Jentezen Franklin
| Jentezen Franklin | |
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| Born | July 21, 1962 Wilson, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Residence | Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Pastor, Speaker, writer and musician |
| Religion | Pentecostal Christianity |
| Spouse | Cherise Franklin |
| Children | Courteney, Caressa, Caroline, Connar, Drake. |
Jentezen Franklin (born July 21, 1962) is the senior pastor of Free Chapel in Gainesville, Georgia, and Free Chapel OC (Orange County) in Irvine, California. Franklin is the author of New York Times best sellers, Right People, Right Place, Right Plan and Fasting. His ministry extends internationally through the televised broadcast, Kingdom Connection, which is seen on television networks such as TBN and The Church Channel.[1] He also plays the saxophone.
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[edit] Biography
Jentezen Franklin is the son of Billy and Katie Franklin. He has two older brothers, Doyle and Richie, and two younger sisters, Jennifer and Jill. He and his wife Cherise married in September 1987, and together they have five children: Courteney, Caressa, Caroline, Connar, and Drake.[2] Billy Franklin, Jentezen's father, died in 1991.
Jentezen Franklin studied tenor saxophone under Frank Mayes at Atlantic Christian College in his hometown of Wilson, North Carolina. Jentezen, along with his brother, Richie, played in the college Jazz Band. Jentezen quit college after his brother graduated and pursued the ministry under the guidance of his father.
On his way to a musical career as a saxophone player, Jentezen felt led by God to become a minister.[3] Prior to becoming the senior pastor of Free Chapel (which is affiliated with the Congregational Holiness Church[4]), Jentezen Franklin had visited the church annually as a Church of God evangelist.[3] When Roy Wellborn, the church's senior pastor, died, Franklin had been scheduled to preach. In 1989, Jentezen became the senior pastor of Free Chapel, which was made up of a small congregation of about 300 people. In 2004, the church moved to its current location, which has a 3,000 seat auditorium. In 2007, Jentezen Franklin opened the second Free Chapel Church in Irvine, California. On August 5, 2007, the church held its first service with about 163. Since that day, the Free Chapel Orange County has radically expanded, and now serves thousands weekly.[3]
[edit] Forward Conference
Forward is an annual student conference hosted by Franklin's church since 2005.
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[edit] Publications
- Fasting: (Volume I) Private Discipline That Brings Public Reward (2004)
- Fasting: (Volume II) Opening A Door To God's Promises (2005)
- The Amazing Discernment of Women: Learning to Understand Your Spiritual Intuition And God's Plan for It (2006)
- Right People, Right Place, Right Plan (2007) (publisher's page)
- Right People, Right Place, Right Plan Devotional: 30 Days of Discerning the Voice of God (2008) (publisher's page)
- Fasting: Opening the door to a deeper, more intimate, more powerful relationship with God (2008)
- Fasting Journal: Your Personal 21-Day Guide to a Successful Fast (2008)
- Believe That You Can (2008)
- Fear Fighters: How to Live with Confidence in a World Driven by Fear (2009)
- The Fasting Edge: Recover your passion. Recapture your dream. Restore your joy. (2011)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Free Chapel Media". Free Chapel. 2009-01-17.
- ^ About Jentezen Franklin
- ^ a b c Blackwood, Harris (6 March 2008). "Jentezen Franklin: 2 coasts, 1 message". Gainesville Times. http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/archive/3703/. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ^ Congregational Holiness Church. "Where We Are". Accessed June 13, 2011.
[edit] External links
- JentezenFranklin.org Jentezen Franklin Media Ministries
- Free Chapel Senior Pastor
- Free Chapel OC (Orange County) Senior Pastor
- Forward Conference Forward Conference
