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H. B. London, Jr. is Vice President of Church and Clergy Outreach for
Focus on the Family, a Colorado Springs-based ministry whose primary reason for existence is to spread the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. That objective is accomplished by a commitment to nurture and defend families worldwide.
A fourth
generation minister, Rev. London was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a graduate of Pasadena College (now called
Point Loma Nazarene University) and Nazarene Theological Seminary. Point Loma University has conferred on H.B. the Doctor
of Divinity degree, and in 2007 the Distinguished Service Award.
Rev. London pastored for 31 years. He hosted a
daily radio program for 20 years and had a weekly television program.
H.B.'s assignment as Vice President of Church
and Clergy Outreach is to serve as liaison to pastors and churches -- a kind of "pastor to pastors." He communicates
with thousands of pastors and church leaders each week through "The Pastor's Weekly Briefing" (an electronic
newsletter) and produces a bi-monthly "Pastor to Pastor" audio series; as well as a blog and podcast that can be
accessed at www.hblondon.org. Since joining forces with Focus in 1991, H.B. has directed the development of ministries
to pastors and their spouses, and given oversight to ministries affecting physicians, youth culture, the inner city, missionaries,
chaplains and basketball camps for the children of single parents in many cities throughout the U.S. and Canada.
He has authored or co-authored the books: PASTORS AT RISK (Victor Books), THE HEART OF A GREAT PASTOR (Regal Books), MARRIED
TO A PASTOR'S WIFE (Victor Books), YOUR PASTOR IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES (Victor Books), IT TAKES A CHURCH WITHIN A VILLAGE
(Thomas Nelson), THEY CALL ME PASTOR (Regal Books) BECOMING YOUR FAVORITE CHURCH (Regal Books), PASTORS AT GREATER RISK (Regal
Books), FOR KIDS' SAKE - Winning the Tug-of-War for Future Generations (Regal Books); and THE SHEPHERD'S COVENANT
FOR PASTORS (Regal Books). Two other books by H.B. that have received wide distribution are: REFRESH, RENEW, REVIVE
(Focus on the Family Book Publishing) and THE MINISTER'S LITTLE DEVOTIONAL BOOK (Honor Books). These helpful resources
are consistent with the overall mission statement of Pastoral Ministries: to be a catalyst to the spiritual renewal
and restoration of ministers and their families and to assist them in better management of time, finances and family.
Focus
on the Family's founding president, Dr. James C. Dobson, believes that pastors and their families must remain strong if
we are to successfully resist the downward moral trends which threaten the very foundation of our nation and has asked H.B.
to represent Focus on the Family in supporting clergy families worldwide. As first cousins who grew up more or less
as brothers, it is a dream come true for them to have an opportunity to serve God in a joined ministry.
Rev. London's
ministry continues to be people-centered -- "When you find a need, you fill it." He operates by the slogan,
"God loves you as though you were the only one in all the world to love -- and that makes you a very important person."
H.B. and his wife, Beverley, have two married sons and four grandchildren. Here's a link to Parsonage.org
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