All content Tim Challies, 2002-2023. David Wise This youth minister also happens to be a gold medal-winning Olympic freestyle skier. Televangelist and religious leader Jerry Falwell Sr. was also a co-founder of the Moral Majority, a political platform for the promotion of conservative Christian ideals. No, not just a satanist. You've been to Europe? A Jacob Albright A. Robert Tilton is an American televangelist best known for his TV program Success-N-Life, which was aired in 235 American television markets during the peak of his ministry in 1991. 54. The top-11 includes three who are first politicians and several others who use their influence equally in both worlds. Newsmax, Moneynews, Newsmax Health, and Independent. Yet I am convinced that it is among these weak people that the gospel is held in highest esteem. Hal Lindsey is an evangelist and Christian writer. 75. Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, the world's largest evangelical Christian university. The show was taken off the air when ABC's Primetime Live questioned Robert Tilton's fundraising practices. He also heads the Creflo Dollar Ministries, Creflo Dollar Ministerial Association, and Arrow Records. If You Collect Social Security, Please Read This Critical Information . For 15 years, Richard Roberts served as the president of the private evangelical university Oral Roberts University (ORU). Lamb's story is a familiar one. Well, Jesse Duplantis feels your pain. Salem operates more than 100 radio stations around the country in addition to nearly 3,000 radio affiliates. Tilton's rebuttal? What is there to say about it that hasn't already been said in countless documentaries, exposs, and depositions? He has tackled many tough issues from predestination to homosexuality. 60. 1. He also stated that a gay-friendly church was a satanic cult and that its inevitable annihilation would cause a celebration in heaven. He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary, following which he worked with Campus Crusade for Christ. David Jeremiah Jeremiah is the founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in California. 47. Andy Crouch The former executive editor of Christianity Today, Crouch has written for major news outlets like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal as well as authored several books on faith and culture. A loving wife. . The Pew Research Center estimates that about 25.4 percent of Americans, or about 62 million adults, are evangelicals. List of famous televangelists (also known as "TV evangelists"), with photos where possible. His wife stuck with him, even after he was sued for allegedly going all "bad touch" on employees during mandated "quiet time.". Mike Huckabee The former pastor who served as governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, Huckabee was a Republican primary presidential candidate in 2008 and 2016, winning the Iowa Republican caucuses in 2008. Oral Roberts was an American televangelist who was ordained in United Methodist churches as well as the Pentecostal Holiness. He was also the guy who got really upset about the purple Teletubby back in the '90s. To fans of Mike Warnke, it's Sunday morning. Kirk Cameron The outspoken Christian actor converted to Christianity while starring as Mike Seaver in the ABC sitcom Growing Pains in the 1980s. He was also a Sunday school teacher. He was a senior adviser for both of Mitt Romney's presidential campaigns. Interestingly, it also states in Matthew that Jesus said, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." Candace Cameron Bure Kirk Cameron's sister Candance Cameron Bure is famous in her own right, starring in Full House (and the Netflix reboot Fuller House) as well as many a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie. Jennie Allen A Bible study teacher and author of several award-winning books, Allen also founded the IF: Gathering conferences to equip women for ministry. 72. 66. A. Allen also propagated racial integration and encouraged the musical skills of African-Americans in his television programs. In practice, it seems to end disproportionately in hand-tailored suits that cost as much as a down payment on a mortgage and, in more than a few cases, prison. Osteen's televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 .more Kirk Cameron Age: 52 There's no way of knowing if this actually happened, but it just feels right to imagine that Jim Bakker responded by saying, "Hold my miracle cure.". The only son of Arvella Schuller and Robert H. Schuller, who founded the Crystal Cathedral, Schuller served as a minister on the weekly television program Hour of Power, which was aired from the Crystal Cathedral. Some people will call it dumb luck. An ardent propagator of Prosperity Theology, Jan Crouch played a major role in the development of the Trinity Broadcasting Network for which she was honored with the Golden Angel Award for Excellence in Media. Robert P. George Although hes a Catholic, hes revered for the Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto signed by evangelical, orthodox, and Catholic leaders that promised resistance against legislation that might implicate church values. Rex Humbard was an American televangelist remembered for hosting the Cathedral of Tomorrow show, which was aired on over 600 stations. According to a 2016 report, Evangelical Protestants compose about 17% of the Christian population