![]() In 1963, he was granted a Masters of Divinity from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles's new Talbot Theological Seminary, in La Mirada, California, with honors. In 1960, after a year off, he was accepted to the Free Methodist Church’s Los Angeles Pacific College, where in his senior year he observed two games of football, going on field once for one play (see 1962 yearbook statistics). During a 1979 interview, Pastor MacArthur stated he is "distantly related to General Douglas MacArthur." He went on to say, "I understand that I’m a fifth cousin, and so it’s quite a distance but nonetheless we are related." MacArthur followed in his father's footsteps to enroll at the fundamentalist Bob Jones College from 1957 to 1959. The grandson of Canadian Anglican minister Harry MacArthur (died 1950) and son of Baptist radio preacher Jack MacArthur (born in Calgary, Canada) and Irene Dockendorf, MacArthur was born in Los Angeles. ![]() His MacArthur Study Bible, has sold more than one million copies, receiving a Gold Medallion Book Award. MacArthur has written or edited more than 150 books. MacArthur is a proponent of expository preaching, and has been acknowledged by Christianity Today as one of the most influential preachers of his time. He is currently the chancellor emeritus of The Master's University in Santa Clarita and The Master's Seminary. He has been the pastor of Grace Community Church, a non-denominational church in Sun Valley, California since February 9, 1969. (born June 19, 1939) is an American Calvinistic Baptist pastor and author who hosts the national Christian radio and television program Grace to You. ![]() Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California ![]()
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