The 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years

Interesting article about the 25 most influential pastors in the past 25 years. Many were right on in my estimation.

I was very surprised about the inclusion of a few; no I won't mention them! I was also surprised about the exclusion of a few like Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie, Bob Coy (no Calvary Chapel love there!).

What do you think of the list?

Comments

[Erin lee]

I have no idea how they skipped Chuck Smith! And, not that I listen to his program, but it seems that Joel olstein is quite popular. I'm glad they included chuck swindoll and John Mcarthur, two of my personal favorites. I was overall very disappointed with their picks, as most of these pastors have been very uninfluential in my life. But I guess the article isn't titled "the 25 most influential pastors in the past 25 years of Erin's life!"

[Bill LaMorey]

Yeah, it's sort of a ridiculous omission when you consider some of the people who made the cut. I read a few that made me conclude that the compilers wanted a few obscure and/or contrarian inclusions. Maybe I'm missing something though.

[jason t. berggren]

I totally agree. Love Driscoll and Keller and all, but I don't think they should be on the list yet.

[Bill LaMorey]

Funny, I agreed with Keller and understood the reasoning for Keller. Some of the others had me scratching my head.