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T. D. Jakes is the pastor of The Potter s House, a 30,000-member megachurch in Dallas, Texas. This highly sought conference speaker, Grammy Award nominee, and entrepreneurial trainer was listed by Time magazine as one the twenty-five most influential evangelicals in America in 2005. But few people realize that just twelve years ago, he was the pastor of a church of fifty families in West Virginia.

Here is a story of what is possible for those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). Thomas Dexter Jakes spent an impoverished childhood in the Appalachian Mountains. Entrepreneurial seeds were
planted and bore fruit when, as a teenager, he shouldered the responsibilities of running his deceased father s business. He also overcame the seduction of drugs and crime. From the trials and triumphs of T. D. Jakes, you will learn the power of vision, responsibility, integrity, and faithfulness. More importantly, you will know beyond a doubt that with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #194303 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 221 pages

About the Author
A former educator, businessman, and pastor, Richard Young started preaching at fourteen and pastoring at twenty. Someone from his family has been in the ministry since 1876.
Richard received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, and has completed the coursework for his doctorate in education at Oklahoma State University. He served as vice president of academics at
American Christian College and Seminary in Oklahoma City, as well as dean of academics at Oklahoma Junior College. He has written extensively for both Christian and secular magazines and journals. His book The Rise of Lakewood Church and Joel Osteen was published by Whitaker House in 2007. Richard lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with his wife of thirty-four years, Brenda. They have three children and eight grandchildren.

Customer Reviews

Breathe taking! Powerful! Insightful!
This book gave a powerful glimpse into the lens of America's best preacher, T.D. Jakes. It explains how his ministry started very simple and has become the tone of Americans, whether believers or unbelievers alike. I am captivated how even through economic success, he never stopped preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and taking the message of the Kingdom from the neighborhood to the nations. We are blessed to appreciate the gift of God, through his servant, the honorable Bishop T.D. Jakes!