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'''Robert Sumner''' is a reverend, Christian author, and editor of '']'' newsletter. He has also attended many Christian conferences and lectures. In 1959, he created the non-profit Sumner Evangelistic Foundation. In 1965, he was on the Council of 14 (now Council of 18) of the ], and he changed the name of his foundation to Regular Baptist Evangelism. In May, 1966, this group launched a newsletter called ''The Regular Baptist Evangelist'', which 9 months later became just ''The Biblical Evangelist''. In November, 1980, ''The Biblical Evangelist'' stopped publication and Sumner began writing for another Christian newsletter, '']''. In 1982, Sumner left ''The Sword'' after a dispute with the editor that was mediated by pastor ]. After the ordeal, Sumner complained that he was left "without an editorial voice", so he started back up ''The Biblical Evangelist'' by sending letters to former subscribers asking them to resubscribe.<ref name="history">Sumner, Robert - The Biblical Evangelist (accessed 5/26/06)</ref> | ||
| Sumner received some attention when he criticized Hyles in 1989 when he wrote a story in '']'' called, "The Saddest Story I've Ever Told," which accused Hyles of sexual scandals and financial misappropriation.<ref name="lies">"Charges All Lies, Hammond Pastor Says" '']'', ], ]</ref> These charges were refuted by Hyles who deemed them "all lies".<ref name="lies" /> | |||
| Sumner has now published a total of 37 books including his latest, ''HEBREWS: Streams of Living Water'', a 37-chapter, 546-page expository and evangelistic commentary about the book of ] in the ]. As of 2006, '']'' is sent out for free to all that request it. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Robert Sumner is a reverend, Christian author, and editor of The Biblical Evangelist newsletter. He has also attended many Christian conferences and lectures. In 1959, he created the non-profit Sumner Evangelistic Foundation. In 1965, he was on the Council of 14 (now Council of 18) of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches, and he changed the name of his foundation to Regular Baptist Evangelism. In May, 1966, this group launched a newsletter called The Regular Baptist Evangelist, which 9 months later became just The Biblical Evangelist. In November, 1980, The Biblical Evangelist stopped publication and Sumner began writing for another Christian newsletter, The Sword of the Lord. In 1982, Sumner left The Sword after a dispute with the editor that was mediated by pastor Dr. Jack Hyles. After the ordeal, Sumner complained that he was left "without an editorial voice", so he started back up The Biblical Evangelist by sending letters to former subscribers asking them to resubscribe.
Sumner received some attention when he criticized Hyles in 1989 when he wrote a story in The Biblical Evangelist called, "The Saddest Story I've Ever Told," which accused Hyles of sexual scandals and financial misappropriation. These charges were refuted by Hyles who deemed them "all lies".
Sumner has now published a total of 37 books including his latest, HEBREWS: Streams of Living Water, a 37-chapter, 546-page expository and evangelistic commentary about the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. As of 2006, The Biblical Evangelist is sent out for free to all that request it.
References
- Sumner, Robert History - The Biblical Evangelist (accessed 5/26/06)
- ^ "Charges All Lies, Hammond Pastor Says" Chicago Tribune, May 28, 1989
External links
- The Biblical Evangelist– Sumner's official page
- The Biblical Evangelist: Jack Hyles Story
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