Max Lucado was born in San Angelo Texas January 11, 1955. He
grew up in Andrews, where his father worked in the oil fields, and
his mother worked as a nurse. Today he is a best-selling author and
retired pastor at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas.
Lucado attended Abilene Christian University where he received an
undergraduate degree in Mass Communication. While a student at
Abilene Christian, Lucado worked to pay his way through college by
selling books door-to-door with the Southwestern Advantage
entrepreneurial program. Initially he wished to become a lawyer, but
has said that a required Bible course at the university and a
mission trip made him change his mind, deciding instead to become a
missionary. However, this required that Lucado get a graduate degree
in Bible and Biblical Studies; and, have at least two years
experience ministering to a church. Lucado graduated from Abilene
Christian University with a master's degree in Bible and Biblical
Studies.
In 1988, he was hired as a minister to the Oak Hills Church of
Christ in San Antonio, Texas. Lucado has been associated with
teaching that was seen as too innovative by some and causing
divisions amongst the Churches of Christ. Unlike the typical
Churches of Christ, Oak Hills began using musical instruments in
worship services and held the belief that baptism isn't required for
salvation. Lucado no longer affiliates himself with the Churches of
Christ. Under Lucado's ministry, Oak Hills dropped the "Church of
Christ" affiliation from its name in 2003, calling itself simply
"Oak Hills Church" After serving as the senior minister at Oak Hills
Church in San Antonio, TX for 20 years, Lucado announced in early
2007 that he was stepping down due to health concerns.
Lucado has written almost 100 books with 130 million copies in
print. He was recipient of the Charles "Kip" Jordon Gold Medallion
Christian Book of the Year award three times for his books Just Like
Jesus, In the Grip of Grace and When God Whispers Your Name, and
has also appeared regularly on several bestseller lists including
the New York Times Best Seller List.
In 2005 Lucado was named "America's Pastor" by Christianity Today
magazine and Reader's Digest named him "The Best Preacher in
America." He has also been featured on The Fox News Channel, NBC
Nightly News, Larry King Live, LLBN, and USA Today. |
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