ABOUT PASTOR JAMES FORD, JR.

Pastor James Ford, Jr. and his wife Leslie have been serving the Lord at Christ Bible Church (formerly South Shore Baptist Church), located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, for 24 years. They have been married for 34 years and have three sons, James III (Felicia), Nathaniel (who went home to be with the Lord November 26, 1999) and Jonathan Ford. They also have six grandchildren.

Pastor Ford is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and is currently completing his Master's degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Pastor Ford has served on several boards, including the Baptist General Conference's Board of World Missions and the Board of Overseers, Board of Directors of the Ada S. McKinley Special Educational Services, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Fellowship Christian Academy. At the present time Pastor Ford is serving on the Alumni Board of Moody Bible Institute.

Pastor Ford is the senior pastor of Christ Bible Church as well as the president of Impact Ministries, which is an outreach ministry of CBC that's committed to strengthening families in the South Shore Community of Chicago. Pastor Ford provides the messages of Impact Ministries' radio broadcasts Wisdom From the Word, which is aired daily over WMBI AM-1110, and weekly over WMBI 90.1-FM, as well as over 160 WMBI syndicate and affiliate stations nationwide and in some U.S. territories.

Pastor Ford has been honored as Pastor of the Year (1993) by Moody Bible Institute and has been a speaker at Moody Bible Institute's annual Founder's Week. Pastor Ford is contributor in recently released book Heart For the City, published by Moody Press. He is a national conference speaker, seminar leader, and an Adjunct Professor at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.

Pastor Ford's new book entitled "When A Man Loves A Woman" (published by Moody Press) is available and can be purchased via this website.