Greg Laurie
| Greg Laurie | |
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| Born | December 10, 1952 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Pastor, Harvest Christian Fellowship, Riverside, CA |
| Employer | Greg Laurie Ministries |
| Title | Senior Pastor, CEO |
| Religion | Evangelical/Charismatic |
| Children | 2 sons, Christopher (died 2008) ,Jonathan |
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Greg Laurie (born December 10, 1952) serves as the Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California.
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[edit] Ministry
Laurie, who was born in Long Beach, California, became a Christian under the ministry of Pentecostal evangelist Lonnie Frisbee.[1] Then, at the age of 19, he had the opportunity to lead a Bible-study of 30 people originally started by Frisbee at All Saints Episcopal Church in Riverside, California.[citation needed] The church that formed from this group has grown to become one of the largest churches in the United States.[1][unreliable source?]
Laurie holds two honorary doctorates from Biola University and Azusa Pacific University. He serves on the boards of directors for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association[2] and for Samaritan's Purse.[3]
[edit] Publishing and media
Laurie has written several books, including The Upside-Down Church (1999, co-authored with David Kopp: the book won a Gold Medallion Book Award in the "Christian ministry' category in 2000).[4]
Host of the television program Knowing God with Greg Laurie[not in citation given] and of the syndicated radio program A New Beginning,[5][Third-party source needed] Laurie has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN. He also functions as a guest commentator at Worldnetdaily.com, and appears regularly on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).[citation needed]
Laurie also founded (1990) and features as a speaker for public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades — large-scale evangelistic outreach projects which local churches organize nationally and internationally. Well over three million people have attended[update] Harvest Crusades in California, Seattle, Oregon, Philadelphia, New York, Hawaii, Florida, North Carolina,[citation needed] New Zealand[6] and Australia.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Laurie resides in Newport Beach with his wife, Catherine. They have had two sons, Christopher (1975–2008) and Jonathan (1986). On July 24, 2008 his son Christopher was killed in a traffic crash.[7]
[edit] Publications
- The Seeker's Bible : New Testament : New Living Translation. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale House Publishers. 2000. ISBN 0842339280.
- Every day with Jesus : first steps for new believers. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale House Publishers. 2004. ISBN 1414300751.
- Loser and winners, saints and sinners : how to finish strong in the spiritual race. New York: Warner Faith. 2005. ISBN 0446500151.
- Wrestling with god. S.l: Multnomah Pub. 2006. ISBN 1590528948.
[edit] References
- ^ Coker, Matt. "The First Jesus Freak". OC Weekly, March 3, 2005. Retrieved on January 14, 2010.
- ^ Billy Graham Evangelistic Association 2006 Annual Report, Page 18
- ^ Samaritan's Purse 2006 Ministry Report, Page 38
- ^ Evangelical Christian Publishers Association 2000 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners
- ^ A New Beginning
- ^ "US pastor to reap NZ crop". stuff.co.nz. 2011 [last update]. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5163231/US-pastor-to-reap-NZ-crop. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Car Crash Kills Pastor Greg Laurie's Son". cbn.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/shows/cwn/2008/July/Car-Crash-Kills-Pastor-Greg-Lauries-Son-/. Retrieved 19 June 2011. "Chris Laurie, 33, was on his way to the church when his Dodge Magnum hit a California Department of Transportation dump truck. Highway officials say he was traveling alone at a 'high rate of speed' in the carpool lane on the 91 freeway, one of the area's main traffic arteries."
