R. T. Kendall

Robert Tillman Kendall (born July 13, 1935) is a Christian writer, speaker, and teacher who was pastor at Westminster Chapel for 25 years. He is author of more than 50 books, including Total Forgiveness. Kendall was part of the Word, Spirit, Power team, a non-denominational charismatic ministry.

Early life and family Kendall was born July 13, 1935, in Ashland, Kentucky and named for R. T. Williams who was a general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene. He married Louise Wallis of Sterling, Illinois on June 28, 1958. They had two children, Robert Tillman II (TR) and Melissa Louise. He received degrees at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee (A.B., 1970), the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1972) in Louisville, Kentucky and the University of Louisville (M.A., 1973) and a Doctor of Philosophy at Regent's Park College, a hall of the University of Oxford. He received a Doctor of Divinity from Trevecca Nazarene University (1988).

His charismatic beliefs and affirmation of prophecies and association with Paul Cain and the Kansas City Prophets from the early 1990s were controversial.

In 2002, he was introduced by the Archbishop of Canterbury's Envoy to the Middle East to meet the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and discussed the Christian faith with him.

Kendall is retired but continues his work as an author and guest speaker at Christian conferences. He appears on Christian television and is a regular contributor to Christian publications. He is president of R.T. Kendall Ministries.

Works Books Kendall is the author of more than 50 books including:

— republication of 'Tithing' from 1982

2006 The Christian and the Pharisee: Two Outspoken Religious Leaders Debate the Road to Heaven, a collection of his conversations with David Rosen

– republication of The Complete Guide to the Parables, 2004.

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