List of Christian preachers

Christian Cross

Most members of the Christian clergy and many lay people have been a preacher to the unconverted. This is an incomplete list of people known for their preaching including their published sermons.

Early Church

Paul

• Steven (?-34) Stoned
• James (?-44) Apostle
• Barnabas (?-61) Disciple
• Paul (5-67) Beheaded
• Peter (?-67) Crucified
• Mark (?-68) Gospel of Mark
• Philemon (?-68) Epistle to Philemon
• Luke (?-84) Four Evangelists
• Timothy (17-97) Ephesus
• John (6-100) Book of Revelation
• Silas (?-100) Silvanus of the Seventy
• Ignatius (35-107) Apostolic Fathers
• Titus (?-107) Paul the Apostle
• Simeon (?-117) Jewish Christian
• Polycarp (69-155) Bishop of Smyrna
• Matthew (?) Bible
• Ananias (?) Jesus
• Apollos (?) New Testament
• Priscilla and Aquila (?) Christian Missionary
• Stephanas (?) Apostle Paul

State Religion of Rome

• Catholic Church

Pre-Reformation

John Wycliffe

• John Wycliffe (1320–1384) Lollards
• Jan Hus (1369–1415)

Lutheran

Martin Luther

• Martin Luther (1483–1547) The Ninety-Five Theses
• Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560)
• Lars Levi Laestadius (1800–1861)
• Bernt B. Haugan (1862) ^[1]
• C.F.W. Walther (1811–1887)
• Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945)
• Walter A. Maier (1893–1950)
• J.A.O. Preus II (1920–1994)
• Gerhard Forde (1927–2005)
• Rod Rosenbladt (1942–)
• Gerald B. Kieschnick (1943–)
• Mark Hanson (1946–)

Calvinist

John Calvin

• John Oecolampadius (1482–1531)
• Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531)
• Martin Bucer (1491–1551)
• Peter Martyr Vermigli (1500–1562)
• Wolfgang Musculus (1497–1563)
• Andreas Hyperius (1511–1564)
• John Calvin (1509–1564)
• Guillaume Farel (1489–1565)
• Heinrich Bullinger (1504–1575)

Presbyterian

John Knox

• John Knox (1513–1572) Protestant Reformation
• Peter Marshall (1903–1949) New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
• James Montgomery Boice (1938–2000) Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
• D. James Kennedy (1930–2007) Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
• Ian Paisley (1926–2014)
• Frederick Buechner (1926–)
• Timothy J. Keller (1950–)^[2]

Anglican

• Hugh Latimer (1470–1555) Oxford Martyrs
• Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) Oxford Martyrs
• Lancelot Andrewes (1555–1626)
• John Donne (1572–1631)
• John Tillotson (1630–1694)
• John Newton (1725–1807) Author of Amazing Grace
• Laurence Sterne (1713–1759), mainly in book form
• Phillips Brooks (1835–1893)
• N.T. Wright (1948–)
• Michael Bruce Curry (1953–)

Puritan

Jonathan Edwards

• John Harvard (1607–1638)
• Joseph Alleine (1634–1668)
• John Davenport (1597–1670)
• Matthew Henry (1662–1714)
• Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758)
• G. Campbell Morgan (1863–1945)
• Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981)

Baptist

Charles Spurgeon

• Roger Williams (1603–1684)
• John Bunyan (1628–1688)
• Benjamin Keach (1640–1704)
• John Gill (1697–1771)
• Junípero Serra, 1713-1784
• William Miller (1782–1849)
• William Garrett Lewis (1834–1885)
• C.H. Spurgeon (1834–1892) Metropolitan Tabernacle
• John Alexis Edgren (1839–1908)
• Alexander Maclaren (1826–1910)
• Oswald Chambers (1874–1917)
• George W. Truett (1867–1944)
• Joseph Harrison Jackson (1900-1990)
• J. Frank Norris (1877–1952)
• Mordecai Ham (1877–1961)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968)
• Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969)
• W.A. Criswell (1909–2002) Southern Baptist Convention
• Stephen F. Olford (1918–2004)
• Billy Graham (1918-)
• Adrian Rogers (1931–2005)
• Jerry Falwell (1933–2007)
• Neiliezhü Üsou (1941–2009)
• William J. Shaw (1926-)
• Charles Stanley (1932–)
• Tony Campolo (1935–)

