In the history of Christianity, many popular religious gurus have made their contribution to spreading the roots of Christianity across the world. Jesus Christ is undoubtedly the most renowned person who had sacrificed his life to save Christianity. And following the footsteps of Jesus Christ, many religious leaders of Christianity have taught the world the essence of this religion. Not only these Christian leaders have left an indelible impact on the Christian community but also spreads the message of peace, compassion, and love to the entire world. All these leaders have given many popular Christian leadership books to the world and mentioned the essence of Christian leadership in those books. Read below to know about the names of all these Christian leaders who have been remembered for their religious teachings throughout the world.
Elder John Leland
John Leland maintained the responsibility of a minister at gospel for about 65 years. His name gets counted in one of the oldest religious leaders of Christianity. He used to travel on foot or horseback from Massachusetts to South Carolina. For this reason, he was known as “circuit preacher” and throughout his lifetime, he endorsed the principles of “religious freedom”. Also, Leland fought for a time-span of 60 years for the “separation of church and state” in the USA. Elder Leland wrote his own epitaph: “Here lies the body of John Leland, who labored 67 years to promote piety and vindicate the civil and religious rights of all men.”
William Carey
William Carey was a cobbler and he himself struggled to make him literate. He took into his hands the task of converting Indian people into Christians. Although he faced a lot of difficulties in doing so, still he managed to do his job effortlessly. Carey faced a lot of difficulties in the beginning years of his mission and he suffered from many severe diseases such as dysentery, malaria, and cholera. During his initial time in Bengal, he encountered a number of difficulties and his one young child as well as two wives passed away due to habitation problems. To make it easier for people to know about Christianity, he translated Christianity books into 29 languages. Also, he was the co-founder of Serampore college and a member of Baptist Missionary Society.
Dr. Jerry Falwell
Dr. Falwell was not only good at fulfilling his responsibilities towards his family but also spread the message of Christianity to the world. He thought of training the people towards Christianity and hence he opened Liberty University for it. In this university, he trained 50,000 students and in today’s time, this number has increased to 70,000 in various offline as well as online sites. Also, he was the founder of Thomas Road Baptist, Church in Lynchburg, VA. Apart from this, he was popular for his radio and television ministry “Old Time Gospel Hour”.
Rev. Billy Graham
Rev Billy Graham played a significant role in spreading the message of Christianity for forty years. He did considerable work in converting the people all over the world into Christianity. Graham was popular for executing televised crusades. Also, he acted as an advisor to many presidents of America. Being an evangelist, he founded Billy Graham Association to spread the message of Christianity across the world. He was mainly popular as an evangelist for televised crusades.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not only a strong supporter of Christianity but he also worked for the civil right activism. This makes him one of the influential religious leaders of Christianity in the history. While walking on the path of his grandfather as well as father, he worked as a pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. worked for the equality of Negro Americans and conducted many marches in several Southern towns. What makes him popular even in today’s time is that he received Noble Prize at a young age and became the youngest man to achieve it. He donated the money he received as a prize to boost his civil right activism. He also founded Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and Dexter Avenue Church i Montgomery, AL.