Leith Anderson (b. 1944) is the President of the National Association of Evangelicals.[1][2][3][4] He served as senior pastor of Wooddale Church, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, from 1977 to 2011.[1][2][3][4][5]
He graduated from Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois; Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois (BA in Sociology); Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado; Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California (Doctor of Ministry).[5]
He has written articles published in many periodicals, and he has authored eight books.[5] He hosted a nationally-syndicated radio ministry called Faith Matters, broadcast on Christian radio stations since 1999.[4][5]
As a Denver Seminary alumnus, Anderson served as the interim president of that institution in 1999–2000.
Anderson is the president of the U.S. National Association of Evangelicals, replacing Ted Haggard on 4 November 2006.[4] He had also been president of the group from 2001 to 2003.[4]
Anderson is a proponent of the Bible Literacy Project's curriculum, The Bible and Its Influence, for public high school literature courses.[6]
In November 2009, Anderson signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration calling on Evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox not to comply with rules and laws permitting abortion, same-sex marriage and other ideals that go against their religious consciences.[7]
Anderson retired as the Senior Pastor at Wooddale Church on December 31, 2011. He served 35 years as the Senior Pastor at Wooddale.[8]
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President of the National Association of Evangelicals 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Ted Haggard |
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President of the National Association of Evangelicals 2006–present |
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