just recently met Jakes, he admitted
that he too was inspired by him. Dr.
Bernice King said that had her father,
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., lived
to know Jakes, they would have
been friends.
it's important for sports athletes
to have a spiritual leader as their
coach?" Rivers throws the question
and rushes to step close to NFL
Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and
Tracey Edmonds. "It's ironic that we
choose to have football, basketball,
and baseball coaches but we don't
choose to have spiritual coaches,"
says Sanders, adding that "I don't
understand how we expect to
overcome adversity without such."
Megan Good, Mike Epps, Angela
Bassett, and Kimberly Elise who
have either appeared in a Jakes
film or shared the big screen with
him. Even though Epps admitted
that his comedy can be R-rated, the
comedian acknowledged that Jakes
has served as an inspiration to him.
serve as evidence that Jakes is a leading voice of innovation and inspiration in
the community. Some call him "a spiritual genius." TIME Magazine named him
"America's Best Preacher." This charismatic leader is one of the most admired
entrepreneurs of our lifetime. His 35 years in ministry has perhaps resulted
in the many hats that he wears today, and he wears them well. He's not only
a husband and a father and a grandfather, but also a senior pastor at Potter's
House, a film producer, author, helper, educator, you name it, he does it all.
Jakes leads a church [Potter's House] of 30,000 members. His wife of nearly
30 years, Serita A. Jakes, is a gifted speaker and author who serves alongside
her husband to provide the support he needs. Among other things, Mrs. Jakes
is also the Executive Director of The Potter's House Women's Ministry.
He also produced a mainstream film, Sparkle, starring American Idol Jordin
Jordin's mother. This movie is expected in theaters
early this fall. Details about the movie and the rest
of the cast can be found at www.sparkle-movie.
com/site. Jakes has filmed and appeared in a few
other movies over the years as well.
Forgiven was released early this year. In this
book, Jakes claims that people learn how to be
unforgiving by behavior modeled to them, which
means that they can also unlearn it and become
forgiving. In his interviews, Jakes explains that
people develop the ability to either forgive or not
forgive based on what they see at a young age.