Elmer L. Towns
American Christian academic, pastor and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elmer Leon Towns (born October 21, 1932) is an American Christian academic, pastor and writer who co-founded Liberty University alongside Jerry Falwell in 1971.[1] He is a speaker on the principles of church growth, church leadership, Christian education, Sunday school, prayer and fasting.
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Born | (1932-10-21) October 21, 1932 (age 91) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Education | Northwestern College (BA) Dallas Theological Seminary (MTh) Southern Methodist University (MA) Garrett Theological Seminary (MRE) Fuller Theological Seminary (DMin) |
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Website | elmertowns |
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Towns has served as Dean of the B. R. Lakin School of Religion, Dean of Liberty University Baptist Theological Seminary, and Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Liberty University.[2][3] In fall 2013, Towns announced he would be taking a sabbatical from his teaching and administrative duties to focus on speaking and writing.[4]