I was raised in Illinois, the son of a pioneering Pentecostal Apostolic Preacher, my father, the late Rev. G. M. Crist. I evangelized part-time while still in high school, then went full time upon graduation in 1976. I have pastored a total of 23 years, and in almost 40 years of preaching, have traveled extensively while writing and being read in 5 continents. I am 50 and presently Principal of JACA in Jigger, La., where Rev. Hurby Hitt is pastor.