Erwin Lutzer

Erwin W. Lutzer (born October 3, 1941) is an evangelical Christian pastor, teacher and author. He is currently the senior pastor of Moody Church, in Chicago, Illinois.

Early life

Erwin Lutzer was born near Regina, in Saskatchewan, Canada, the last of Gustav and Wanda Lutzer's five children. He graduated from Winnipeg Bible College (BA Theology) and then attended Dallas Theological Seminary, in Dallas, Texas. In 1967, he graduated from Dallas (MA Theology) with honors and as president of the student body.

While in Dallas, Lutzer became acquainted with a young woman named Rebecca Hickman, who was attending Dallas Bible College. They were married, in 1969, and have three married daughters and six grandchildren. [cite news
title=Moody Church Staff Information
url=http://www.moodychurch.org/information/staff.html
accessdate=2007-04-22]

Career

Dr. Lutzer served as Senior Pastor at Edgewater Baptist Church, in Chicago, from 1971 to 1977. During that time he completed an M.A. in philosophy from Loyola University Chicago. He then entered the Ph.D program, at Loyola, to pursue a doctorate in philosophy. In subsequent years, he has received two honorary doctorates. [cite news
title=Canadian Institute for Law, Theology, and Public Policy
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Since January 1980, Lutzer has been the Senior Pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago. The church and its' ministries have grown significantly under Lutzer’s leadership, and construction was recently completed on a new Christian Life Center to complement the current 75-year-old building. [cite news
title=Moody Church Christian Life Center
url=http://www.moodychurch.org/clc.html
accessdate=2007-04-22]

Dr. Lutzer is the speaker on three popular radio broadcasts: "Songs in the Night", "Running to Win", and "The Moody Church Hour". These broadcasts are heard across the United States and in many countries through the Internet. Sunday morning services at Moody are streamed live, worldwide, through the church's website. [cite news
title=Moody Church Radio Ministry
url=http://www.moodychurch.org/radio/index.html
accessdate=2007-04-22] He is also an international speaker at churches, conferences and retreats.

Lutzer has authored more than 30 books, including "Hitler’s Cross", which won a "Gold Medallion" award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, and the bestselling, "One Minute After You Die: A Preview of Your Final Destination". Most recently, his book about The Da Vinci Code, called "The Da Vinci Deception", was featured on national broadcasts both in secular and Christian markets. [cite news
title=Focus on the Family - DaVinci Code Contributors
url=http://go.family.org/davinci/content/A000000097.cfm
accessdate=2007-04-22]

Bibliography

*"One Minute After You Die: A Preview of Your Final Destination", ISBN 0-8024-6322-3
*"The Da Vinci Deception", ISBN 0-8423-8430-8
*"Jesus, Lover of a Woman’s Soul" (with Rebecca Lutzer), ISBN 0-8423-8426-X
*"Christ Among Other gods", ISBN 0-8024-1649-7
*"How to Say No to a Stubborn Habit", ISBN 1-56476-331-5
*"Hitler’s Cross", ISBN 0-8024-3583-1
*"The Doctrines that Divide", ISBN 0-8254-3165-4
*"Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible", ISBN 0-8024-8439-5

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.moodychurch.org/ The Moody Church]
* [http://lightsource.com/ministry/running_to_win/ Running to Win with Dr. Erwin Lutzer broadcast and video archives]
* [http://www.erwinlutzer.com/ Erwin Lutzer's homepage]