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John Weir Murray (October 6, 1913 – March 20, 1996), also known as Jack Murray, was an American pastor, evangelist, and educator.

Biography

Murray was born in Laurium, Michigan, and grew up in Bellingham, Washington. He studied at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Wheaton College in Illinois, and Faith Theological Seminary. He later received honorary doctorates from Faith as well as from Bob Jones University.

Murray served as an assistant pastor in the Bible Presbyterian Church in Chester, Pennsylvania. He edited his denomination's publication Faith and Fellowship, later called Truth for Youth, from 1944 to 1950. In 1955, when the denomination split, Murray joined with the Collingswood faction and became president of Shelton College.

Murray led the establishment of the Harvey Cedars Bible Conference in 1941, with the purchase of the historic Harvey Cedars Hotel. In 1960, he left Shelton to start a radio evangelism ministry, Bible Evangelism Inc. Murray co-founded Clearwater Christian College in 1966, serving as the Chairman of the Advisory Board. In 1971, along with Allan MacRae, Murray founded Biblical Theological Seminary. MacRae was Murray's friend and former teacher, and although they had different visions for the seminary (MacRae wanted to train scholar-pastors while Murray wanted to focus on evangelism), they were able to work together.

References

1. ^ Drill, Herb (29 March 1996). "John W. Murray; Was Radio Evangelist". Philly.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
2. ^ "Dr John Weir Murray, 82: Was Radio Evangelist and Founder of the Hartfield Hospitality House". The Morning Call. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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4. "Truth for Youth". PCA Historical Center. Presbyterian Church in America. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
5. McIntire, Carl (27 December 1956). "The Inside Story and the "Underground"" (PDF). The Free Press. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
6. "History". Harvey Cedars Bible Conference. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
7. "Catalog, 1966-67" (PDF). Clearwater Christian College. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
8. Yeo, John J. (2009). Plundering the Egyptians: The Old Testament and Historical Criticism at Westminster Theological Seminary (1929-1998). University Press of America. p. 155. ISBN 9780761849605. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
9. Brown, Earl L. (2005). "The Shepherd Student" (PDF). WRS Journal. 12 (2): 3. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
10. "Our Heritage". Missio Seminary. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

• 1913 births
• 1996 deaths
• People from Laurium, Michigan
• Biola University alumni
• Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni
• Faith Theological Seminary alumni
• American evangelists
• Radio evangelists
• University and college founders
• Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
• People from Bellingham, Washington
• 20th-century American academics
• Editors of Christian publications
• American Presbyterian ministers