Michael Youssef
| Michael Youssef | |
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 Michael Youssef.jpg Michael Youssef preaches at The Church of the Apostles. | |
| Born | September 25, 1948 Egypt |
| 🏡 Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Egyptian nationality; U.S. citizen |
| 🏫 Education | Ph.D. from Emory University and degrees from Fuller Seminary and Moore Theological College. he earned a Ph.D. in social anthropology from Emory University. |
| 💼 Occupation | Founding Rector, The Church of the Apostles; President, Leading The Way |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Youssef (1971-present) |
| 🌐 Website | http://apostles.org/ and http://ltw.org |
Michael Youssef (born September 25, 1948, in Egypt) is the senior pastor of the Church of the Apostles, and the executive president of Leading the Way.
Biography
Youssef was born in Egypt,[1] where he became a Christian, and lived in Lebanon and Australia before moving to the United States. While in Australia, Youssef studied at Moore Theological College in Sydney, was ordained as a minister, and met his wife, Elizabeth.
The Youssefs immigrated to the United States in 1977, and in 1984 Dr. Michael Youssef became a U.S. citizen. He earned additional degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary in California and Emory University in Georgia.
Youssef worked for nearly 10 years with the Haggai Institute,[2] traveling around the world[3] and teaching courses in evangelism and church leadership to church leaders. He founded the Church of the Apostles in 1987, and has authored more than 35 books, including the popular titles "The Barbarians Are Here", "End Times and the Secret of the Mahdi," and "Jesus, Jihad and Peace."
He and his wife live in Atlanta and have four grown children and eight grandchildren.
Ministry career
Michael Youssef founded Leading The Way in 1988, a ministry in Atlanta, Georgia with a focus on reaching Muslims in the Middle East.[4] He is also the founding pastor of the Church of The Apostles in Atlanta.[5]
References
- ↑ Leading The Way. "Trust and Obey - Dr. Michael Youssef's Biography". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ↑ "MICHAEL YOUSSEF Bio". Harvest House Publishers. Harvest House Publishers. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Crossmap. Crossmap. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Egyptian Pastor: Egypt's Going Back to the Dark Ages". CBN News. CBN News. 12/10/2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2017. Check date values in:
|date=(help)CS1 maint: Unfit url (link) - ↑ Emerson, Bo. "Evangelicals and Trump: Two pastors, two views". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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