Gospel Trailblazer: An African American Preacher's Historic Journey Across Racial Lines - Hardcover

Howard O. Jones; Edward Gilbreath

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802450067 ISBN 13: 9780802450067

Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

Billy Graham made a dramatic decision to go against the grain of the segregationist era in the church: he opened his ministry to people of all races. Dr. Howard O. Jones became Dr. Graham's first African-American colleague, thereby helping him integrate and broaden his ministry. Readers from all backgrounds will be inspired, informed, and challenged as they read Gospel Trailblazer. Even if Dr. Jones isn't a familiar name, this book will help readers more fully appreciate the triumphs and failures of the 20th Century evangelistic movement.

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About the Author:

DR. HOWARD O. JONES was the first African-American Associate Evangelist of the Billy Graham Team (1958-1963).  An accomplished musician, Dr. Jones gave up a promising career to study and serve as a pastor, evangelist, and missionary.  Following fourteen years of pastoring he spent six years with his family ministering in Liberia, West Africa.  A speaker on the Hour of Freedom broadcast for many years, he was recently honored with the Milestone Award for 53 years of Christian Broadcasting by the National Religious Broadcasters, on whose board of directors he served for over twenty years, and he was the first African-American radio minister to be inducted into the NRB Hall of Fame.  He has served on the board of Managers of the Christian & Missionary Alliance, as Chapel Speaker for the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns, and as visiting Professor of Evangelism at Crown College, where the Dr. Howard O. Jones Chair of Evangelism was established.  Dr. Jones is the author of a number of books.  He and his wife, Wanda, raised five children during their 57 years of marriage.  Dr. Jones makes his home in Oberlin, OH.  
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About this edition

• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0802450067
• ISBN 13: 9780802450067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224