Alistair Begg
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Alistair Begg is the Senior Pastor of Cleveland's Parkside Church (located near Solon, Ohio), and is the voice behind the "Truth for Life" Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry that broadcasts his sermons daily in many stations across the U.S..He is also the author of several Christian books and travels to many places outside of Ohio to speak.
Alistair Begg is a strong advocate of Protestant Evangelical Reformed Theology. In his role as Senior Pastor of Parkside, he stresses the importance of believing the Bible to be the completely authoritative Word of God, and the importance of using the mind to know the Bible and knowing God through repentance and faith in Jesus.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1952, and still carries a distinctive accent after nearly 30 years of pastoral ministry in the United States. Alistair graduated from The London School of Theology and then served eight years in Scotland at both Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church. Mr. Begg was educated at Trent University, and Westminster Seminary as well. He was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from Cedarville University.
His wife, Susan, is American by birth, and Alistair himself became a U.S. citizen in 2004. He and his wife, Susan, have been married over 30 years and have grown children.
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[edit] Parkside Church
Parkside Church is a non-denominational body of Christian believers located in a southeast suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The self-proclaimed mission of Parkside Church is "to see unbelieving people become committed followers of Jesus Christ". The cornerstone of the church building is inscribed with Psalm 138:2 which says "…for you have exalted above all things your name and your word".
The church began in 1968 when a small group of businessmen came together for weekly prayer meetings on Cleveland's east side. Attendance grew, along with a conviction to consider the formation of a local church. Parkside Church, originally known as the Chapel, formally became a church in 1972. The church continued to grow and in 1983 after the original pastor was called to the mission field and interim pastors filled the role for three years, Alistair Begg accepted the call to be the senior pastor and arrived with his wife and children from Scotland.
[edit] Bibliography
Begg is the author of several books:
- What Angels Wish They Knew: The Basics of True Christianity, Moody Publishers (1999) ISBN 0-8024-1709-4
- Preaching For God's Glory (2000) ISBN 1-58134-123-7
- Pathway to Freedom: How God's Laws Guide Our Lives, Crossway Books (2000) ISBN 1-58134-123-7
- The Hand of God: Finding His Care in All Circumstances, Moody Publishers (2001) ISBN 0-8024-1704-3
- Made for His Pleasure: Ten Benchmarks of a Vital Faith, Moody Publishers (2005) ISBN 0-8024-7137-4
[edit] Trivia
- Among Alistair's influences are: Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Eric Liddell, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Jim Elliot and Hudson Taylor.
- An avid fan of golf, Alistair Begg had a small speaking role in the movie "Bobby Jones: A Stroke of Genius" (2004). He played the role of Stewart Maiden, a Scottish golf instructor who tutored Bobby Jones.
- In the winter of 2007, Alistair notified his financial supporters of Truth For Life that he had been diagnosed with cancer. He has elected to undergo surgery on April 23rd.
