Walking With Giants An Ordinary Man With Extraordinary Experiences

by Towns, Elmer L.

• ISBN13: 9780830763825
• ISBN10: 0830763821
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-01
• Publisher: Regal

Summary

Elmer Towns is known around the world as cofounder of the world's largest Christian university and as author of more than 175 popular books on prayer, spirituality and the Church. His is also known as a motivator par excellence of men and women who long to be exceptional for the cause of Christ. But not many people know that a long "desert experience" lies behind Towns's extraordinary success, an experience that taught him how to be, in the words of the apostle Paul, "crucified with Christ" (Gal. 2:20). In these memoirs, one of the modern Church's most influential teachers shares his fascinating life story, drawing out principles that can be applied by anyone seeking to become great in God's kingdom. Leaders and students alike will be challenged to greater faithfulness and encouraged to seek God more deeply.

Author Biography

Elmer Towns is Vice President and Dean of the School of Religion at Liberty University, which he co-founded in 1971 with Jerry Falwell. He teaches the 2,000-member pastor\u2019s Sunday School class at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, VA. Towns is a Gold Medallion Award-winning author and his books include Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough and How to Pray When You Don\u2019t Know What to Say. Elmer and his wife, Ruth, have three grown children.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 11
Preface: What Really "Makes" a Person?	p. 13
The Early Years: Birth Through Elementary School (1932-1943)	p. 23
Junior High and High School Years (1943-1950)	p. 49
The Columbia Bible College Years (1950-1953)	p. 63
The Northwestern Years: The Long, Cold, Dark Winter's Night (1953-1954)	p. 87
The Dallas Theological Seminary Years (1954-1958)	p. 95
The Midwest Bible College Years (1958-1961)	p. 115
The Canadian Years (1961-1965)	p. 127
The Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Years (1965-1971)	p. 147
The Early Liberty University Years (1971-1973)	p. 165
A Desert Experience in the Interim Years (1973-1977)	p. 185
Great Ministry at Liberty (1977-1999)	p. 197
A New Century (2000-2012)	p. 237
Epilogue	p. 249
Liberty University's 40 Years	p. 251
Endnotes	p. 253
Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Elmer Leon Towns	p. 257
List of Resources by Elmer L. Towns	p. 269
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