Monroe Parker
1909 - 1994

"One of the sublime truths revealed in the Bible is that Jesus Christ is coming back to this world. Yes, our Lord Jesus, who was crucified, dead and buried, and who arose from the dead and sits at the right hand of God the Father making intercession for us, is coming back. That is not just a speculation, no empty dream, but a truth revealed by the out-breathed promises of the Almighty and omniscient God."


When you met Monroe "Monk" Parker, you met both an educator and an evangelist, Ph.D., and personal soul winner—a great mind and hot heart!

Parker was a pre-med student at Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama, because so many of his family were in medicine. By the same token in Parker's background was a long history of preachers. But saving grace does not run in family bloodlines.

Parker attended church and Sunday school regularly but was not converted until he was nineteen. The same week, in his church, he heard Dr. Bob Jones, Sr., tell about a one-year-old school he had organized to teach and train preacher boys. Parker knew this was where God wanted him. He went to Bob Jones College, where he was called to preach.

After graduating, Parker entered evangelism. After five years in the field he returned to BJU to assume directorship of religious activities, a position that eventually led him to become assistant to Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. Even then he conducted ten revivals a year.

In 1949 he re-entered full-time evangelism, a ministry that was interspersed with a pastorate in Decatur, Alabama, and presidency of Pillsbury Conservative Baptist Bible College for eight years. Under his leadership, the student body grew 20% annually.

Besides conducting hundreds of campaigns and preaching in scores of high schools, colleges, Bible institutes and seminaries and over many radio stations, Parker taught in Bible colleges and in seminaries, organized an association of Independent Baptist churches in Alabama, served as president of the Minnesota Baptist Convention, developed and built the Christian Dells Bible Camp and Conference Grounds near Decatur, Alabama, and served as General Director of Baptist World Mission. He also served on a host of boards.

You kind of gasp for breath when you read the ministries God gave him, but you also breathe a grateful "Amen" for the man and his ministry. Dr. Parker was a preacher of unusual ability, keen insight into the Word of God, and loyalty to every fundamental. Aye, we need some more Ph.D.'s like "Monk" Parker!

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