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JERRY B. JENKINS

Writer at Moody Bible, Author of 70M sold Left Behind series

Ambassador is pleased to announce Exclusive Representation of Jerry B. Jenkins
Dr. Jerry B. Jenkins, former vice president for publishing and now chairman of the board of trustees for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, is the author of more than 175 books, including the 70,000,000-selling Left Behind series. Jerry Jenkins has been awarded four honorary doctorates from Bethel College (Indiana), Trinity International University (Illinois), Colorado Christian University, and Huntington College (Indiana).

Riven, Jerry's standalone novel, released in July 2008 to stellar reviews. Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's most recent collaboration is the new Jesus Chronicles series from Putnam Praise. John’s Story debuted at #25 on the New York Times Bestseller List. It was followed by Mark's Story. Luke's Story releases in March 2009. The final book, Matthew’s Story, will also release in 2009, as well as Joe Gibbs’s Game Plan for Life, and an as yet unnamed international espionage thriller.

Also the former editor of Moody Magazine, Dr. Jenkins's writing has appeared in Time, Reader's Digest, Parade, Guideposts, and dozens of Christian periodicals. Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye were profiled in a May 24, 2004 cover story in Newsweek magazine entitled "The New Prophets of Revelation."

Jerry Jenkins's non-fiction books include as-told-to biographies with Hank Aaron, Brett Butler, Bill Gaither, Orel Hershiser, Luis Palau, Walter Payton, Nolan Ryan, and Sammy Tippit among many others. The Hershiser and Ryan books reached the New York Times best-seller list. Behind the Stories (Baker: 2002) tells more about Jerry Jenkins in the chapter, "The Test of Success."

Dr. Jenkins also assisted Dr. Billy Graham with his memoirs, Just As I Am, also a New York Times bestseller. Beginning in 1993, Jerry Jenkins spent 13 months assisting Dr. Graham with his autobiography. He considers the time he spent with Dr. Graham the privilege of a lifetime.

Jerry Jenkins owns Jenkins Entertainment, a filmmaking company in Los Angeles, which produced the critically-acclaimed movie Hometown Legend, based on his book of the same name. Hometown Legend was listed as one of the Top 10 family films of 2002 by Good News Communication's MOVIEGUIDE. Their latest release is Midnight Clear (Lionsgate) starring Stephen Baldwin and directed by Dallas Jenkins, Jerry’s son.

Dr. Jenkins also owns the Christian Writers Guild, which aims to train tomorrow's professional Christian writers and has nearly 2,000 members worldwide. The centerpiece of the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild is a brand-new, e-mail correspondence course tailored to fit the busiest lifestyle. Students are personally mentored by a seasoned professional writer or editor via e-mail throughout the two-year program. Coursework is also available for young writers 8-12 as well as a program for teens.

As a marriage and family author and speaker, Dr. Jenkins has been a frequent guest on Dr. James Dobson's Focus On the Family radio program.

He speaks widely, primarily on writing, and is a sought-after humorist.

He and his wife Dianna have three grown sons and five grandchildren and live in Colorado.

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