The Rev Robert Harold Schuller, (born September 16, 1926) is an American televangelist and pastor known around the world through his weekly broadcast the Hour of Power. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Hour of Power is a weekly religious television program now hosted by Robert A. Schuller with his father, Robert H. Schuller, and broadcast from the Crystal Cathedral in Costa Mesa, California, USA. It first aired in 1970 with a multi-host format until it was just the elder Schuller...

He was born Robert Harold Schuller in Alton, Iowa to a family of Dutch ancestry and, after finishing his studies at Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, was ordained as a minister in the Reformed Church in America. He worked in Chicago before moving to Garden Grove, California where, after humble beginnings, the Garden Grove Community Church was opened in 1955 in the Orange Drive-In Theatre, which Schuller rented for $500. Many consider this the first "seeker-sensitive" church in the world. Renamed the Crystal Cathedral in 1980, it is the denomination's largest congregation in terms of membership, and easily the most renowned. Indeed, given the Hour of Power's massive worldwide audience of 20 million people each week, many believe that the Crystal Cathedral is the most famous church in the world. Alton is a city located in Sioux County, Iowa, United States, along the Floyd River. ... Hope College is a medium-sized (3,200 undergraduates), private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. ... Western Theological Seminary (WTS) is a professional and graduate school in Holland, Michigan affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. ... Ordination is the process in which clergy become authorized by their religious denomination and/or seminary to perform religious rituals and ceremonies. ... In most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation or participates in a role in a parachurch ministry; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, Bishop, Chaplain or Elder. ... The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination that was formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove Garden Grove is a city centrally located in northern Orange County, California, United States. ... Crystal Cathedral The Crystal Cathedral is a Christian megachurch in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County, California. ... The Hour of Power is a weekly religious television program now hosted by Robert A. Schuller with his father, Robert H. Schuller, and broadcast from the Crystal Cathedral in Costa Mesa, California, USA. It first aired in 1970 with a multi-host format until it was just the elder Schuller...

Strongly influenced by his mentor, Norman Vincent Peale, Schuller has focused in his teaching on the positive aspects of Christianity. Rather than concentrating on condemning people for sin, he encourages Christians (and non-Christians) to achieve great things through God, uplifting theology and positive thinking. Such doctrines have led to some spirited criticism on the part of many evangelicals. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was a Protestant preacher and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of positive thinking. // Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio and died in Pawling, New York. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation). ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... Attitude is a key concept in social psychology. ... Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ...

Bill Hybels and Rick Warren consider Schuller to have had the most influence on their own successful "seeker-sensitive" ministries. The Church Leadership Institute was where both Hybels and Warren found a great passion to pursue their ministries. William Hybels (born 1952, Kalamazoo, Michigan) is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Robert H. Schuller is the author of numerous Christian and self-help books including Way To The Good Life (1963), Move Ahead With Possibility Thinking (1967), Self-Love (1975), You Can Be The Person You Want To Be (1976), Self-Esteem: The New Reformation (1982), Living Positively One Day At A Time (1986), My Journey: From An Iowa Farm To A Cathedral Of Dreams (2001), Hours of Power (2004) and, most recently, Don't Throw Away Tomorrow (2005).

He is married to Arvella De Haan who has been his right hand in making decisions involving the television ministry. She was a church organist and was very instrumental in developing the music department at the Crystal Cathedral. They have one son, four daughters and 19 grandchildren, with one great-grandchild. His son Robert Anthony Schuller, born 1954 took over as senior pastor of Crystal Cathedral on January 22, 2006. He currently serves as the Founding Pastor of the Cathedral and periodically appears alongside his son during Hour of Power services, interviewing select guests. An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. ... Robert A. Schuller (b. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crystal Cathedral The Crystal Cathedral is a Christian megachurch in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County, California. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hour of Power is a weekly religious television program now hosted by Robert A. Schuller with his father, Robert H. Schuller, and broadcast from the Crystal Cathedral in Costa Mesa, California, USA. It first aired in 1970 with a multi-host format until it was just the elder Schuller...

Quotes

• "My denomination shunned me when they heard I was preaching in a drive-in theater."

• "What dream would you dream if you knew you could not fail?"

• "Tough times never last, but tough people do."

• "God loves you and so do I!"

• "Make your dreams big enough for God to fit-in."

• "Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly."

• "I don't think anything has been done in the name of Christ and under the banner of Christianity that has proven more destructive to human personality and, hence, counterproductive to the evangelism enterprise than the often crude, uncouth, and unchristian strategy of attempting to make people aware of their lost and sinful condition."

• "If the gospel of Jesus Christ can be proclaimed as a theology of self-esteem, imagine the health this could generate in society!"

• "I may not deserve it [salvation] but I am worth it so don't say that I am unworthy."