Chris Fabry Live!
Air Date February 9, 2010
Summary
Tuesday, we want you to meet a pioneer who has been around the evangelical community for a long time. His name is Dr. Melvin Banks. He is the founder and chairman of Urban Ministries Incorporated, a ministry Dr. Banks launched in his basement some 40 years ago. He came to Chicago from Birmingham, Alabama, and we think what he’s learned over the past 40 years will help you.
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Melvin Banks
Melvin E. Banks is the founder and serves as chairman of Urban Ministries, Inc. (UMI). Under his direction, UMI has grown to be one of the leading publishers of Christian education resources for churches in the African American community, serving nearly 100,000 teachers with Sunday School and Vacation Bible School materials. In 1955, he graduated from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and married Olive Perkins. Shortly thereafter, he went on to Wheaton College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and a Master of Arts and Biblical Studies degree. He received an honorary Doctorate of Literature from the same institution in 1992. Dr. Banks is the author and editor of a number of books and Bible studies, including Winning and Keeping Teens in Church. He also is founder of the Urban Outreach Foundation, an organization that conducts leadership training institutes. He is an elder in his local church and serves on the board of trustees of Wheaton College and the Circle Y Ranch, a summer camp for children and youth. Dr. Banks and his wife, Olive, have three children and live in South Holland, Ill.
For more information about Urban Ministries, Inc., please visit their Web site.
Host
Chris Fabry
Chris Fabry is the host of Chris Fabry Live!, an hour of spiritual encouragement from his backyard radio fence. The program challenges listeners to think biblically about their spiritual journeys. Chris is also the author of the Christy Award-winning novel Dogwood, and his latest fiction release, June Bug. He and his family live near Tucson, Ariz. To find out more, please visit Chris' Web site.