Fuller and Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminaries. He also founded the National Association of Evangelicals. He was a prolific writer on many religious topics. Harold was born on 6th June 1905 and raised in Chicago. His father had German ancestry and his surname is East Frisan. His mother took him to Olivet Methodist Episcopal Church where aged 11 he became a member. As a teenager he had a sense God was calling him to the ministry In 1927 he graduated from Taylor University, a Methodist institution in Indiana, and enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS). He left in 1929 to go to the new Westminster Theological Seminary where he graduated from in 1930 and earned a PhD degree in 1939. (Many tutors and students left PTS during the ‘fundamentalist-modernist controversy’ - Princeton had became too liberal .) While studying at Pittsburgh University he met and married Audrey Williamson in 1935. His pastoral work began with 2 Methodist churches in New Jersey. In 1931 he became an assistant at the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh. In the same year he was recommended as pastor at Point Breeze Presbyterian church. In 1936 he became first associate, then pastor, at Park Street Church (PSC) (1936-69). His congregation thrived during his pastorate as he exercised considerable talents as a preacher, evangelist, leader and and organizer. Harold delivered many sermons which later formed the substance of various books he wrote. (See ‘Works’ for list of books) Harold was very much an evangelical reformer and leader. He was the founding president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) (1942-4) He was the founding president of Fuller Theological Seminary established in 1947. When he retired from PSC he took over the presidency of GCTS (1970-9). He had been involved in the late 1960’s of the merger of Gordon Divinity School and Conwell School of Theology. Information on the Neo - Evangelical Movement begins with this statement: The NEM was a response among orthodox evangelical Protestants to the Separatism of fundamentalist Christianity beginning in the 1930s. (Read on) Harold died of cancer on 8th February 1985 He was a giant among giants. I thank God for his friendship Billy Graham