‘Evangelical Pope’ Announces Retirement

Christian Newswire: 'Evangelical Pope' Announces Retirement

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 1 /Christian Newswire/ — World renowned theologian and evangelist The Rev. Dr. John Stott has made the decision to retire from public ministry at the age of 86.

Stott, who has been called by the Rev. Billy Graham "the most respected clergyman in the world today," will formally retire after fulfilling one final speaking engagement in July 2007, according to an announcement made by John Stott Ministries (the U.S. movement of the Langham Partnership International), the ministry Stott founded to equip churches around the world.

Though Stott himself is retiring, his global ministries are not! His legacy is well established throughout the world through John Stott Ministries/Langham Partnership International. Under the leadership of International Director Rev. Dr. Chris Wright, JSM-Langham is assisting the church to grow in Christian maturity through training, preaching resources, and support of seminary faculty throughout the Majority World. …