Methodist

John Wesley

• George Whitefield (1714–1770)
• Daniel Rowland (1713–1790)
• John Wesley (1703–1791)
• Francis Asbury (1747–1816)
• Peter Cartwright (1785–1873)
• William Booth (1829–1912) The Salvation Army
• Bob Jones, Sr. (1883–1968) Bob Jones University
• William Willimon (1946–)

Independent

D.L. Moody

• Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700-1760), Moravian Church
• Dwight L. Moody (1837–1899)^[3] Moody Bible Institute
• Billy Sunday (1862–1935) Evangelist
• A.W. Tozer (1897–1963)
• J. Vernon McGee (1904–1988)^[4] Church of the Open Door
• Walter Martin (1928–1989)^[5] Christian Research Institute
• Paris Reidhead (1919–1992) Christian and Missionary Alliance
• Leonard Ravenhill (1907–1994) Evangelist
• David Wilkerson (1931–2011) Times Square Church
• Chuck Smith (1927–2013)^[6] Calvary Chapel
• R.C. Sproul (1939–) Ligonier Ministries
• John MacArthur (1939–) Grace Community Church
• Ravi Zacharias (1946–)^[7] Christian Apologist

Seventh-day Adventist

Ellen G. White

• William Miller (1782–1849) Millerites
• Joseph Bates (1792–1872) Great Disappointment
• James White (1821–1881) Adventist Review
• John Nevins Andrews (1829–1883) Andrews University
• Ellen G. White (1827–1915) Conflict of the Ages (book series)
• James Edson White (1849–1928) Review and Herald Publishing Association
• H.M.S. Richards, Sr. (1894–1985) Voice of Prophecy
• George Vandeman (1916–2000) It Is Written
• Mark Finley (1945–) It Is Written

Church of Christ

Walter Scott

• Walter Scott (1796–1861)
• Batsell Baxter (1886–1956)
• Marshall Keeble (1878–1968)
• Batsell Barrett Baxter (1916–1982)
• Ira North (1892–1984)
• Cline Paden (1919–2007)
• Kenneth W. Wright (1945–)

Pentecostal

William Seymour

• William J. Seymour (1870–1922) Azusa Street Revival
• Charles Parham (1873–1929) Speaking in Tongues
• Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944) Foursquare Church
• Smith Wigglesworth (1859–1947) Pentecostalism
• William Branham (1909–1965) Faith Healer
• Kathryn Kuhlman (1907–1976) Faith Healer
• Oral Roberts (1918–2009) Oral Roberts University
• Jimmy Swaggart (1935–) Assemblies of God
• Kenneth E. Hagin (1917-2003) Word of Faith
• Mark Sheppeard (1982-) Talk Radio Host

Charismatic

Joel Osteen

• Paul Cain (1929-) Kansas City Prophets
• John Wimber (1934–1997) Vineyard Movement
• Kenneth Copeland (1936–) Prosperity Gospel
• Joyce Meyer (1943–) Prosperity Gospel
• Benny Hinn (1952–) Prosperity Gospel
• T.D. Jakes (1957–) Prosperity Gospel
• Joseph Prince (1963–) Prosperity Gospel
• Joel Osteen (1963–) Prosperity Gospel
• J.A. Pérez (?) Evangelist
• Gugu M. Tembe (1958-) Christ Heavenly Nation
• Godwin Achiemu (1976-) Christ Heavenly Nation

Preachers with Secular Professions

Ralph Waldo Emerson

• James Garfield (1831–1881)
• Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787–1851)
• William Gannaway Brownlow (1805–1877)
• Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
• Eric Liddell (1902–1945)
• Grady Nutt (1937–1982)
• Hugh Beaumont (1903–1984)
• Carl Stuart Hamblen (1908–1989)
• Jerry Clower (1926–1998)
• Fred Rogers (1928–2003)
• Reggie White (1961–2004)
• B.G. Dyess (1922–)
• Bill Moyers (1935–)
• John Danforth (1936–)
• Clifton Davis (1945–)
• George Foreman (1949–)
• Ernie Fletcher (1956–)
• Robb Moser (1958–)
• Richard Rossi (1963–)
• Kirk Cameron (1970–)

References

1. Øverland, Orm The Western Home (published by Norwegian-American Historical Association, distributed by the University of Illinois Press. 1996, Chapter 14, page 196)
2. Michael Duduit. "The 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years". Preaching Magazine. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
3. Moody Bible Institute
4. Thru the Bible
5. Christian Research Institute
6. Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
7. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries