Homer Edwin Young

Dr. Homer Young
Born (1936-08-11) 11 August 1936
Laurel, Mississippi, USA
Nationality American
Occupation Pastor
Religion Christian (Southern Baptist Convention)
Spouse(s) Jo Beth Landrum
Children Ed Young
Ben Young
Cliff Young
Website http://www.winningwalk.org

Homer Edwin Young (born 11 August 1936), often called Dr. Young, is the senior pastor of the Second Baptist Church Houston.[1] He is the father of three sons, Edwin Barry Young (Ed Young), pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas,[2] Ben Young, associate pastor at Second Baptist,[3] and Cliff Young, leader of the Christian folk/pop group Caedmon's Call.[4]

Career

Dr. Young was born on 11 August 1936 in Laurel, Mississippi.[5] His family was poor, and he did not have shoes until he was in third grade.[6] He entered the University of Alabama as an engineering major. Halfway through his freshman year he decided to become a preacher and enrolled at Mississippi College to continue his education. He went on to the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He was a pastor in North and South Carolina until 1978, when he moved to Houston, Texas and became the pastor at Second Baptist Church.[5] Under his leadership the church grew from an average weekend attendance of 500 in 1978 to over 24,000 today.[7]

Young was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in June 1992 and again in June, 1993.[5] In February 2008 president Bill Clinton recalled a visit that Young made to the White House in 1993 as SBC president. Clinton related that Young asked him "Do you believe the Bible is literally true?" Young said Clinton's remarks were completely inaccurate.[8] Young has a broadcast ministry, the Winning Walk, that provides content across North America and other parts of the world.[5] In January 2010 he caused some controversy by a series of sermons titled "Healing Broken America", dealing with what a broken Washington and broken Wall Street can learn from the story of the Prodigal Son, which were recorded and are available on DVD. Young denied that the sermons were political in nature.[6]

Young has suffered from heart problems, and methods of reducing their risk are the subject of his 2005 book Total Heart Health for Men Workbook. In 1988, he had angioplasty to open a clogged heart artery, and in May 2010 he underwent triple coronary bypass surgery.[9] The operation was apparently successful.[10]

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  1. ↑ "Dr. Young". GNL Goodnewsline.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Ed Young". Ed Young Television. Ed Young Ministries. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  3. ↑ "Ben Young Resources". BenYoung.org. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  4. ↑ "About the Band". Caedmon's Call. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Young". the Winning Walk. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  6. 1 2 Len Cannon (April 23, 2010). "Dr. Young speaks of rags-to-riches, healing a broken nation". KHOU-TV, Inc., a subsidiary of Belo Corp. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  7. ↑ "Second Baptist Church". SiteCore. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  8. ↑ Erin Roach (Feb 12, 2008). "Dr. Young disputes Clinton's 'New Covenant' remarks". Baptist Press. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  9. ↑ TODD ACKERMAN (May 27, 2010). "Pastor Ed Young undergoes triple bypass". HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  10. ↑ "Pastor Ed Young out of ICU after triple heart bypass surgery". KHOU-TV, Inc., a subsidiary of Belo Corp. May 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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