David Jeremiah Explained

David Jeremiah
Birth Date:13 February 1941
Birth Place:Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Education:Dallas Theological Seminary (MTh)
Cedarville University (BA)
Occupation:Pastor, Shadow Mountain Community Church
Founder, Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries
Author
Predecessor:Tim LaHaye
Children:4 (Janice Dodge, David Michael Jeremiah, Jennifer Sanchez, Daniel Jeremiah)
Parents:Rev. Dr. James T. Jeremiah (father)
Ruby Jeremiah (mother)

David Jeremiah (born February 13, 1941) is an American evangelical Christian author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San Diego.[1] [2]

Biography

David Paul Jeremiah was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1941 to Ruby and James T. Jeremiah.[3] [4] At age eleven, his family, which also included his three siblings, moved to Dayton, Ohio, when his father became the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Then in 1953, the family made the move to Cedarville, Ohio, when his father became the new president of Cedarville College (now Cedarville University).[5] [6] [7]

Jeremiah earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cedarville College in 1963, and that same year he married his college sweetheart, Donna Thompson. He went on to receive a Master's degree in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary (1967) and completed additional graduate work at Grace Seminary (1972). Cedarville presented him with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1981.[8]

In 1969, Jeremiah founded Blackhawk Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Blackhawk Christian School in 1973.[9] That same year, he also developed and launched The Bible Hour, gaining experience with using televised mass-media to share the Gospel. In the 12 years he was senior pastor at Blackhawk, the congregation size grew from seven families to 1,300 members.

In 1981, the Jeremiah family, which now included four children, moved to Southern California, where David Jeremiah succeeded Tim LaHaye as the senior pastor at Scott Memorial Baptist Church (now Shadow Mountain Community Church).[10] Jeremiah's leadership of the church has led it to become affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and expand to nine satellite locations that include Hispanic and Arabic congregations. The main campus of the church has become home to the Southern California Seminary and Christian Unified Schools of San Diego, a K-12 Christian school district.[11] [12]

In 1982, Jeremiah founded Turning Point for God, a multi-media broadcast ministry.[13] With the mission to deliver the unchanging Word of God to an ever-changing world, Turning Point’s radio and television program began with local influence, developed national influence through television by 2000, and has since become an international leader in the world of broadcast ministry. Jeremiah has won numerous awards over the years through the Turning Point program, including the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Hall of Fame Award and the NRB President’s Award in 2020.[14] [15]

In 1994 and again in 1998, Jeremiah was diagnosed with lymphoma.[16] In 1999, a nodule was surgically removed from his neck and he underwent stem cell transplant therapy. The story of his experiences during that season are recorded in his book, When Your World Falls Apart.[17]

In addition to pastoring Shadow Mountain Community Church and leading Turning Point for God, Jeremiah is an author and speaks frequently at conferences, conventions, and universities, as well as at the chapels for professional basketball and football teams.

David and Donna Jeremiah have four grown children and are the grandparents of twelve grandchildren. Jeremiah’s oldest son, David Michael, is the president of Turning Point and the anchor voice of the radio program.[18] Jeremiah’s other son, Daniel, is a former NFL scout, and now works as an analyst with the NFL Network.[19] [20]

Works

Books

Recordings

Awards and honors

Awards & Honors
1985San Diego Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy for outstanding programming in the religious category
1998The Gold Medallion Award for Prayer the Great Adventure[21] [22]
1999The National Religious Broadcasters’ Broadcaster of the Year Award[23] [24]
Nominated for a Gold Medallion Book Award for Jesus’ Final Warning
2000North Carolina Christian Radio Stations Award of Excellence in Christian Radio Ministry
Pacific Southwest Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in the religious program category
2002Western Chapter of National Religious Broadcasters’ Award of Merit for Excellence in Broadcasting and Faithfulness in Service
2003The Gold Medallion Award for My Heart's Desire, Integrity
2005Nominated for a Gold Medallion Book Award and the Jordan Christian Book of the Year Award for Searching for Heaven
2006National Religious Broadcasters’ Media Award for Best Radio Teaching Program
2007G. Campbell Morgan Preaching Award
Nominated for the ECPA Medallion of Excellence Award for Captured by Grace
2009Recipient of a 2009 Retailers Choice Award in the category of Church & Culture for What in the World is Going On?
2010Recipient of a 2010 Retailers Choice Award in the category of Christian Living for Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World.
2012Served as Honorary Chairman of National Day of Prayer Task Force[25]
2019Recipient of The Illumination Book Awards, Silver award in Spirituality for Ever Faithful.[26]
2020National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Hall of Fame Award and NRB President’s Award

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HarperCollins Christian Publishing – Author, Dr. David Jeremiah. 2021-12-03. HarperCollins Christian Publishing. en-US.
  2. Web site: Christianbook.com – David Jeremiah. 2017-03-14. www.christianbook.com.
  3. Web site: Biography of Dr. David Jeremiah. 2021-12-03. www.davidjeremiah.org. en.
  4. Web site: 2019-05-21. SCS – David Jeremiah Th.M., D.Div.. 2021-12-03. en-US.
  5. Web site: History of Cedarville University. 2021-12-03. Cedarville University. en.
  6. Web site: Past Cedarville Presidents. 2021-12-03. Cedarville University. en.
  7. Book: Belliveau, G.K.. Say to This Mountain: The Life of James T. Jeremiah. 1999. Regular Baptist Press. 978-0-87227-201-9.
  8. http://www.davidjeremiah.org/site/content.aspx?id=58 Biography of Dr. David Jeremiah
  9. Web site: History of Blackhawk Christian school. 2021-12-03. www.blackhawkchristian.org. en.
  10. Web site: Shadow Mountain Community Church. 2021-12-03. www.shadowmountain.org.
  11. Web site: 2019-08-11. SCS – About. 2021-12-03. en-US.
  12. Web site: About – Christian Unified Schools. 2021-12-03. christianunified.org.
  13. Web site: About Us page for Turning Point. 2021-12-03. www.davidjeremiah.org. en.
  14. Web site: NRB. NRB Hall of Fame. 2021-12-03. NRB. en-US.
  15. News: NRB. 2020-03-19. John MacArthur, David Jeremiah Receive NRB President's Award. 2021-12-03. NRB. en-US.
  16. Book: Jeremiah, David. When your world falls apart. 2004. Thomas Nelson. 0-8499-0436-6. Nashville, Tenn.. 56910451.
  17. Book: Jeremiah, David. A Bend in the Road: Experiencing God When Your World Caves In. February 2002. 0-8499-4333-7.
  18. Web site: Turning Point – The New Voice of Turning Point Radio. 2021-12-03. www.davidjeremiah.org. en.
  19. Web site: Former NFL scout Daniel Jeremiah joins NFL.com. 2021-12-03. NFL.com. en-US.
  20. Web site: NFL.com Daniel Jeremiah. 2021-12-03. NFL.com. en-US.
  21. Web site: Books Written by Dr. David Jeremiah. 2021-12-03. www.davidjeremiah.org. en.
  22. Web site: What in the World Is Going On? 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore - DTS Voice. 2021-12-03. voice.dts.edu. en-US.
  23. Web site: RightNow Media At Work. 2021-12-03. RightNow Media At Work. en-us.
  24. Web site: 2021-12-03. Premier Christian Radio – Presenter, David Jeremiah. 2021-12-03. Premier Christian Radio.
  25. Web site: 2012 Honorary Chairman, Dr. David Jeremiah. 2021-12-03. National Day of Prayer Task Force. en.
  26. Web site: 2019 Medalists – Illumination Book Awards. 2021-12-03. www.illuminationawards.com.

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