After serving several pastorates in his native Florida, Rogers came to be the Senior Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church of Memphis, Tennessee in 1972. He served in this ministry for 32 distinguished years, during which time Bellevue grew to become one of the nationâ€"s largest churches, with more than 29,000 members. He was also elected three times as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the worldâ€"s largest Protestant denomination. He holds the distinction of being the only man to be elected three times to this office. In 1987, Dr. Rogers extended his teaching ministry to an international audience when he founded Love Worth Finding Ministriesâ€"which has become one of the premier Christian broadcast ministries. From its debut with a one-hour television broadcast on 17 stations and a 30-minute radio broadcast on 19 radio stations, today Love Worth Finding can be heard weekly on a worldwide television network of over 14,000 outlets and daily broadcast of nearly 2,000 radio stations and translators. The broadcasts can also be heard in more than 150 countries around the world, including the Spanish broadcast, El Amor Que Vale. Dr. Rogers active in national leadership and has personally consulted and prayed with five presidents of the United States. He has visited and had the privilege of sharing the platform with President George W. Bush in the White House on the National Day of Prayer for America. He has written 18 books, and is also the editor of 49 published booklets (18 in Spanish) and 79 message albums that have ministered to people around the world. Education: Palm Beach High School, West Palm Beach, Florida â€" Graduation 1950. Stetson University, Deland, Florida â€" B. A., 1954. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana â€" Th.M., 1958 Honorary Degrees: Doctor of Divinity, Trinity College, Dunedin, Florida â€" 1972 Litterarum Doctor, California Graduate School of Theology, Glendale California â€" 1979 Doctor of Divinity, Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa Falls, Georgia â€" 1984 Doctor of Sacred Theology, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri â€" 1985 Doctor of Divinity, Hannibal LaGrange College, Hannibal, Missouri â€" 1985 Doctor of Sacred Theology, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary of Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA â€" 2003 Honors: Voted Most Likely to Succeed by classmates at Palm Beach High School Senior Class President, Palm Beach High School Captain of his Football Team, Palm Beach High School Class Officer, Stetson University Distinguished Clergyman of the Year â€" awarded by Southern Baptist College of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Outstanding Alumnus, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Whoâ€"s Who in America Invited Guest, State Dinner at the White House, Ronald Reagan, President Invited Guest aboard Air Force One, George H. W. Bush, President First Defender of the Family Award, SAV-America Foundation Clergyman of the Year, awarded by Religious Heritage of America Broadcaster of the Year, awarded by the Bott Broadcasting Company National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame Tennesseeâ€"s Outstanding Achievement Award Keynote Speaker â€" Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, National Cathedral, 2003 Distinguished American Award â€" awarded by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Memphis Chapter, 2003 Numerous civic awards, including the naming of a Memphis public road â€" The Dr. Adrian P. Rogers Parkway. What Others Have Said About Dr. Rogers: Billy Graham: “We need for ministers of the Gospel to defend the Bible as the infallible Word of God… I believe in my heart that Adrian Rogers is such a man. I know him personally. I have walked with him and prayed with him…I know Godâ€"s hand is upon Adrian Rogers as he proclaims the Bread of Life from his church and through radio and television…I praise God for his ministry!â€� James Dobson: “ Adrianâ€"s contribution to this ministry over the years has been incalculable. As a member of our Board of Directors, he has provided godly wisdom and counsel on countless occasions. We couldnâ€"t have a better leader filling that vital position â€" God has blessed us significantly in giving us Dr. Rogers.â€