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T. D. Jakes

Born June 11, 1957 (1957-06-11) (age 50)
Flag of West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation Preacher, life coach, author
Website T.D. Jakes Ministries

Thomas Dexter "T. D." Jakes Sr. (born June 11, 1957 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American pastor. He pastors, The Potter's House [1] a 23,000 member church (some would call a mega church) in Dallas, TX., a primarily African-American non-denominational megachurch in Dallas, Texas.

His church services and evangelistic sermons are broadcast on The Potter's Touch, which airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. He also airs on The Word Network. Other aspects of Jakes' ministry include an annual revival called "MegaFest" (which draws more than 100,000 people during that period of time), an annual women's conference called "Woman Thou Art Loosed", and gospel music recordings. Some would refer to Bishop Jakes as a televangelist. Others may feel like the term is an attempt to connect Bishop Jakes with failed para church ministries.


HISTORY

He founded The Potter's House in 1994, with about 50 families that had relocated with him from his former congregation, Greater Emmanuel Temple of Faith in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. In its 11-year existence it has grown to over 30,000 members. Both Jakes and his Potter's House church are unrelated to the Potter's House Christian Fellowship, a Pentecostal denomination founded in Arizona in 1970. He has 5 children ( Jamar, Jermaine, Cora, Sarah, and Thomas Jakes Jr.) His wife's name is Serita Ann Jakes.

MOVIES

The movie Woman Thou Art Loosed is based on Jakes' novel of the same name. He is currently shooting " Not Easily Broken".


CRITICS

Critics have accused him of promoting views on God and water baptism that derive from Oneness Pentecostalism, but he has strongly denied this. [2]


FAMILY

For the 2006 PBS program African American Lives, Jakes had his DNA analyzed; his Y chromosome showed that he is descended from the Yoruba people of what is now Nigeria.[3][4] According to his family history, it was also suggested that he was descended from the Igbo people through his paternal grandmother.[5][6]

Tulane University sociologist Shayne Lee wrote a biography on Jakes in 2005 called T.D. Jakes: America's New Preacher, published by New York University Press. It is a candid account of the historical significance and complexities of Jakes and his worldwide ministry.

Contents

  • Can You Stand To Be Blessed
  • Naked And Not Ashamed
  • Loose That Man And Let Him Go
  • Loose That Man And Let Him Go Work Book
  • Positioning Yourself To Prosper
  • Reposition Yourself: Living a Life Without Limits
  • He-Motions: Even Strong Men Struggle
  • Ten Commandments of Working in a Hostile Environment
  • Promises From God For Single Women
  • Woman, Thou Art Loosed: Healing the Wounds of the Past
  • The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
  • Maximize the Moment : God's Action Plan For Your Life
  • So You Call Yourself a Man?: Finally Devotional for Ordinary Men With Extraordinary Potential
  • God's Leading Lady
  • His Lady
  • Daddy Loves His Girls
  • The Greatest Investment
  • Mama Made the Difference

On his paternal side, Jakes is a first cousin twice removed of actor James Wheaton.[7] On the same line it is also believed that Jakes is a distant cousin of commentator Tavis Smiley. Although it is assumed that the connection comes from a common ancestor named Herbert Smiley of Jasper County, Mississippi, the exact relationship is not clear.[8]

  1. ^ Rev. Jakes Church is not part of similarly named church in Australia
  2. ^ Christianity Today, February 2000
  3. ^ COMMENTARY; Reclaiming black heritage by using DNA
  4. ^ EthnicLoft - Sharing and celebrating the treasures of our heritage and culture
  5. ^ African Ancestry & DNA Tests: The Results
  6. ^ Oprah Winfrey's ancestry traced to Liberia
  7. ^ Conversation with his uncle Hoover Jakes of Mississippi by Robert P. Wheaton.
  8. ^ 1999 conversation with R.J. Smiley of Los Angeles by Robert P. Wheaton.

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Apostolic (Oneness Pentecostal) Christianity
Denominations AAFCJ • ALJC • AM • AWCF • Bible Way COOLJC • CJCI • CLJC • COOLJC • IAFCJ • ICOF •OGCOE • PAW • TJC • UPCI
Historical Leaders Antonio C. Nava • Felipe Rivas • G.T. Haywood • Nathaniel A. Urshan • Murray Burr • Ben Hawthorne • Mark Lawson • R.C. Lawson • S.C. Johnson • Ralph R. Robertson • Frank Ewart • Andrew Urshan • Howard Goss •
Modern Leaders Kenneth Haney • Nathaniel Wilson • Dr. Bernie L. Wade • T.D. Jakes • Daniel G. Sanchez • Gilsen Levi • Dr.Gary Reckart, Sr. • Teklemariam Gezahagne • Horace E. Smith • Yared Mengistu; • Brad Lambeth • Wilde E Almeda
Other Pages of Interest Oneness Pentecostalism • Apostolic Messianic • Oneness Pentecostalism (doctrine) •Oneness vs Trinity • Jesus-Name doctrine
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