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William Franklin Graham Jr. (/ ˈ ɡ r eɪ ə m /; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate, [1] [2] whose broadcasts and world tours featuring live sermons became well known in the mid- to late 20th century.
Johannes Tauler German Dominican (1300–1361), his 80 sermons in German were read for centuries after his death Oliver Maillard , French Franciscan (c.1430–1502) Savonarola Italian Dominican (1452–1498) famous for the Bonfire of the Vanities in Florence , finally executed for heresy
John Piper (born 1946, US), preacher at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis; head of Desiring God; Thomas Price (1820–1888, W), preacher and politician; R Guy Ramsay (1895–1976, S), preacher and religious writer; Morgan John Rhys (1760–1804, W/US), preacher and politician; John R. Rice (1895–1980), preacher, baptist newspaper editor
Working with Jimmy Carter to conduct "Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant" meeting of over 30 liberal Baptist denominations and organizations in the US and Canada, which was held in Atlanta, January 30—February 1, 2008. [5] [6] Kevin Costner - actor. Baptized at First Southern Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California as a boy.
Charles Frazier Stanley Jr. (September 25, 1932 – April 18, 2023) was an American Southern Baptist pastor and writer. He was senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta for 49 years and took on emeritus status in 2020. [2] [3] [4] He founded and was president of In Touch Ministries which
Bob Harrington (September 2, 1927 – July 4, 2017) was an American preacher who became one of the leading evangelists of the 1960s and 1970s. Known as the "Chaplain of Bourbon Street", he gained fame through a series of recordings, books, and most notably a series of debates on the existence of God with prominent atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair .
In a radio sermon entitled "The Final Judgment", Rogers alluded to a radio program he hosted in the 1950s called "Day Break". He was senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Merritt Island, Florida from 1964 to 1972. In 1972, he became the senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, where he
Norris was converted at a Baptist revival meeting in the early 1890s, and in 1897, he became pastor of Mount Antioch Baptist Church in Mount Calm in Hill County, Texas. [3] The following year he enrolled in Baptist-affiliated Baylor University in Waco, which he attended from 1898 to 1903.