Jimmy Dorrell is Executive Director of Mission Waco in

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and pastor of Church Under the Bridge. Dorrell is also a part-time professor at

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and

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and has authored three books.

Early life and education

He grew up in

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and moved to Waco in 1968 to attend

where he majored in religion and received a BA in 1972. He graduated from

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a Baptist theological institute in Fort Worth, Texas. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was established in 1908 and is one of the largest seminaries in the world. It i ...

with an M.Div. in 1978 and received his MA in Environmental Studies from Baylor in 1993. In 2001 he received his

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(D.Min.) degree from

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Ministry

Dorrell is pastor of Church Under the Bridge and teaches classes at Baylor University and

in Waco. He has served on many boards including Teen Pregnancy Prevention Council, Parents as Teachers, Compassion Ministries of Waco, Waco Tribune Herald Board of Contributors, Census 2000 Special Housing Subcommittee Chair, Christian Community Development Association, and currently the Texas Christian Community Development Network. He has been honored through awards such as Family of the Year Award-Waco Conference of Christians & Jews, Hometown Hero Award, Citizen of the Year-National Association of Social Workers Waco Unit and Baylor University Alumni’s Abner V. McCall Humanitarian Award, Wacoan of the Year (2016), and Baylor University Distinguished Alumni (2016). After receiving his degree from seminary in 1978, he and his wife Janet moved into the North Waco neighborhood where they began their call to incarnational ministry, to live among the poor and help bring “good news” through relationships and empowerment opportunities. His passion for the poor and mobilizing the middle-class to become involved in the lives of the poor became the strategy for Mission Waco that continues today. Jimmy Dorrell and his wife Janet Dorrell founde
Mission Waco Mission World
which includes empowerment and community development work in Waco, Mexico, India and Haiti. Dorrell also serves at President of the Texas Christian Community Development Network.

Bibliography

* ''Trolls and Truth: 14 Realities About Today's Church That We Don't Want to See '' (New Hope, 2006) * ''Plunge2Poverty: An Intensive Poverty Simulation Experience'' (New Hope, 2007) * ''Dead Church Walking: Giving Life to the Church That is Dying to Survive'' (Biblica, 2011)

External links

Mission Waco's Official Web Site

Church Under the Bridge's Official Web Site

Faculty Bio at George W. Truett Theological Seminary
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorrell, Jimmy Living people Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni Palmer Theological Seminary alumni American Christian clergy People from Waco, Texas Baylor University faculty Year of birth missing (living people)