David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
David Ray Wilkersonwas an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in New York...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth19 May 1931
CityHammond, IN
CountryUnited States of America
christian children reality
The world is not looking for more doctrinal proof of the reality of God! It is not looking for greater proof of the resurrection or better arguments about creation. The world is looking for Christians who can stand up to every crisis, fear, trouble and difficulty and remain calm and at rest in the midst of it all. The world needs to see God's children trusting wholly in their Lord.
dog real new-beginnings
You win over people just like you win over a dog. You see a dog passing down the street with an old bone in his mouth. You don't grab the bone from him and tell him it's not good for him. He'll growl at you. It's the only thing he has. But you throw a big fat lamb chop in front of him, and he's going to drop that bone and pick up the lamb chop, his tail wagging to beat the band. And you've got a friend. Instead of going around grabbing bones from people... I'm going to throw them some lamb chops. Something with real meat and life in it. I'm going to tell them about New Beginnings.
children
Gwen and I have four children and ten grandchildren.
amount bringing hard kids people seamless staff tribute understand
It's hard for people to understand bringing 450 or 500 new kids just 'boom' into the system, ... For our staff to make it so seamless is just a tribute to the amount of preparation they do to get things ready.
prayer believe gone
I have questioned God sometimes whether prayers have gone unanswered. But answered prayer is still harder to believe.
prayer america challenges
Every Teen Challenge ministry is responsible for raising its own finances, but we assist these works with finances, prayer and counseling, especially overseas in areas such as Siberia, Africa, South America.
men house challenges
The Teen Challenge Training Center on Pennsylvania farmland houses over 200 men in rehab. Other farms and centers have been birthed out of this ministry all over the world.
father challenges ministry
I am not officially involved now in the direction of the Teen Challenge ministry, but I rejoice that God permits me to be the father of these ministries.
girl country women
The Teen Challenge ministry was born out of those humble early days of ministry. It now includes over 500 drug and alcohol rehab centers around the world, even in Muslim countries. These include homes for girls and women addicts and alcoholics, all which are reaching many.
miracle manhattan brooklyn
Also, I preached to gangs on the streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx - and miracles began to happen.
heart squares years
Eighteen years ago, the Holy Spirit led me to establish a church in the heart of Times Square.
faith ministry faith-based
From the beginning, this has been a faith-based ministry.
writing mail messages
I have no ghost writers. I personally write every message and every piece of published mail.
son ministers conferences
My oldest son, Gary, is a seasoned minister and travels with me for ministers' conferences.