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Charles Rozell Swindoll /ˈswɪnˌdɒl/ (born October 18, 1934) is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded Insight for Living, headquartered in Frisco, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more than 2,000 stations around the world in 15 languages. He is currently senior pastor at Stonebriar Community Church, in Frisco, Texas.

Charles Rozell Swindoll
BornCharles Rozell Swindoll
(1934-10-18) October 18, 1934 (age 87)
El Campo, Texas, U.S.
Pen nameChuck Swindoll
OccupationPastor, author, educator
GenreInspirational, Christian living
Notable worksThe Grace Awakening, Swindoll's New Testament Insights
Notable awardsECPA Jordon Lifetime Achievement Award, 1997[1]
12 ECPA Christian Book Awards
Spouse
Cynthia Ann Parker
(m. 1955)
ChildrenCurt, Charissa, Colleen, and Chuck, Jr.
Website
insight.org

Early life


Charles Rozell Swindoll was born on October 18, 1934, in El Campo in Wharton County, Texas, the third of three children born to Earl and Lovell Swindoll. He attended Charles H. Milby High School in Houston. He credits his drama teacher, Dick Nieme, for helping him manage his stutter.[2] As a member of the school marching band and orchestra, he learned to play all of the instruments in the woodwind section, although the clarinet remained his primary instrument. After graduating from high school, he studied mechanical engineering while working for Reed Roller Bit Company in Houston, Texas. Swindoll then fulfilled his military service obligation[clarification needed] with the United States Marine Corps, first in San Francisco, then on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Part of his duty included playing in the Marine Corps Marching Band.

After his honorable discharge in 1959, he attended Dallas Theological Seminary, where he graduated magna cum laude four years later.


Career


Swindoll was ordained into the ministry in 1963 and served in Dallas, under J. Dwight Pentecost, for two years. He has since held senior pastorates in Waltham, Massachusetts (1965–67), Irving, Texas (1967–71), and Fullerton, California (1971–94). He started his current senior pastorate in Frisco, Texas in 1998.

Swindoll is the founder of Insight for Living, which produces a radio program of the same name on Christian and non-Christian radio stations around the world. The program is heard on more than 2000 stations, as well as being webcast, and is translated into several languages. Its roots go back to the summer of 1977, when Swindoll's sermons from the First Evangelical Free Church in Fullerton were broadcast on radio. In 1979 the Insight for Living radio ministry began; its offices are now located in Frisco.

In July 1994, Swindoll became the president of Dallas Theological Seminary and now serves as its chancellor. He is the author of more than 70 books, most of which are based on his research and preparation for sermons preached each Sunday. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Christianity Today produced an article naming Swindoll as one of the top 25 most influential preachers of the past 50 years (1956–2006).

In 1998 Swindoll founded Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco.[3] Many of the pastors at Stonebriar are graduates of Dallas Theological Seminary. The church first held services at Collin County Community College (now Collin College), then moved to its permanent home on Legendary Drive. The congregation grew rapidly from a few hundred members to several thousand in the first few years, and this growth has necessitated major expansion of the current facility. Construction for the additions began in 2005. The church is known for its missionary work in India and in other countries. Though Swindoll is still widely regarded as an Evangelical Free Church of America preacher, the Stonebriar Community Church is not affiliated with any particular denomination.[4][unreliable source?]


Personal life


On June 18, 1955, Swindoll married Cynthia Ann Parker, who used to be the pianist at a Baptist Church in Galena Park, Texas.[5] Together, the couple has four children, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.


Selected publications



Swindoll's New Testament Insights Commentary Series



Profiles in Character series



Honors and awards



See also



References


  1. Jordon Lifetime Achievement Award – Past Recipients Archived April 19, 2006, at archive.today
  2. Swindoll, Charles R. (2012). Saying It Well: Touching Others with Your Words. Hachette Digital. ISBN 978-0892968336. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  3. Jones, Jim (April 26, 1999). "Swindoll Starts Instant Megachurch". Christianity Today. p. 13.
  4. "Although Stonebriar shares many of the same beliefs and values, the church is not affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America." – Heather Hammontree, Insight for Living, e-mail dated January 7, 2004.
  5. "The Boy In The Boat". yourhoustonnews.com. January 4, 2006. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  6. 1983 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Inspirational/Devotional/Christian Living category
  7. 1986 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Gift Books/Poetry category
  8. 1988 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Inspirational category
  9. 1988 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Christian Living category
  10. 1989 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Marriage And Family category
  11. 1989 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Personal/Group Bible Study category
  12. 1991 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Theology/Doctrine category
  13. 1995 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Devotional category Archived May 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  14. 1996 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Elementary Children category
  15. The Swindoll study Bible: New Living Translation. Charles R. Swindoll. Carol Stream, Illinois. 2017. ISBN 978-1-4143-8725-3. OCLC 978286594.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. Official Zondervan "About the Series" Site Archived January 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  17. 1999 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Bible Study category
  18. 2000 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Bible Study category
  19. 2005 Gold Medallion Book Award Winners – Bible Study category





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