Bruce Wilkinson

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Bruce Wilkinson is a Christian preacher, speaker and writer. He is based in the US.

He is best known for his book The Prayer of Jabez. He also founded Walk Thru the Bible, an evangelical Christian educational organization,[1] with Howard Hendricks, as well as Teach Every Nation (TEN), an Evangelical parachurch organization.

Biography

Early life and education

Wilkinson was born in New Jersey to Joan and James Wilkinson. He graduated from Northeastern Bible Collegewith a B.A. and Th. B., Dallas Theological Seminary (Th. M.) and Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (D.D.).[2]

Career

Wilkinson started his career as a college professor at Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon.

In 1976, he launched "Walk Thru the Bible.” He also launched and led WorldTeach.

After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Wilkinson traveled to Russia to teach in conjunction with the presentation of the Jesus film. He worked as chairman of Co-Mission, an education ministry in Russia[3] until 1996.

Wilkinson has produced a motion picture about AIDS called Beat the Drum.

In 2002, Wilkinson moved with his family to South Africa and founded an organization called "Dream For Africa". As part of this new project, he launched "Heart for Africa", which mobilized volunteers to plant backyard vegetable gardens for orphans and people living with hunger. He also launched a movement to recruit college students to conduct AIDS training in high schools.

Wilkinson founded "Teach Every Nation" (TEN) in 2013. TEN was formed to provide "innovative, practical and culturally relevant training" for pastors and leaders in the

global South. Training is provided through simulcasts and in-person courses on TEN's training campus located in the Waterberg Biosphere of northern South Africa.[4]

Wilkinson's ministries have also reached

Swaziland,[5] a country whose king, Mswati III, he tried unsuccessfully to meet during the early 2000s, leading him to return to the United States.[6]

Wilkinson has also served as the chairman of the board of the Exponential Group.[7]

Books

Wilkinson has written over 70 books,[8] including;

Wilkinson served on the overview committee for the New King James Version of the Bible,[9] as well as writing notes for the Open Bible.[10]

He is the executive editor of four Bibles including The Daily Walk Bible (NIV, NL, NKV, RSV), The Closer Walk New Testament (NIV), The Youth Walk Bible (NIV), and The Family Walk Bible (NIV).[11]

References

  1. ^ "Walk Thru the Bible Ministries - Bible Society of Singapore".
  2. ^ "Faithlife website". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  3. ^ "Bruce Wilkinson | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent".
  4. ^ "Bruce Wilkinson | Speaking Fee | Booking Agent".
  5. ^ "In Swaziland, U.S. Preacher Sees His Dream Vanish". Wall Street Journal. 19 December 2005.
  6. ^ "Jabez Author Quits Africa". February 2006.
  7. ^ Exponential Group website
  8. ^ "TEN official website". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  9. ^ National Day of Prayer website
  10. ^ Open Bible website
  11. ^ National Day of Prayer website

External links

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