The time demands of whom some have called “America’s Pastor” caused my sit-down interview with Dr. Charles Stanley to take some time to coordinate. Still, as soon as Dr. Stanley walked in to greet me in his InTouch Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, his calming spirit made me feel valued and like our conversation was just as important for him as it was for me.
Stanley, who turns 88 this year, is still a man with a mission to win and influence people for Christ. He is quiet and fully aligned with the belief that he’s been called to do one thing—follow Jesus, wherever He may lead.
A Global Impact
When asked why he thinks people admire him the way they do, he’s quick to point out that it’s because of Jesus. “I can remember a lady flying from China to Atlanta, just to come watch me preach years ago. That’s when it hit me that God is using me all around the world for Him.” Even as we stood in his office, he received a camera from a woman in Budapest, thanking him of the impact he’s had on her life.
In his wildest dreams, he never thought that he’d be preaching all around the world, yet in his early years at First Baptist Church in Atlanta, he remembers asking himself “How am I going to get this message outside of these four walls?” He added, “You see, you have to understand that when I went to seminary, we didn’t even have a TV.”
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