in the United States of America. Ken Ham A speaker and authority on biblical creationism, Ham founded Answers in Genesis ministry, which built the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky. ", 64. . He's the founder of the Daystar Television Network, the second-largest Christian TV network on Earth. Is Christ Really Returning? A. According to Forbes, one man who began working for Angley at 18 claims that he would regularly be called to the preacher's house for "special anointings" involving personal massages and a marked lack of clothing. AAE promotes the Christ-centered gospel and biblical worldview for human flourishing. Jerry Falwell Jr. The president of Liberty University, one of the largest evangelical Christian colleges in the U.S., Falwell took over after his fathers and the school founder's death in 2007. Make Your Life Count, led to the founding of Do Something Church, an organization that helps churches implement outreach strategies. Finally, it reminds me how small and weak the Reformed corner of the Christian world is. David and Nicole Crank The couple jointly pastor Faith Church, a megachurch with multiple locations in St. Louis, Missouri, and West Palm Beach, Florida, that has more than 18,000 active members. He was a spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama. There's a lot of ground to cover with Jerry Falwell. Im sure it was no small project to sift through the thousands of possibilities among the millions of Evangelicals to arrive at a mere 100. Age: 59 Cut to the mid-'70s. (No, Really, Men Can Make It Longer), China's Long, Fruitless History of Irritation with North Korea, By The Numbers: 10 Memorable Movie Accountants, Thieves Make off with Five Tons of Nutella in Germany, Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us. Ernest Winston Angley (born August 9, 1921) is an American Christian evangelist, author and television station owner based in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. If Trip Lee is on the list, then why not Lecrae? Ernest Angley has been having a rough go of things lately. He said he prayed so hard over the letters that the ink leaked into his bloodstream, and by the way that's why he needed plastic surgery, paid for by aforementioned donations. Was any of it true? (Their criteria was simple: They chose people who share a common belief in the holiness of scripture and the centrality of faith in Jesus Christ for their lives.). A month later, they've outgrown the darned things, and you have to ask your parishioners for $54 million to buy new ones. He was poised for a comeback in 2009 when HBO produced a documentary on his return to the righteous path, but wouldn't you know it, more allegationsof the abusive variety popped up. Thats not to say I like or respect the people on the list or that I even regard them as evangelicals (or Christians for that). Joel Osteen is an American pastor, author, and televangelist. According to her, the network serves as a personal bank account for the Crouch family, who aren't above zany shenanigans like having their chauffeurs ordained to avoid having to pay taxes on their salaries. 58. Rev. In 2012, another of the Crouches' granddaughters sued the couple, claiming that she had been sexually assaulted by a TBN employee when she was 13 and that Jan had turned a blind eye and blamed the child for the attack. Falwell Jr. also invested $5 million of Libertys endowment in Israel in 2016. She is also an artist who learned to paint by holding a brush between her teeth, as well as a musician. He was also accused of sexual abuse by Rev. He has made controversial remarks about gun rights and endorsed Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, speaking at the 2016 Republican National Convention in his support. 33. Do You Approve of President Trump's Job Performance? He spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 in support of Hillary Clinton. On their way to such prodigious (if also dwindling) numbers, their leadership has for decades been rocked by scandal after scandal. A. Allen was an American evangelist best remembered for his deliverance ministry and faith healing programs. 17. Bob Larson is an American television and radio evangelist. Willie Robertson The CEO of Duck Commander, Robertson also produced and starred in the A&E show Duck Dynasty, where his family talked openly about their faith and prayed over family dinners in between conducting business and participating in other fun antics. Alvin Plantinga Once described as Americas leading orthodox Protestant philosopher of God by Time magazine, Plantinga was awarded the Templeton Prize Laureate in 2017 for his life's work proving that philosophy and religion can coexist. In 2007, he was made an inductee of the Arkansas Walk of Fame. Alan Sears As general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal advocacy group, he has won many lawsuits on behalf of conservative Christians. Steven Curtis Chapman With five Grammys and a record-breaking 58 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, Chapman is recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the contemporary Christian music genre. Charles Stanley The founder and president of In Touch Ministries and senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, of the Southern Baptist Convention for more than 40 years, Stanley has written more than 60 books, some of them best-sellers.