{"product_id":"resilient-joseph-l-banks-9798901551325","title":"Resilient","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBishop Joseph L. Banks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bishop Joseph L. Banks answered the call to ministry in 1995 and was appointed Bishop in August 2019. A visionary leader, educator, and entrepreneur, Bishop Banks left a 13-year career with UPS to fully pursue the divine assignment God placed on his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA graduate of Southern University with a degree in Secondary Education, Bishop Banks also holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Theology, as well as Doctoral degrees in Divinity and Theology from Life Christian University. In 2001, he founded \u003cstrong\u003eLiving Word Christian Center\u003c\/strong\u003e in Lake Charles, Louisiana-an outreach-focused ministry committed to foreign missions, education, and community development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBishop Banks later established a fully accredited extension campus of Life Christian University and launched the \u003cstrong\u003eWord Ministerial Alliance (WMA)\u003c\/strong\u003e to mentor and equip emerging leaders in five-fold ministry. Today, he oversees churches across the United States, South Africa, Mexico, Ghana, and Liberia, and continues to travel globally preaching and teaching the Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his pastoral calling, Bishop Banks is a respected educator in the Calcasieu Parish School System and serves on the \u003cstrong\u003eMayor's Advisory Board\u003c\/strong\u003e for Lake Charles, bridging faith and civic leadership. A successful entrepreneur, he owns multiple businesses and non-profit organizations and is developing a groundbreaking campus for a church, school, and business incubator in Monrovia, Liberia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has been married for over 30 years to his beloved wife, \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Cathy S. Banks\u003c\/strong\u003e. Together, they share one son, \u003cstrong\u003eKirkland Joseph Banks\u003c\/strong\u003e, a professional athlete in the MLB Draft League.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph L. Banks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901551325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leeds Press Corp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Joseph L. Banks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743062274303,"sku":"9798901551325","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/resilient-joseph-l-banks-9798901551325","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}