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 to stations across the U.S. He is the author of Christian books.
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.
[edit] Biography
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 Charlotte Baptist Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church in Lanarkshire. Mr. Begg was educated at Trent University, and Westminster Seminary as well. Among Alistair's influences are: Martyn Lloyd-Jones, John Stott, Derek Prime, Eric Alexander, Sinclair Ferguson, Dick Lucas, Eric Liddell, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Jim Elliot, and Hudson Taylor.
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 three grown children.
In January 2007, Alistair notified his congregation at Parkside Church as well as the Truth for Life family that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had surgery on April 23, 2007, and an update from the Truth for Life Web site stated it was successful and his long term prognosis is excellent. He has since had two followup operations to deal with scar tissue interfering with his bladder, and more operations may be necessary.
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- 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
- On Being a Pastor: Understanding Our Calling and Work, Moody Publishers (2004) ISBN 0-8024-3120-8
- Made for His Pleasure: Ten Benchmarks of a Vital Faith, Moody Publishers (2005) ISBN 0-8024-7137-4
