ROD PARSLEY MINISTRIES

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Pastor Parsley of Rod Parsley Ministries is a highly sought after crusade and conference speaker.

He calls people to Jesus Christ through the good news of the Gospel.

His ministries reach globally and locally, offering hope to the hurting.

Born January 13, 1957, he is an American televangelist, the

senior pastor of World Harvest Church, a Pentecostal mega church in Columbus, Ohio, (I live 3 miles from the church).

He is also founder and president of The Center for Moral Clarity. Rodney Lee Parsley is also founder of Breakthrough Media Ministries, Bridge of Hope Missions, World Harvest Bible College and Harvest Preparatory School, which all reside at Rod Parsley Ministries.

Parsley, a social conservative, is a frequent critic of liberal positions on social issues, and has appeared at public events with Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, U.S. Senator Zell Miller, and Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman. He has been a guest on CNN's "Larry King Live."

He is married to Joni Parsley. They have a son, Austin, and a daughter, Ashton, both teenagers.

Parsley holds a bachelor's degree from Ohio Christian University and honorary doctoral degrees from Indiana Christian University and Liberty University.

Rod Parsley was raised as a Free Will Baptist,

but became a Pentecostal sometime in the 1970s. He considers televangelist Lester Sumrall to be his spiritual father.

In 1977, Parsley's 17-person Bible study formed what became known as Sunset Chapel, and later Word of Life Church in Canal Winchester, Ohio. Rod Parsley Ministries has grown into the current World Harvest Church which now encompasses 400,000 square feet and has a 400-person staff.

The church's first facility was built in 1979. That building is now known as Alpha Hall and is one of four buildings on what is now the campus of World Harvest Bible College.

In 1986, ground was broken on 57 acres to build what now includes a 5,200-seat sanctuary, Children’s and Youth Ministries, Family Life, Ministry Resource Centers, a Bookstore and Administrative Offices. The church's main property now comprises 132 acres.

Harvest Preparatory School, a private Christian prep school, operates on the church grounds.

Breakthrough is the television broadcast produced by the World Harvest Church.

The show features sermons and bible studies by Parsley as well as segments concerning the Center for Moral Clarity.

Rod Parsley Ministries is carried on 1,400 stations and cable affiliates, including Daystar Television Network, The Inspiration Network (INSP), Cornerstone Television, World Harvest Television, The Church Channel, Trinity Broadcasting Network, ENLACE (which broadcasts in Spanish to 20 nations), Vision TV (Canada), and Europe 7.

During the Summer of 2004, Rod Parsley openly criticized Sweden for the conviction of Åke Green under Sweden's hate crimes legislation. During the same time, he founded

The Center for Moral Clarity to address moral issues and influence politics from a Christian point of view.

On October 3, 2004, Rod Parsley preached a sermon titled "Uncensored: While Freedom Still Rings," which was in many ways the mission statement for the Center for Moral Clarity.

Rod Parsley Ministries expressed opposition to the view that there is a separation of church and state in the U.S. Constitution; same-sex marriage; partial-birth abortion; hate-crimes legislation in California, Canada, and Sweden; sexual orientation themes in children's books; racism; and poverty.

A few weeks before the 2004 elections in the US,

Parsley encouraged his congregation and television audience to vote for Ohio's state constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. (The amendment passed by a wide margin).

He also encouraged citizens of other states with similar marriage amendments on their ballots to vote similarly. He headlined the "Silent No More" tour to register Christian voters.

Rod Parsley is an author of several Christianity-themed books, including Silent No More, which was released in April 2005 by Charisma House. The book encourages Christians to participate in the political process, and especially to make sure their votes reflect their values.

Concerning poverty, Rod Parsley writes that government should "get out of the way", removing many constraints on capitalism.

Rod Parsley Ministries criticizes Islam, stating that he "does not believe that our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed.” (Silent No More, as cited in Holy Toledo by Frances Fitzgerald in the New Yorker, July 31 2006)

The sequel to "Silent No More,"

"Culturally Incorrect: How Clashing Worldviews Affect Your Future," was published in June 2007 and soon appeared on the industry's best-seller lists.

Mr. Parsley has called upon Christians to wage a "war" against the "false religion" of Islam with the aim of destroying it. He urges his readers to realize that a confrontation between Christianity and Islam is unavoidable: "We find now we have no choice. The time has come." And he has bad news: "We may already be losing the battle. As I scan the world, I find that Islam is responsible for more pain, more bloodshed, and more devastation than nearly any other force on earth at this moment."

