A truly great life. I love the rich insights into Whitefield’s personality and opinions. Whitefield had an amazing gift for proclaiming the Word of God with tremendous passion and power—even in the most hostile environments. As a result, he was enormously influential in his generation, and he left a long-lasting mark on the culture of both the United Kingdom and America. Evangelicals in the current generation desperately need to rediscover Whitefield and imbibe a fresh dose of his faith and his love for the Word of God.
—John MacArthur Pastor, Author, President, The Master’s Seminary
George Whitefield is a towering figure in the story of evangelical Christianity. Knowing his life is essential for understanding the roots of modern evangelism. Dan Nelson has done a superb job of bringing a man to life that you will enjoy getting to know. As you read this book, you will understand why those who come to know his story yearn for him to be widely known among those who follow Jesus today. Yes, one life truly can make an enormous difference in the world.
—Chuck Kelley, President New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
George Whitefield is among the premier examples in Christendom of how a preacher ought to live. Now Dan Nelson has brought this fabled preacher back to life. No one can read this volume and remain unchanged.
—Paige Patterson President, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
George Whitefield was the most powerful preacher of Awakening in Britain and America, yet he remains strangely forgotten today, even by many evangelical Christians. There are signs of an evangelical recovery of Whitefield, however, and I hope that Pastor Dan Nelson’s book will introduce many readers to this great luminary of the eighteenth-century revivals.
—Thomas S. Kidd, Professor of History, Baylor University
Through Dan Nelson’s clear and edifying portrait of George Whitefield, readers will be stirred as they encounter Whitefield’s life, ministry, vision, and evangelistic burden.
—Chris Morgan, Dean and Professor of Theology School of Christian Ministries, California Baptist University
The story of George Whitefield is one that every generation of the church needs to hear afresh, and that because of its power to remind us of the glory and power of the great God of the eighteenth-century evangelist. Dan Nelson has written a popular account of Whitefield’s incredible life and ministry, laying it out in strict chronological order, and showing us clearly how God used this man in the hurly-burly of his day. Running through his narrative is a passion for the very same thing Whitefield knew and experienced: heaven-sent revival. May this book be a means to such an end!
—Michael A. G. Haykin, Professor of Church History & Biblical Spirituality The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
This compelling biography of the premier evangelist of the English language, George Whitefield, is a priceless treasure for the church. Here is a well-researched, concisely-written account of one of history’s most prolific figures, the “Grand Itinerant” who ignited flames of revival on both sides of the Atlantic. The life and ministry of Whitefield is one of the most remarkable stories you will ever read and is sure to inspire you. These pages, I believe, will stir your spiritual blood and move you to action for the cause of Christ.
—Steven J. Lawson, President of One Passion Ministries, Preaching professor in the masters and doctoral programs, The Master’s Seminary
