David Jeremiah Dr. David Jeremiah holds a Bachelor's degree from Cedarville University, a Master's degree in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. He was also granted a Doctor of Divinity degree from Cedarville.
Jeremiah succeeded former senior pastor, Tim LaHaye, at Shadow Mountain in 1981. Jeremiah's leadership of the church has led to an affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was formerly an "independent gathering of Baptist believers."
Jeremiah broadcasts a daily evangelical radio program on stations worldwide through his Turning Point Ministries, which he founded in 1982. The broadcast can also be heard online, and is broadcast internationally. He is the author of numerous books on Christian theology topics such as the rapture.
In 1994 and again in 1998, Jeremiah was diagnosed with lymphoma. In 1999, a nodule was surgically removed from his neck and he underwent stem cell transplant therapy.
In 2003, he narrated the Christian slide-show Light of the World.
Jeremiah is the author of several best-selling books and his popular syndicated Bible-teaching program.