He also claims that Christopher Columbus shared the same goal: "It was to defeat Islam, among other dreams, that Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World in 1492…Columbus dreamed of defeating the armies of Islam with the armies of Europe made mighty by the wealth of the New World.

It was this dream that, in part, began America." Rod Parsley claims that Islam is an "anti-Christ religion" predicated on "deception." The Muslim prophet Muhammad, he writes, "received revelations from demons and not from the true God."

Rod Parsley Ministries has mission projects that include humanitarian assistance along the U.S. Gulf Coast, in El Salvador, India, New York, Mozambique, Venezuela, Kosovo and Nicaragua.

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Living on Our Heads: Righting an UpsideDown Culture By Rod Parsley / Oasis Audio Llc

We've been upside down for so long that wrong has become right and right is considered foolish. Cultural disorientation has become pandemic. Children act like adults and adults act like children. Mother Earth is worshiped but motherhood is despised. Free speech may get you free room and board in jail. Life is denied and death is affirmed. These contradictions are neither without precedent nor cure. We can reorient ourselves and once again discover that standing upright on our own two feet is normal and natural. Unabridged audio CD; approximately 7 hours; 6 CDs.

Living On Our Heads: Righting an Upside-Down Culture - eBook By Rod Parsley Ministries / Frontline

Cultural disorientation has become pandemic. Children act like adults and adults act like children. Mother Earth is worshiped but motherhood is despised. Free speech may get you free room and board in jail. Life is denied and death is affirmed. Dictators are treasured but duly elected leaders are treated with contempt. Honest men are smeared while thugs are celebrated. Our nation suffers from an epidemic of "upside-down thinking" and we are poorer and weaker for it. That is the central premise of this new book by Rod Parsley. With a tone that is mildly satirical, Parsley uses humor and good-natured mockery liberally to poke fun at the absurdity of the twisted positions held by so many cultural elites.

Living on Our Heads: Righting an Upside-Down Culture By Rod Parsley / Charisma House

Good and evil, right and wrong, tragic and heroic-these were at one time well-defined terms in our cultural lexicon. Yet what was then obvious has now become obscure, and it requires an unashamedly bold and independent observer to point out just how upside down we have become. Rod Parsley not only describes a culture that has lost its way but also provides a way forward-upright and facing true north.

Culturally Incorrect: The Real War of the Worlds By Rod Parsley Ministries / Thomas Nelson

Parsley exposes the failure of the current generation of believers to engage the culture, present a relevant gospel, and lead/influence through service---and paints a vivid picture of the cost and implications of that failure. Parsley explains how the culture wars have entered a new, critical phase for the U.S., and discusses the areas in which this war is being fought (Cultural, Scientific, Geopolitical, Media and Academia). He presents an understanding of the paradigms, assumptions, and values that animate the humanist, secularist and neo-pagan enemies of Christianity in America and offers a strategy for winning this "war"---what he calls a New Great Awakening---and how evangelism, social action, and the engagement of culture fit into that plan.

	Culturally Incorrect: How Clashing Worldviews Affect Your Future - eBook By Rod Parsley / Thomas Nelson

Silent No More: Bringing Moral Clarity to America While Freedom Still Rings By Rod Parsley Ministries / Charisma Media

Parsley challenges Christians to help reclaim America's spiritual heritage and to remake the nation into the just, compassionate, noble society it was designed to be. Parsley will challenge you from a biblical and spiritual perspective to analyze the issues plaguing America such as race relations, poverty, judicial tyranny, abortion, and homosexuality. Even in the midst of inflamed and polarized passions, Parsley believes that a consensus of common sense can be crafted.

	Ancient Wells - Living Water: God Invites You to Come and Drink By Rod Parsley / Charisma Media
Have you been pushed down by Satan? Then get ready---because God is about to push you through the sin and disease caused by drinking from polluted sources. Identifying the types of wells built by our spiritual forefathers, Parsley encourages believers to stop trading the genuine gospel for an imitation---and be refreshed by ancient pools of truth. 224 pages, hardcover from Charisma.

	He Came First: Following Christ to Spiritual Breakthrough - eBook By Rod Parsley Ministries / Thomas Nelson

	On the Brink: Breaking Through Every Obstacle into the Glory of God - eBook By Rod Parsley Ministries / Thomas Nelson

	Living on Our Heads: Righting an Upside-Down Culture - Unabridged Audiobook [Download] By Rod Parsley & Bill DeWees(Narrator) / Oasis Audio

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