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Steve Willis (pastor)
Steve Willis is a Baptist Pastor#Protestantism, pastor in the United States and national health activist. He was described as the "Apostle of Health" by ''Charisma (magazine), Charisma'' magazine, and is best known nationally for his efforts to curb childhood obesity, as well as for his role on American Broadcasting Company, ABC Television's Emmy award winning series ''Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution''. He is currently the Senior Pastor of the One Church Network, and the lead teaching pastor of their Calvary campus in Murfreesboro, TN. Early life and education Willis was born and raised in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and has called the state home for most of his adult life as well. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1991 and moved to Texas to complete his Master's in Divinity soon after from Dallas Theological Seminary. Upon graduating in 1996, Willis returned to West Virginia to take a youth ministry position. He later earned a Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), ''sola fide'' (salvation by just faith alone), ''sola scriptura'' (scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice) and congregationalist church government. Baptists generally recognize two ordinances: baptism and communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. For example, Baptist theology may include Arminian or Calvinist beliefs with various sub-groups holding different or competing positions, while others allow for diversity in this matter within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
