Chuck Swindoll of Insight For Living

Charles R. "Chuck" Swindoll (born October 18, 1934) is an evangelical Christian pastor, educator and radio preacher. He was born in El Campo, Texas, the third of three children born to Earl and Lovell Swindoll. He graduated from Charles H. Milby High School in Houston, TX. Before a life in Christian ministry, Chuck initially pursued his interest in mechanical engineering, and also served with the United States Marine Corps in Southeast Asia. He married his wife, Cynthia, in 1955 and they have four children. Swindoll entered Dallas Theological Seminary in 1959 where he graduated magna cum laude four years later. Image File history File links Chuck_Swindoll. ... Image File history File links Chuck_Swindoll. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a tendency in diverse branches of conservative Christianity, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... Main article: Minister of religion A pastor is the head minister or priest of a Christian church. ... El Campo is a city located in Wharton County, Texas, United States. ... United States Marine Corps seal The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is a conservative graduate-level theological seminary located in Dallas, Texas, which has been, according to its mission statement, equipping godly servant-leaders for the proclamation of His Word and the building up of the body of Christ worldwide since its founding by Lewis Sperry Chafer... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ...

Chuck Swindoll was ordained into the ministry in 1963, and served in Dallas, Texas under J. Dwight Pentecost for two years. He has since held senior pastorates in Waltham, Massachusetts (1965-67), Irving, Texas (1967-71), and Fullerton, California (1971-94). Though Swindoll is widely regarded as an Evangelical Free Church of America preacher, the Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, of which he has been senior pastor since 1998, is not a member of the EFCA¹. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Nickname: Big D Official website: www. ... Waltham on the banks of the Charles river Often called the true birthplace of the industrial revolution, Waltham is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) is an association of autonomous evangelical Christian congregations. ... Nickname: none Motto: Official website: http://www. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Swindoll is the founder of and speaker on a popular radio broadcast, Insight for Living, which airs on Christian and non-Christian radio markets and now has a growing webcast audience. The program is heard on over 2100 stations in about 16 different languages. Its roots go back to the summer of 1977, when Swindoll's sermons from the First Evangelical Free Church in Fullerton began to be broadcast on radio stations. In 1979, the Insight for Living radio ministry began. The offices of Insight for Living are located in Plano, Texas. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Nickname: An All-American City Official website: http://www. ...

In July of 1994, Swindoll became the president of the Dallas Theological Seminary, and now serves as its chancellor. He is the author of over 50 books, most based on broadcasts of Insight for Living. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Christianity Today produced an article naming Swindoll as one of the top 25 most influential preachers of the past 50 years (1956-2006). 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ...

In 1998, Swindoll founded a new church in Frisco, Texas. Stonebriar Community Church, which first began holding services at Collin County Community College, later moved to its newly built home on Legendary Drive in Frisco. The church grew rapidly and went from a few hundred members at the start to several thousand in the first few years. With the current worship center unable to accommodate the current membership, work on a larger addition began in 2005. Many of the pastors at Stonebriar are graduates of Dallas Theological Seminary, and is known for its outstanding missionary work in India and other countries. Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is a conservative graduate-level theological seminary located in Dallas, Texas, which has been, according to its mission statement, equipping godly servant-leaders for the proclamation of His Word and the building up of the body of Christ worldwide since its founding by Lewis Sperry Chafer...

Despite a wide range of popularity among Protestant Christians, Swindoll's teachings and doctrinal stances are unpopular in certain circles. For example, some fundamentalists consider books such as Are Fundamentalists Legalists and The Grace Awakening as attacks on their teachings of separation and moral purity. He faces criticism from the other end of the spectrum by those who take exception to things such as his advising Christians to destroy any occult-like materials they might have in their possession. The doctrines of Swindoll are generally considered evangelical. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... This article concerns the self-labeled Fundamentalist Movement in Protestant Christianity. ... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a tendency in diverse branches of conservative Christianity, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. ...

Some books by Swindoll

• A Ministry Anyone Could Trust
• Changing Wanderers to Worshippers
• Christ at the Crossroads
• Contagious Christianity: a Study of I Thessalonians
• Growing in the SEASONS OF LIFE
• James: Hands-on Christianity
• Learning to Walk by Grace
• Living Above the Level of Mediocrity
• Paul: a Man of Grace and Grit
• Steadfast Christianity
• Strengthening Your Grip
• Strike the Original Match
• The Grace Awakening

Honors and Awards

• Harry A. Ironside Award for Expository Preaching - Dallas Theological Seminary, 1963
• Christian Education Award - Dallas Theological Seminary, 1963
• Faculty Award - Dallas Theological Seminary, 1963
• Doctor of Divinity - Talbot School of Theology, 1977
• Doctor of Human Letters - Taylor University, 1986
• Clergyman of the Year - Religious Heritage of America, 1988
• Doctor of Laws - Pepperdine University, 1990
• Doctor of Literature - Dallas Baptist University, 1998

External links

• Dallas Theological Seminary - official Web Site
• Insight for Living - official Web Site
• Stonebriar Community Church - official Web Site

1. "Although Stonebriar shares many of the same beliefs and values, the church is not affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America." - Heather Hammontree, Insight for Living, e-mail dated 1/07/04.