John Stott

John Stott served the same church, All Souls Langham Place, ever since he was ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in 1945. He was assistant pastor of All Souls for 5 years, the Rector for 25, and was Rector Emeritus for many years. For over twenty five years of his public ministry, he was set free (under the auspices of the Langham Partnership) to travel the world, especially for ministry to pastors and students. In HM the Queen's New Year Honours' List 2006, he was awarded the CBE 'for services to Christian Scholarship and the Christian world.' He became a Chaplain to the Queen in 1959. He was also President of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. The son of Sir Arnold and Lady Stott, he was born in London in 1921, educated at Rugby School, where he was head boy, and Trinity College Cambridge, where he got a 1st class degree in French and Theology. He has been awarded a Lambeth DD, and has honorary doctorates from British, Canadian and American colleges. John Stott's biography has been written by Timothy Dudley-Smith. Volume 2 was published in 2001. He was always a keen bird watcher and bird photographer, taking his binoculars and camera with him on his travels. He reckons he has seen about 2,500 of the world's 9000 species of birds. His book, The Birds Our Teachers, lavishly illustrated with his own photographs, was published in 1999 in the UK by Candle Books, in the USA by Baker, and also in several other languages. He has written 50 books - the most recent of which, 'The Radical Disciple' was published in 2010. His best known, Basic Christianity, has been translated into more than 50 languages. Other titles include The Cross of Christ, The Contemporary Christian, Evangelical Truth and New Issues Facing Christians Today, and eight New Testament expositions (Acts, Romans etc.) in the 'Bible Speaks Today' series published by IVP. He passed away in July 2011, leaving a great legacy behind him.

Books

The Cross Of Christ

Words of Wisdom

The Dignity of Dependence

Books

The Radical Disciple

Words of Wisdom

The Disciples Were Changed

Words of Wisdom

Did Jesus Ever Sin?

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