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Mark A. Finley (born July 23, 1945) is an American former host and director of It Is Written (from 1991–2004), for which he traveled around the world as a televangelist.[1] He was the first Seventh-day Adventist pastor to do a satellite evangelistic series. He also served as one vice-president out of nine for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Mark Finley | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 23, 1945 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse | Ernestine Finley |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Pastor Evangelist Author Vice President for Evangelism of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Life and career
editFinley's mother was Catholic, and his father was Protestant, with Finley being raised Catholic.[2] Finley was baptized in March 1963.[3] He studied theology at Atlantic Union College (AUC) in South Lancaster, Massachusetts.[4]
He was a television speaker for the series Experience Hope, a weekly broadcast of the Hope Channel.
Finley has preached 17 NET series. He also writes a series of Bible studies published monthly in Adventist World.
Books
edit- 2000 and Beyond
- End Time Living
- The Next Superpower
- Satisfied
- Solid Ground
- Studying Together
- Thirteen Life-Changing Secrets
- Revelation's Predictions for a New Millennium
Books co-authored with Steven R. Mosley:
- A Religion that Works
- Confidence Amid Chaos
- Faith Against the Odds
- Jerusalem Showdown
- Hope for a New Century
- Looking for God in all the Wrong Places
- Questioning the Supernatural
- Revelation's Three Most Wanted
- Unshakable Faith
- When Faith Crumbles
- Why So Many Denominations?
Books co-authored with George Vandeman, the founder of It Is Written:
- The Overcomers
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "The History of It Is Written". itiswritten.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ https://adventistreview.org/feature/beyond-retirement/
- ^ https://adventistreview.org/feature/beyond-retirement/
- ^ https://adventistreview.org/feature/beyond-retirement/
External links
edit- Video of Finley on YouTube, in a message to the General Youth Conference in 2004
- "Finding God Through Net '96", gratitude expressed by Jeff Teater
- Articles about Finley and by Finley, as cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)
- http://www.adventist.org web site of the Seventh-day Adventist Church