{"product_id":"william-j-seymour-pentecostal-trailblazer-and-revered-pastor-of-the-azusa-street-revival-paperback","title":"William J. Seymour: Pentecostal Trailblazer and Revered Pastor of the Azusa Street Revival - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Seymour: Pentecostal Trailblazer and Revered Pastor of the Azusa Street Revival​ \u003c\/i\u003eis a rich and thorough account of the life and ministry of William J. Seymour. Seymour, the son of former slaves rose to prominence within the Pentecostal movement as the pastor of the Azusa Street Revival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr. Larry Martin's extensive research and knowledge of William J. Seymour provides a solid framework for the telling of Seymour's life, ministry, and the history of the Azusa Street Revival. Martin's work not only provides details on Seymour's life and ministry but also recounts the racism and discrimination that Seymour faced in everyday life and within the church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seymour followed God's call to Los Angeles and in 1906 the Azusa Street Revival began ushering in a new era of Pentecostal revival in Los Angeles and spreading throughout the country and around the world. While the revival's prominence over the year's waned due to ongoing prejudice, divergent ministry objectives and attempted takeovers the worldwide Pentecostal movement remains unbowed and strong over a century later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr. Martin is part of the Pentecostal legacy and has over fifty years devoted to ministry as a pastor, educator, and evangelist. He is the author of several books on the Azusa Street Revival, the history of early Pentecostals, and the Pentecostal Church of God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes photos of Seymour's life and ministry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Larry Martin has given more than fifty years to gospel ministry, serving almost twenty-five years pastoring churches in Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. While still in his teens, Martin launched his ministry career as a traveling evangelist. He returned to evangelism in 1997 and has continued in that work for most of the last twenty years through his ministry, River of Revival Ministries. \u003cbr\u003e Dr. Martin has traveled in seventy countries, teaching in Bible schools, preaching in mission churches, and leading mass evangelism crusades where as many as 40,000 have professed Christ in one event. From 2001-2004, Martin served Brownsville Revival School of Ministry in Pensacola, Florida, as academic dean. He taught a number of courses in the college and was a regular speaker at the Brownsville Assembly of God Church. He served as president of Messenger College in Joplin, Missouri. \u003cbr\u003e Considered by many to be an authority on the origins of the Pentecostal movement and especially the revival at Azusa Street, Martin is the editor of the twelve-volume Complete Azusa Street Library and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Ministry of William J. Seymour\u003c\/i\u003e in that series. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe've Come this Far by Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKansas City, Here We Come\u003c\/i\u003e, histories of early Pentecostals and the Pentecostal Church of God; and \u003ci\u003eThe Topeka Outpouring of 1901. \u003c\/i\u003eAmong his other books are \u003ci\u003eFor Sale: The Soul of a Nation; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHave We Lost Our Mind?\u003c\/i\u003e an in-your-face call to Christian commitment; \u003ci\u003eThe Good, The Bad, The Ugly and the Hilarious\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring stories from his ministry experiences; and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer, The Bible and the Bottle\u003c\/i\u003e, a common-sense look at alcohol consumption and Christians. He has also edited and\/or contributed to several other works. Additionally, as a freelance writer, Dr. Martin's articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eCharisma, Ministries Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and a number of other publications. \u003cbr\u003e Dr. Martin is a graduate of several institutes of higher education and holds a doctorate in ministry from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas. He and Lynda Morehead Goetz were married on July 3, 2016, both having lost their spouses in 2014. Larry has two children, Matthew Martin and Summer Jo Martin; Lynda also has two children, Lindsey Goetz and Ryan Goetz (Rachel). The couple has four wonderful grandchildren, Matthew Martin Jr., Isaac, Anna, and Louisa Goetz. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774320247072,"sku":"9798887691398","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b64e744134d6c7ae1a2689a4a51edf0.webp?v=1780446144","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/william-j-seymour-pentecostal-trailblazer-and-revered-pastor-of-the-azusa-street-revival-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}