At 99 years old, Billy Graham finally reached home. He passed away at his home in Montreat on Feb. 21, 2018. In his lifetime, this evangelist is believed to have preached to over 210 million people. While much will be covered in the days to come regarding his life, I am thankful for a man who finished strong loving Jesus …
Billy Graham has preached to over 215 million people in more than 185 countries in his lifetime. His impact for Kingdom work is significant. Have you ever wondered what he would have done if he served as a local pastor instead of an evangelist? He was asked that question years ago and his response was recorded in Robert Coleman’s masterpiece, The …
As of 2008, Billy Graham’s estimated lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion. That means that approximately 2.2 billion people have heard the gospel from Billy Graham’s mouth. That’s hard to wrap your mind around. Billy Graham has shared the gospel with more people than anyone else in history, but do you know who shared the gospel …
In addition to his moral integrity and organizational ability, Billy Graham was also a media innovator. One of his memories of his pastor when he was a boy was that his pastor’s sermons were “biblical but boring.” Due to this model he experienced, Graham displayed a passion to minister in innovative ways to ensure he captured the attention of his …
During a time when modernism was spreading through the evangelical world, Billy Graham’s good friend and coworker, Charles Templeton, began to reject the Bible’s authority. Due to Templeton’s questions, Graham began to personally struggle with the authority of the Scriptures at a frightening level. Acknowledging a deep time of turmoil through which he personally struggled with these issues, Graham himself …
Due to Graham’s popularity, a large portion of his crusades’ attendants were church members. According to their records, sixty percent of their converts were church members. While Graham’s heart was for the unchurched, he never discouraged Christians for attending. Graham was not ashamed of his Baptist affiliation, but he consciously and wisely refrained from ever getting entangled in Baptist political …
While Billy Graham is most famous for his preaching ministry, he also served as the head of a complex ministry for years. In fact, much of Graham’s ministerial career has actually focused his energies on organizational elements within his ministry organization. “Dr. Graham gratefully testifies that it would be impossible for him to lead such vast crusades of evangelism if …
One of the major hallmarks of Graham’s ministry has always been his scandal-free ministerial career. When ministers speak of how to handle oneself in ministry while maintaining integrity, Graham’s name is frequently cited as a model for all ministers in which to aspire. “His crusades, his leadership, and his personal character serve as a model for those who would be …
Jesus has truly used Billy Graham in this world, and since I read his 700 page autobiography, some things really stuck out to me: Few people have experienced a more significant influence on the spread of the gospel throughout the entire world than evangelist Billy Graham. Many people have praised Graham’s integrity, ability, and ingenuity, and no one can deny …
Don’t expect people to start doing something that has never been done to them. If you want your church to start making disciples, then start making disciples yourself.