Inspirations Vol. 1, Chapter 14: “How Faith Works”

A visionary, a prolific author, and recently affirmed an Apostle of Faith, Frederick K.C. Price has influenced a generation of believers.

Apostle Price is the Founder of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) in Los Angeles, California. He began CCC in 1973 and, since then, the church has grown to become a world-renowned ministry which boasts the prodigious FaithDome. Being one of the largest sanctuaries in the country, the FaithDome is a refuge of hope and an oasis of beauty in South Los Angeles with a congregation of about 22,000.

After more than 35 years of service, the Apostle has stepped aside as Head Pastor to formally install his son, Pastor Frederick K. Price Jr., as his successor. He continues to serve at the helm as the Chairman of CCC’s Board of Directors, but has relinquished the daily duties of the pastorate to his son. Apostle Price not only ministers in the FaithDome, but travels the world, mostly in the United States, teaching the uncompromising Word of God.

Born on January 3, 1932 in Santa Monica, California, Apostle Price is the older of two sons of Winfred and Fred Price. He has one sister, Dr. Delores W. Jones.

Apostle Price graduated from Dorsey High School and attended Los Angeles City College for two years. He received an honorary diploma from Rhema Bible Training Center in 1976 and a Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Oral Roberts University in 1982.

Apostle Price is believed to be the first African American minister to broadcast on television with his powerful “Ever Increasing Faith” program. Today, “Ever Increasing Faith” reaches an estimated 15 million households each week, and airs in 15 of the 20 largest markets throughout the United States via “Ever Increasing Faith Television” (EIFTV). The ministry also hosts podcasts and publishes a quarterly magazine.

In 1990, Apostle Price founded the Fellowship of Inner City Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM). Members of FICWFM include churches from all over the United States and various countries. The Fellowship meets regionally throughout the year and hosts an annual convention here at the FaithDome. Their mission is to provide standards of excellence in ministry.

In 2001, Apostle Price established an East Coast church – Crenshaw Christian Center East. The current membership is almost 1,000. Apostle Price travels to New York regularly to teach the weekly Bible Study and Sunday service.

The author of some 50 books on faith, healing, prosperity, and the Holy Spirit, Apostle Price has sold over 2.1 million books since 1976.
A devout husband, Apostle Price has been married to his wife, Dr. Betty Price, since 1953. He is also the proud father of four children and nine grandchildren, most of whom work in the ministry.

His daughters work alongside Apostle Price in ministry. The eldest, Angela Evans, serves as the President and COO of CCC; his second, Cheryl Price, is the Executive Vice President; the youngest, Stephanie Buchanan, is the Executive Administrator; and son, Pastor Frederick Price Jr. is now Pastor. In addition, Apostle Price and Dr. Betty have nine grandchildren: Alan Michael Evans (married to Carrie Evans) and Adrian Marie Evans, who all work in the ministry; Nicole Denise and Allen L. Crabbe, III; Tyler Stephen, Justin Eric and Sidney Trinity Buchanan; and Frederick Price V. They have two great grandchildren, Kamari Drake Stewart-Crowley and Akira Makai Evans.

Inspirations Vol. 1, Chapter 13: “Spiritual Formation And The True Nature Of Happiness”

J.P. Moreland (Ph.D., USC; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary) is one of the leading evangelical thinkers of our day as a prolific philosopher, theologian and Christian apologist. He is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Talbot School of Theology and director of the Eidos Christian Center.

With degrees in philosophy, theology and chemistry, Dr. Moreland has taught theology and philosophy at several schools throughout the United States.

He has authored or coauthored over forty books, including Kingdom Triangle, The God Question, In Search of a Confident Faith, Philosophical Foundation for a Christian Worldview, Scaling the Secular City, The Lost Virtue of Happiness and Body and Soul.
He is coeditor of Jesus Under Fire and a frequent contributor to popular Christian magazines and scholarly journals. Dr. Moreland served ten years with Campus Crusade for Christ, planted two churches, and has spoken on over 200 college campuses, in hundreds of churches, and over 25 debates.

Inspirations Vol. 1, Chapter 12: “The Matthew Moment”

The Rev. Stanley S. Harakas, is a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and is Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology Emeritus in the field of Orthodox Christian Ethics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Mass., U.S.A.

