Franklin Graham Franklin Graham serves as president and CEO. Several times a year, he and his son, Will Graham, preach at evangelistic crusades modeled after those Billy Graham was known for holding. The BGEA's internet evangelism ministry, Search for Jesus, was launched in 2011.

Founded by Billy Graham in 1950, BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.

Southern Baptist Convention Billy Graham

One Southern Baptist leader called Billy Graham the "most important evangelist since the Apostle Paul." Another said Graham never stopped preaching. Still others - from churches to politics and beyond - said they were just lucky to have met the man who counseled 12 presidents and became known as America's pastor.

1. "When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost." 2. "My home is in Heaven.

According to the wealth-tracking site TheRichest.com, Billy Graham's net worth was an estimated $25 million at the time of his death. That would rank Graham as one of America's eight richest pastors, Beliefnet.com reported.

* Graham grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a Presbyterian with dreams of playing professional baseball. His conversion to the Southern Baptist faith came in 1934 at the age of 16 when he heard a travelling evangelist in his hometown.

Of course, Jesus was a Jew. He was born of a Jewish mother, in Galilee, a Jewish part of the world. All of his friends, associates, colleagues, disciples, all of them were Jews. He regularly worshipped in Jewish communal worship, what we call synagogues.

As a result of his crusades, Graham preached the gospel to more people in person than anyone in the history of Christianity. Graham was on Gallup's list of most admired men and women a record 61 times.

The moment that changed Billy Graham's whole life was the moment on Nov. 1, 1934 when he made a commitment to follow Jesus Christ. He describes the moment he decided to give his life to Christ during a Mordecai Ham revival in his autobiography, Just As I Am.

“To be, or not to be, that is the question.” From a modern perspective, this is arguably the most famous line in the history of English literature, which is not surprising because it originates from the hand of arguably the most famous writer in the history of English literature as well - William Shakespeare (1564-1616).

10 most famous quotes of all time

• "I have a dream."
• "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -
• "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." -
• "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." -