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Jim Denison (born 1958) is an American author, speaker, and the CEO of Denison Ministries.[1]
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 Denison at Dallas Baptist University | |
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| Born | James Denison May 20, 1958 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Religion | Christianity (evangelical Protestantism) |
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Janet Denison (m. 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
| Denomination | Texas Baptists |
| Education | Houston Baptist University Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Profession | Cultural Apologist |
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| Ordination | College Park Baptist Church (Houston) |
| Profession | Cultural Apologist |
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| Website | denisonforum |
Early life and education
editDenison 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
editDenison 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:
- Resident Scholar for Ethics with Baylor Scott & White Health[9]
- Senior Fellow with the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative[10]
- Scholar Fellow with CEO Forum[11]
- Senior Fellow for Global Studies at Dallas Baptist University[12]
- Senior Fellow with the International Association of Christian Educators[13]
Denison has spoken on the topics of radical Islam, geopolitics, and medical ethics.[14][15]
Selected publications
editDenison'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
editDenison and his wife, Janet, live in Dallas, Texas. They have two married sons and four grandchildren.
References
edit- ^ "Meet Our Leaders". Denison Ministries. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "My spiritual birthday". Denison Forum. 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Jim Denison - Speakerpedia, Discover & Follow a World of Compelling Voices". Speakerpedia.
- ^ Hodges, Sam (2009-01-25). "Denison leaving Park Cities Baptist for BGCT". Dallas News. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Patterson, Jimmy (2013-03-26). "Denison returns to Midland to lead 'spiritual awakening'". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Our Brands". Denison Ministries. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Hodges, Sam (2009-01-25). "Denison leaving Park Cities Baptist for BGCT". Dallas News. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Jim Denison". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Dodderer, Jillian. "Dr. Peter Dysert Speaks at DBU Leadership Lecture Series". Dallas Baptist University.
- ^ "Wilberforce Leadership". 21Wilberforce. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Fellows | CEO Forum". theceoforum.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fowler Laberge, Carmen (11 October 2016). "Interview with Jim Denison on Tolerance, Absolute Truth, and Ten Life-Changing Words". The Layman.
- ^ "Leadership". IACE. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ Lowrie, Kalie. "Dr. Jim Denison Presents Gallup Lecture at DBU". Dallas Baptist University.
- ^ "The Veritas Forum". Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ "Jim Denison". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Winston, Kimberly (3 May 2016). "Humanists push for a National Day of Reason". Religion News Service.
- ^ Hall, John (9 April 2009). "Denison joins debate with atheist Hitchens". Baptist Standard.
- ^ Denison, James C. (10 June 2016). "What 'Me Before You' gets wrong". Fox News.
- ^ Forum, Denison. "Jim Denison, Author at Denison Forum". Denison Forum. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ Denison, Jim (28 June 2012). "Jim Denison: Follow seven imperatives to improve community life". Dallas News.
- ^ Allen, Bob (24 February 2015). "Baptist theologian says Bible doesn't condone homosexuality". Baptist News Global.
- ^ Denison, Jim. "Posts by: Jim Denison". Faithwire. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ Smith, Samuel (3 February 2018). "US, Western Europe Missing Out on '5th Great Awakening,' Jim Denison Says". The Christian Post.
- ^ "New Book on Radical Islam Declares: 'This Is the War of Our Generation!'". PRNewswire (Press release).
- ^ "About Dr. Jim Denison". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.