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Max Lucado
Max Lucado
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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