20th-century Protestant religious leaders

The list 20th-century Protestant religious leaders includes Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, Kenneth Copeland, Max Lucado and Grady Nutt. The list consists of 40 members and 9 sublists.

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20th-century Anglican clergy
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20th-century Lutheran clergy
9L, 55T
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20th-century Unitarian clergy
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20th-century Methodist ministers
6L, 115T
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20th-century Congregationalist ministers
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20th-century Baptist ministers
4L, 227T
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20th-century Calvinist and Reformed ministers
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20th-century Anabaptist ministers
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20th-century Mennonite bishops
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1.

Joyce Meyer

American author (born 1943)

Overview: Pauline Joyce Meyer (née Hutchison; June 4, 1943) is an American Charismatic Christian author and speaker and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Joyce and her husband Dave have four grown children ...

Date of birth: 4 June 1943

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: Religion

Gender: Female

Partner: David Benjamin Meyer (Married)

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Televangelists from Missouri 1T

American women non-fiction writers 2,184T

Christians from Missouri 8T
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Joel Osteen

American preacher

Overview: Joel Scott Osteen (born March 5, 1963) is an American pastor, televangelist, and author, based in Houston, Texas. As of 2018, Osteen's televised sermons were seen by approximately 10 million viewers in ...

Date of birth: 5 March 1963

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Religion

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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20th-century American male writers 6,911T

American male non-fiction writers 4,581T

Pentecostals from Texas 12T
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Kenneth Copeland

American televangelist

Overview: Kenneth Max Copeland (born December 6, 1936) is an American televangelist and author associated with the charismatic movement. His organization, Kenneth Copeland Ministries, is based in Tarrant County ...

Date of birth: 6 December 1936

Age: 88

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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Internet memes introduced in 2020 23T

COVID-19 conspiracy theorists 46T

American faith healers 31T
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Max Lucado

American clergyman and writer

Overview: Max Lucado (born January 11, 1955) is an American author and pastor at Oak Hills Church (formerly the Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio, Texas.

Date of birth: 11 January 1955

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Author

Gender: Male

Partner: Denalyn Lucado (Married)

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People from Andrews, Texas 10T

Protestant missionaries in Brazil 9T

American Protestant missionaries 209T
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Grady Nutt

American actor

Overview: Grady Lee Nutt (September 2, 1934 – November 23, 1982) was a Southern Baptist minister, humorist, television personality, and author. His humor revolved around rural Southern Protestantism and earned ...

Date of birth: 2 September 1934

Date of death: 23 November 1982

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1982 10T

20th-century American comedians 1,226T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T
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Ira North

Author and editor, Preacher at Madison Church of Christ

Overview: Ira Lutts North (August 31, 1922 Ethridge, Tennessee – January 15, 1984 Nashville, Tennessee) was a preacher and author within the Churches of Christ.

Date of birth: 31 August 1922

Date of death: 15 January 1984

Age: 61 (age at death)

Nationality: American

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Ministers of the Churches of Christ 52T

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni 1,296T

People from Lawrence County, Tennessee 15T
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Barry Minkow

American businessman

Overview: Barry Jay Minkow (born March 22, 1966) is a former American businessman, pastor, and convicted felon. While still in high school, he founded ZZZZ Best (pronounced "Zee Best"), which appeared to be an ...

Date of birth: 17 March 1967

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Criminal

Gender: Male

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American confidence tricksters 94T

People from Reseda, Los Angeles 30T

American male criminals 435T
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Eddie Long

American bishop

Overview: Eddie Lee Long (May 12, 1953 – January 15, 2017) was an American pastor who served as the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a megachurch in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, from ...

Date of birth: 12 May 1953

Date of death: 15 January 2017

Age: 63 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Religion

Gender: Male

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People from Huntersville, North Carolina 25T

Baptists from North Carolina 87T

2017 deaths 9,371T
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Ralph Drollinger

American clergyman and basketball player

Overview: Ralph Kim Drollinger (born April 20, 1954) is an American clergyman and retired professional basketball player, and leader of the "White House Bible Study Group," a study group sponsored by 10 cabinet ...

