Max Lucado

Max Lucado is a best selling Christian author. Max has written more than 50 books with 28 million copies in print. Currently he serves as senior minister at Oak Hills Church (formerly Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio, Texas.

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Minister - Church of Christ - San Antonio, Texas

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Lucado was born in 1955 in San Angelo, Texas, the youngest of four children to Jack and Thelma Lucado. Max was raised in Andrews, Texas. His father was an oil field worker, while is mother served as a nurse.

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1955 - San Angelo - Texas - Andrews, Texas

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Lucado attended Abilene Christian University. Initially Max had aspirations to become a lawyer. Lucado said that a required Bible course at the university and a mission trip made him change his mind about becoming a lawyer. Instead he decided to become a missionary. However this required that Max get a graduate degree in Bible and have at least two years experience ministering to a church.

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After graduation Max moved to Miami to minister to a church. His responsibilities were to minister to a single's group and write a column for the church's newsletter. Later these short columns were compiled together to form Max's first book, On the Anvil. After two years in Miami, Max and his new wife, Denalyn, moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to become full time missionaries.

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Miami - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

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In 1987, Max's father succumbed to Lou Gehrig's disease. After five years in Brazil, Max brought his family back to the United States to be closer to his mother. In 1988 he was hired as minister to the Oak Hills Church of Christ in San Antonio.

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Lucado was recently named "America's Pastor" by Christianity Today magazine. He has been featured on NBC Nightly News, Larry King Live, and USA Today. His books are regularly on the New York Times Best Seller List. He has been featured speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast.

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Christianity Today - NBC Nightly News - Larry King Live - USA Today

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