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Torrey Maynard Johnson (March 15, 1909 [1] – May 15, 2002) [2] was a Chicago Baptist who is best remembered as the founder of Youth for Christ in 1944. For a time Johnson had his own local radio program called Songs in the Night, which he later turned over to Billy Graham who was also hired as the first full-time evangelist employed by Youth for Christ International.
In 1944 Torrey Johnson, a Baptist minister and pastor of Chicago's Midwest Bible Church, staged "Chicagoland for Christ" and became the most successful advocate of this type of campaign. [1] Johnson was elected Youth for Christ's first president, with Billy Graham as its first full-time evangelist.
The project had three successive editors: A. C. Dixon, Louis Meyer, and Reuben Archer Torrey. The essays were written by sixty-four different authors, representing most of the major Protestant Christian denominations.
Templeton was a close friend of fellow evangelist Billy Graham, and the two shared billing as they co-founded (along with Torrey Johnson) Youth for Christ International. [2] [3] After Templeton became an agnostic, they remained friends but became more distant. [2]
Torrey Johnson (1909–2002), American evangelist and radio show owner Torrey Mitchell (born 1985), Canadian hockey player Torrey Mosvold (1910–1995), Norwegian shipowner
R. A. Torrey Archive (sermons and writings) R. A. Torrey hymn "Bless Thou Jehovah" with new melody by Eric M. Pazdziora; R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook; Torrey Honors Institute; Ten Reasons Why I Believe The Bible Is The Word Of God by R. A. Torrey; The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth, edited by R.A. Torrey (1910–15) How to Pray ...
Haddon W. Robinson (21 March 1931 – 22 July 2017) was an American evangelical who was the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching, senior director of the Doctor of Ministry program, and former interim President at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. [1]
John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873) was an American botanist, chemist, and physician. Throughout much of his career, he was a teacher of chemistry, often at multiple universities, while he also pursued botanical work, [ 1 ] focusing on the flora of North America.