He received his undergraduate and theology degrees from Holy Cross. In 1965, he earned the degree of Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) from Boston University. In 1966 he began teaching at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He has been Visiting Professor at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary in New York, Boston University School of Theology, John the 23rd Center in New York City, Boston College Department of Theology, and Emmanuel College in Boston and has lectured at the University of Thessalonike, Greece.

In 1986 he was appointed to the first endowed chair at Holy Cross as “Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology.” He served as Dean of Hellenic College for five years, and Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology for ten years, (1970 to 1980). During this time, both schools were accredited and new degree programs established.

A member of numerous professional societies, he has served some of them as an officer. He has been President of the Orthodox Theological Society, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Christian Ethics. In 1988 he was elected to membership in the American Theological Society. Fr. Harakas was the inaugural recipient, in 1981, of the “Archbishop Iakovos Faculty Award.” In 1986 he was honored as a “Distinguished Alumnus” of Boston University School of Theology. In May, 2000 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.

Fr. Stanley was a Plenary Speaker at the Seventh General Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Canberra, Australia, and from 1990 to 1998 served as a Commissioner of the WCC Unit III on “Justice, Peace and Creation.” He served as co-chair of the Orthodox Studies Group of the American Academy of Religion from 1992 to 1998. Fr. Harakas is the author of five pamphlets and fifteen books, both scholarly and popular, and over one hundred twenty published scholarly articles.
Since 1985 he has authored the article on the “Orthodox Church” in the annual supplement to The World Book Encyclopedia and, from1992-1999, wrote a similar article for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. For twenty-one years (1980-2000), he was a weekly columnist in the national Greek-American newspaper, The Hellenic Chronicle. In 1989 he received a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities and in 1990 a grant from the Association of Theological Schools to work on an unpublished Greek manuscript. He has been a columnist and is a contributor to the Orthodox Observer. From 1997 to 1999 he was Editor of The Greek Orthodox Theological Review, published by the Faculty of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He was elected Courtesy Associate Professor by the Religion Department of the University of South Florida for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 academic years. As of October 18, 1997, he is a columnist for the weekend English section of the national Greek Language daily, The National Herald. He is a member of the Educational Committee of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture and in March, 2000 was appointed Honorary Professor of the Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies at Tampa’s University of South Florida.
Rev. Harakas has served as pastor of parishes in Lancaster, PA, Peabody, MA, Lexington, MA and Newburyport, MA. In each there were significant building programs. He has also served as Sunday supply priest at Holy Trinity Church in Lowell, MA, St. Nicholas Church in Enfield, CT. and the mission parish of St. Gregory the Theologian, in Sharon, MA. On January 13, 2001 he was assigned as the priest of Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church (the “Hellenic Orthodox Mission of Hernando County”) of the Metropolis of Atlanta, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

He is married to the former Emily G. Maniates of Boston, MA. They have had five children (four surviving), three grandsons, and three grand-daughters. The Harakas’ retired to Florida in July of 1995.

Inspirations Vol. 1, Chapter 11: “The Blessing Of Being Saved”

In 1996, Dr. Hunt served as President of the Pastors’ Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Hunt is currently serving as President of the Southern Baptist Convention for the term 2009-2010.

Dr. Hunt received a BA Degree-Religion in 1979 from Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, North Carolina and was also voted ministerial student of the year in 1979. In 1981, he received a Master of Divinity Degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina. The Chair of Church Growth at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary was named in Dr. Hunt’s honor on March 11, 1997. Dr. Hunt received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Immanuel Baptist Theological Seminary of Sharpsburg, Georgia, and also Doctor of Sacred Laws and Letters from Covington Theological Seminary. He also received an honorary Doctor of Divinity at Tennessee Temple University.

Dr. Johnny M. Hunt was born July 17, 1952, in Lumberton, North Carolina. He is married to Janet Allen Hunt of Wilmington, North Carolina. They have two daughters: Deanna Hunt Carswell and Hollie Hunt Hixson. They also have three granddaughters: Hope Savannah Hixson, Addie Lee Hixson, Katie Hunter Carswell and one grandson, Carson John Carswell.