Prophetic Preaching for a Paralyzed Church: 8 Sermons To Inspire Social Change (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692687499)

The Reverend Dr. Joel Damon Taylor is a third generation ordained pastor in the Baptist Church. Since 1985, Dr. Taylor has served as the pastor of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, where his father, the late Rev. Jasper J. Taylor Sr., served as pastor and in 2004, he accepted the leadership as pastor of the Greater Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, which was organized and pastored by his father-in-law, the late Rev. J.P. White. Dr. Taylor represents the new generation of preachers who are intellectually sound, culturally sensitive, prophetically committed, and spiritually anointed. He is a Fitchue McRae Fellow graduate of United Theological Seminary, where he earned his Doctor of Ministry in 1998. Dr. Taylor is a native of the Englewood area of Chicago, a Religious Studies graduate of DePaul University and earned his Master of Divinity degree at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. While at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, the faculty and staff recognized Dr. Taylor as a 'preacher of power.' Time has proven that Dr. Taylor's ministry is powerful, personal, and progressive. During his tenure as Pastor, Dr. Taylor has led both congregations to become driven and directed by God in their mission, mandate and ministry. He has sought to help God's people understand and live out the five-fold purpose as a body of baptized believers through Worship, Evangelism, Discipleship, Fellowship and Service. In conjunction with the five-fold purpose, Dr. Taylor has developed the Soul Winning Action Team (SWAT), which specializes in crusading in the surrounding community and spreading the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ outside of the church. Dr. Taylor currently serves as the President of the Illinois National Baptist State Convention, is a member of the Evangelical Board of the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc., and is the Director of the Congress of Discipleship and Christian Education for the National Baptist Convention of America Inc., Int'l. Prior to serving as the Director of the Congress of Discipleship and Christian Education, Dr. Taylor served as the Director of the NBCA Inc., Int'l Youth Convention. In addition, Dr. Taylor is a student mentor and liaison for M.Div and D.Min students at Shaw University affiliated with NBCA Inc., Int'l. Dr. Taylor serves a great God who is still doing great things. He is married to the former Cynthia Vernice White.