[Focus] Dr. Jaerock Lee Announced as the -Missionary of the Year- of 2010 by the In Victory and the Christian Telegraph
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The popular Christian magazine IN VICTORY (http://news.invictory.org/issue32289.html) and new agency Christian Telegraph (http://www.christiantelegraph.com/issue11870.html) have named their 2010 ministers of the year on January 4 and January 15, 2011 respectively. They have been selected because of their vast influence on Christianity. IN VICTORY's main editor Sergey Sergienko says, "What influenced the choices were their accomplishments in 2010, polling data and frequency of mention in the press." Dr. Jaerock Lee, Senior Pastor of Manmin Central Church was announced as the 'Missionary of the Year' among the top 10 most influential Christian leaders of 2010. He was also listed as the 'TV Evangelist of the Year' of 2009 last year. Among the most influential ministers of the year 2010 are:
1. Evangelist of the year - Reinhard Bonnke 2. Writer of the year - Lisa Bevere 3. Missionary of the year - Jaerock Lee
* Evangelist of the year [Reinhard Bonnke]
The legendary evangelist has brought millions of people in Africa to the Lord. Even though Reinhard is in his 70's, his passion for Jesus is still going strong and he desires to awaken spiritually slumbering Europe to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. In addition to massive crusades, he views the internet as a great tool for evangelism and updates his Facebook page every day. Reinhard has also prepared a successor for himself.
* Writer of the year [Lisa Bevere]
Being an international speaker, author of many bestsellers and TV show hostess, Lisa Bevere is one of the few who encourage women all around the world to raise their voices and change this world for the better. In 2010 Lisa wrote the book "Lioness Arising: Wake Up and Change Your World," in which she shared a prophetic message for women.
* Missionary of the year [Jaerock Lee]
This pastor knows that Christians' lives are to be holy and should be empowered by the Holy Spirit. He founded the mega-mega-church of Manmin in Seoul, South Korea and works to bring revival and the Gospel to the most remote corners of the world. Just a few of the countries he has impacted are Israel, Peru, Estonia, the United States of America, India, and countries of Africa.
4. Diplomat of the year - Rick Warren 5. Philanthropist of the year - Franklin Graham 6. Pastor of the year - Paul Melnichuk
* Diplomat of the year [Rick Warren]
The pastor of the mega-church Saddleback was named one of the most popular and influential users of Twitter. Rick Warren is one of the few pastors who publicly speaks with influential governmental officials. In 2010 he interviewed former United States of America president George W. Bush in his church.
* Philanthropist of the year [Franklin Graham]
Franklin Graham has dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel and to helping those who are in desperate situations, including economic and medical assistance. He is the President of the world-wide relief organization Samaritan's Purse and the President of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association. Samaritan's Purse is working in more than 100 countries.
* Pastor of the year [Paul Melnichuk]
Being the son of Ukrainian immigrants, Paul Melnichuk built a multi-national mega-church called 'The Prayer Palace' in Toronto, Canada. Despite the very liberal society around him, Paul preaches the uncompromised Gospel. The Prayer Palace unites Christians of more than 50 nationalities.
7. Leader of the year - James Davis 8. Reformer of the year - Mark Driscoll 9. Broadcaster of the year - James Dobson
* Leader of the year [James Davis]
James Davis is the co-founder of the growing coalition of ministries and denominations called Billion Soul Network. It includes more than 350,000 churches. James is a gifted leader and his goal is to strengthen relations between pastors in order to plant five million churches and bring one billion people to Christ.
* Reformer of the year [Mark Driscoll]
He is the Pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. He is working to reform the approach of having a church and being a community of believers. He is using the latest technologies to do that. Mars Hill Church has created its own internet network, which is a virtual community that helps church members build strong relationships.
* Broadcaster of the year [James Dobson]
After more than 30 years of ministry and as the leader of one of the most influential pro-family organizations in the U.S.A., 'Focus on the Family,' James Dobson left the ministry that he founded and started a new radio program called 'Family Talk'. The focus of the new program is to strengthen the institution of family, which James says is the foundation of a strong society.
* Strategist of the year [Leonard Sweet]
Strategist of the year - Leonard Sweet
Leonard Sweet is a historian of American culture, a futurist who sees the trends in the society that are unnoticed by others, and a writer. Leonard is also a consultant to many churches and develops strategies to fulfill the Great Commission in the digital age of the 21st century.
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