Date of birth: 20 April 1954

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

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21st-century Protestant religious leaders 28T

United States men's national basketball team players 439T

American men's basketball players 12,045T
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Ballington Booth

American Christian minister (1857–1940)

Overview: Ballington Booth (July 28, 1857 – October 5, 1940) was a British-born American Christian minister who co-founded Volunteers of America, a Christian charitable organization, and became its first ...

Date of birth: 6 July 1857

Date of death: 5 October 1940

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Activist

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William Booth family 16T

2015 deaths 10,345T

19th-century Protestant religious leaders 9T
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John F. MacArthur

American Reformed Baptist pastor, televangelist, and author (born 1939)

Overview: John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. (born June 19, 1939) is an American pastor and author known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching radio program Grace to You. He has been the pastor-teacher ...

Date of birth: 14 June 1939

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Occupation: Football (American)

Gender: Male

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American critics of Islam 150T

Christian critics of Islam 106T

American Christian Young Earth creationists 38T
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Bill Gothard

American Christian leader

Overview: William W. Gothard Jr. (born November 2, 1934) is an American Christian minister, speaker, and writer, and the founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP). His conservative teachings encourage ...

Date of birth: 2 November 1934

Age: 90

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

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Leaders of Christian parachurch organizations 42T

21st-century Protestant religious leaders 28T

Louisiana Baptist University alumni 8T
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Chuck Smith

American pastor (1927-2013)

Overview: Charles Ward "Chuck" Smith (June 25, 1927 – October 3, 2013) was an American pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement. Beginning with the 25-person Costa Mesa congregation in 1965, Smith's influence ...

Date of birth: 25 June 1927

Date of death: 3 October 2013

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

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American Evangelical writers 283T

Members of the Calvary Chapel 13T

20th-century evangelicals 633T
14.

Magno Malta

Brazilian politician (born 1957)

Overview: Magno Malta (born October 16, 1957) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Espírito Santo in the Federal Senate since 2003. Previously he was a deputy from Espirito Santo from 1999 to 2003. He is ...

Date of birth: 16 October 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: Brazilian

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Espírito Santo 11T

Members of the Legislative Assembly of Espírito Santo 8T

Evangelical pastors 14T
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Christiana Abiodun Emanuel

Overview: Christiana Abiodun Emanuel, born Abiodun Akinsowon (1907–1994), was the co-founder of the Cherubim and Seraphim, an Aladura Christian denomination. After a schism in the Church, she founded and led the ...

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Bulambo Lembelembe Josué

Christian minister

Overview: Bulambo Lembelembe Josué is a DR Congolese Christian minister, and a defender of human rights.

Date of birth: 11 February 1960

Age: 65

Occupation: Activist

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Democratic Republic of the Congo human rights activists 6T

People from South Kivu 17T

Democratic Republic of the Congo religious leaders 3T
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David Oyedepo

Nigerian pastor

Overview: David O. Oyedepo (born September 27, 1954) is a Nigerian preacher, Christian author, businessman, architect and the founder and presiding Bishop of the megachurch Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, ...

Date of birth: 27 September 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: Nigerian

Occupation: Architect

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Nigerian Pentecostal pastors 31T

Founders of Nigerian schools and colleges 41T

21st-century Nigerian architects 18T
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Alexander McDonald (Moderator)

Scottish minister

Overview: Alexander McDonald (born 5 November 1937) is a Scottish retired minister. He served as a minister of the Church of Scotland, and was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1997-8) ...

Date of birth: 5 November 1937

Date of death: 17 March 2016

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

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20th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland 157T

2016 deaths 9,448T

20th-century Royal Air Force personnel 62T
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Robert L. Short

Aemrican minister

Overview: Robert L. Short (1932 – July 6, 2009) was an American Christian minister and the author of several books of "popular theology", including the 1965 bestseller The Gospel According to Peanuts.

Date of birth: 1932

Date of death: 6 July 2009

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

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People from Brighton, Michigan 19T

21st-century Protestant religious leaders 28T

American Presbyterian ministers 305T
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Mehdi Dibaj

Overview: Mehdi Dibaj (1935 – June/July 1994) was an Iranian Christian convert from Shia Islam, pastor and Christian martyr.

Date of birth: 1935

Date of death: 1994

Age: 58 (age at death)

Nationality: Iranian

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Missing person cases in Iran 6T

Iranian Presbyterians 1T

Male murder victims 881T