Jerry Vines
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Charles Jerry Vines (born September 1937) is an American preacher and former pastor of what was then the nation's third largest Southern Baptist church, the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. Like his former co-pastor Homer G. Lindsay Jr., Vines is well known for his conservative and sometimes controversial public stances, as well as his wide-reaching influence in the Southern Baptist Convention and the local political arena. He retired from the First Baptist pulpit on February 7, 2006, and was succeeded by Mac Brunson. On February 4, 2007, Brunson named Vines Pastor Emeritus of the church.
Biography
Jerry Vines was born in
In June 1988, he was elected
He has since started his own ministry, Jerry Vines Ministries. This ministry is an outreach to further educate pastors in different areas of the ministry. Vines is married to the former Janet Denney and they have four children and seven grand children.
Controversy
Vines sparked controversy in June 2002 for remarks he made at a Southern Baptist Convention conference that were
Jerry Vines was found to have covered up allegations of abuse by Darrell Gilyard towards young women with Paige Patterson from 1991. [8] One of several young women, abused by Gilyard, said she reported her abuse to Vines, who was reported to have responded by asking her to stay silent as "it may be embarrassing for her [the abused]". He allegedly spoke to Paige Patterson and no police action was undertaken into the claims. [9]
Selected works
- "I Shall Return"... Jesus: A Biblical Perspective Of End Times (Victor Books, 1977)
- Interviews With Jesus (Broadman Press, 1981)
- A Practical Guide To Sermon Preparation (Moody Publishers, 1985)
- Spirit Life: Experience The Power, Excitement, and Intimacy of God's Shaping Hand (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998)
- Power In The Pulpit: How To Prepare and Deliver Expository Sermons (Moody Publishers, 1999)
- Pursuing God's Own Heart: Lessons From The Life Of David (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2003)
See also
- List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Southern Baptist Convention Presidents
- Criticism of Muhammad
References
- ^ "Jerry Vines enrolls in Ph.D. Program | Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- Biblical Recorder.
- Sunan Abu Dawood, 41:4917, said to have been narrated by Aisha. Other hadith that report the same account are Sahih al-Bukhari, 5:58:236, Sahih al-Bukhari, 7:62:88,Sahih Muslim, 8:3309, Sahih Muslim, 8:3310, Sahih Muslim, 8:3311.
- ^ a b "Vines: No Apology To Muslims" Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine. (June 17, 2002). News4Jax.com.
- ^ "Zion's Christian Soldiers" Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. (October 3, 2002). CBSNews.com, 60 Minutes.
- ^ Hertz, Todd (October 17, 2002). "Riots, Condemnation, Fatwa, and Apology Follow Falwell's CBS Comments" Archived 2006-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. Christianity Today.
- ^ Hannigan, Joni B. (March 6, 2003). "Vines speaks out against NBC news report" Archived 2006-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Florida Baptist Witness.
- ^ "Unearthed tapes, letters show Southern Baptist leaders' support for pastor who faced sex scandal". 22 August 2019.
- ^ "980 - Surviving Sexual Abuse in the SBC: Tiffany Thigpen".