Bruce Wilkinson

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Bruce Wilkinson is Founder and Chairman of Teach Every Nation (TEN), an Evangelical parachurch organization. He is best-known for founding Walk Thru the Bible^[1] with Howard Hendricks and for his book The Prayer of Jabez.

Biography[]

He was born in New Jersey and graduated from Northeastern Bible College (B.A. and Th. B.),^{[citation needed]} Dallas Theological Seminary (Th. M.)^{[citation needed]} and Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (D.D.).^{[citation needed]}

In 1976, Wilkinson launched "Walk Thru the Bible". He has trained in the "Teaching for Life Change" and is a trainer in the "Dream Giver" methodology. He launched and led WorldTeach, which has recruited and trained leaders to conduct life skills courses.^{[citation needed]} Wilkinson also produced a motion picture about AIDS called Beat the Drum.

After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Wilkinson traveled to Russia to teach in conjunction with the presentation of the Jesus film.^[vague] Wilkinson served five years as chairman of CoMission, an education ministry in Russia.

In 2002, Wilkinson moved with his family to South Africa and started an organization called "Dream For Africa". In that, Wilkinson launched "Heart for Africa", which mobilized volunteers to plant backyard vegetable gardens for orphans and the hungry. He also launched a movement to recruit college students to conduct AIDS training in high schools.

Wilkinson founded "Teach Every Nation" (TEN) in 2013. TEN was formed to provide "innovative, practical and culturally relevant training" for pastors and leaders in the global South (i.e. areas of Africa, Asia, and South/Central America). Training is provided through simulcasts, as well as in-person courses on TEN's training campus located in the Waterberg Biosphere of northern South Africa.^{[citation needed]} Wilkinson's ministries have also reached Swaziland^[2], a country whose king, Mswati III, Wilkinson tried unsuccessfully to meet during the early 2000s, leading Wilkinson to quit his ministry^[3]

Wilkinson has also raised funds for other ministries. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of .

Personal life[]

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Bruce and Darlene Wilkinson have three married children and ten grandchildren.

Books[]

• Victory Over Temptation
• Walk through the Bible
  • Youthwalk Again ISBN 0-310-54601-X
• The Wilkinson & Boa Bible Handbook ISBN 0-7852-4864-1, ISBN 0-7852-4903-6
• Talk Through The Bible ISBN 0-8407-5286-5
  • Talk Through the Old Testament
  • Talk Through the New Testament
  • Talk Through Bible Personalities ISBN 0-9612142-0-1
• 7 Laws of the Learner ISBN 0-88070-464-0
• Almost Every Answer for Practically Any Teacher (Gold Medallion Winner) ISBN 0-88070-473-X
• Personal Holiness in Times of Temptation ISBN 1-56507-943-4
• Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs (based on his “The Three Chairs” seminar) ISBN 1-57673-536-2
• 30 Days to Spiritual Breakthroughs ISBN 1-57673-977-5
• The Prayer of Jabez (October 2000) ISBN 1-57673-733-0
  • Living the Jabez Miracle
  • The Prayer of Jabez for Young Hearts ISBN 0-613-96871-9
  • The Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones (with Melody Carlson) ISBN 0-8499-7943-9
  • The Prayer of Jabez for Kids (with Melody Carlson) ISBN 0-8499-7944-7
• Secrets of the Vine (October 2001) ISBN 1-57673-975-9
  • Secrets of the Vine for Little Ones ISBN 1-4003-0052-5
  • Secrets of the Vine for Kids ISBN 1-4003-0053-3
  • Secrets of the Vine for Teens (March 2003) ISBN 1-57673-922-8
• A Life God Rewards (October 2002) ISBN 1-57673-976-7
  • A Life God Rewards for Teens (October 2002) ISBN 1-59052-077-7
  • A Life God Rewards for Kids ISBN 1-59052-095-5
• Set Apart ISBN 1-59052-071-8
• 30 Days to Discovering Personal Victory Through Holiness ISBN 1-59052-070-X
• The Dream Giver (October 2003) ISBN 1-59052-201-X
  • The Dream Giver for Parents (September 2004) ISBN 1-59052-455-1
• Beyond Jabez ISBN 1-59052-367-9
• You Were Born for This - ISBN 978-1-60142-182-1
• The Freedom Factor

Wilkinson served on the overview committee for the New King James Version of the Bible,^{[citation needed]} authored the Books of the Bible outlines and co-edited the Bible book introductions for The Open Bible.^{[citation needed]} He is the executive editor of four Bibles including The Daily Walk Bible (NIV, NL, NKV, RSV), The Closer Walk New Testament (NIV), The Youth Walk Bible (NIV), and The Family Walk Bible (NIV).^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Bruce Wilkinson's Personal Site
• InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Bruce Wilkinson (TV Interview)