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Jim Denison
Jim Denison
Denison at Dallas Baptist University
Personal
Born
James Denison

(1958-05-20)May 20, 1958
Houston, Texas, U.S.
ReligionChristianity (evangelical Protestantism)
Spouse
Janet Denison
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(m. 1980)​
Children2
DenominationTexas Baptists
EducationHouston Baptist University

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dallas Baptist University
ProfessionCultural Apologist
Senior posting
OrdinationCollege Park Baptist Church (Houston)
ProfessionCultural Apologist
Previous post
Websitedenisonforum.org

Jim Denison (born 1958) is an American author, speaker, and the CEO of Denison Ministries.[1]

Early life and education

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Denison was born in 1958.[2] He has both a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Dallas Baptist University.[3]

Career

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Denison was the senior pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, from 1998 to 2009.[4] He served as pastor of Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in Atlanta from 1994 to 1998, and from 1988 to 1994, he pastored First Baptist Church Midland.[5]

In February 2009, he cofounded Denison Forum, one of four brands within Denison Ministries.[6] It was formerly known as the Center for Informed Faith, an independent ministry hosted by the Baptist General Convention of Texas.[7]

Denison writes The Daily Article, a weekday email newsletter that comments on current issues through a biblical lens, and cohosts The Denison Forum Podcast.[8] He holds a number of fellowships, including:

Denison has spoken on the topics of radical Islam, geopolitics, and medical ethics.[14][15]

Selected publications

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Denison's perspectives have been published in the Huffington Post,[16] Religion News,[17] the Baptist Standard,[18] Fox News,[19] Patheos,[20] the Dallas Morning News,[21] Baptist News Global,[22] Faithwire,[23] and the Christian Post.[24]

He is the author of multiple books:

  • The Coming Tsunami: Why Christians Are Labeled Intolerant, Irrelevant, Oppressive, and Dangerous—and How We Can Turn the Tide
  • Respectfully, I Disagree: How to Be a Civil Person in an Uncivil Time
  • How Does God See America?
  • Biblical Insight to Tough Questions: Vols. 1–10
  • Bright Hope for Tomorrow: How Jesus' Parables Illuminate Our Darkest Days
  • Radical Islam: What You Need to Know [25]
  • The Bible -- You Can Believe It: Biblical Authority in the Twenty-First Century
  • Myth and the Manger
  • Life on the Brick Pile: Answers to Suffering from the Letters of Revelation
  • Seven Crucial Questions About the Bible [26]

Personal life

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Denison and his wife, Janet, live in Dallas, Texas. They have two married sons and four grandchildren.

References

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  1. ^ "Meet Our Leaders". Denison Ministries. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ "My spiritual birthday". Denison Forum. 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. ^ "Jim Denison - Speakerpedia, Discover & Follow a World of Compelling Voices". Speakerpedia.
  4. ^ Hodges, Sam (2009-01-25). "Denison leaving Park Cities Baptist for BGCT". Dallas News. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ^ Patterson, Jimmy (2013-03-26). "Denison returns to Midland to lead 'spiritual awakening'". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Our Brands". Denison Ministries. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  7. ^ Hodges, Sam (2009-01-25). "Denison leaving Park Cities Baptist for BGCT". Dallas News. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Jim Denison". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  9. ^ Dodderer, Jillian. "Dr. Peter Dysert Speaks at DBU Leadership Lecture Series". Dallas Baptist University.
  10. ^ "Wilberforce Leadership". 21Wilberforce. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  11. ^ "Fellows | CEO Forum". theceoforum.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Fowler Laberge, Carmen (11 October 2016). "Interview with Jim Denison on Tolerance, Absolute Truth, and Ten Life-Changing Words". The Layman.
  13. ^ "Leadership". IACE. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  14. ^ Lowrie, Kalie. "Dr. Jim Denison Presents Gallup Lecture at DBU". Dallas Baptist University.
  15. ^ "The Veritas Forum". Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  16. ^ "Jim Denison". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  17. ^ Winston, Kimberly (3 May 2016). "Humanists push for a National Day of Reason". Religion News Service.
  18. ^ Hall, John (9 April 2009). "Denison joins debate with atheist Hitchens". Baptist Standard.
  19. ^ Denison, James C. (10 June 2016). "What 'Me Before You' gets wrong". Fox News.
  20. ^ Forum, Denison. "Jim Denison, Author at Denison Forum". Denison Forum. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  21. ^ Denison, Jim (28 June 2012). "Jim Denison: Follow seven imperatives to improve community life". Dallas News.
  22. ^ Allen, Bob (24 February 2015). "Baptist theologian says Bible doesn't condone homosexuality". Baptist News Global.
  23. ^ Denison, Jim. "Posts by: Jim Denison". Faithwire. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  24. ^ Smith, Samuel (3 February 2018). "US, Western Europe Missing Out on '5th Great Awakening,' Jim Denison Says". The Christian Post.
  25. ^ "New Book on Radical Islam Declares: 'This Is the War of Our Generation!'". PRNewswire (Press release).
  26. ^ "About Dr. Jim Denison". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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