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Dr. James (Jim Garlow) L. Garlow www.jimgarlow.com www.skylinechurch.org Jim Garlow (b. May 25, 1947) is a pastor, author, radio/media commentator and cultural activist. He currently resides in San Diego, CA.

COMMENTATOR He hosts "The Garlow Perspective" a national radio one minute commentary airing daily Monday-Friday on approximately 825 radio outlets throughout the country.

Dr. Garlow is a media commentator, having done interviews on nearly every network: ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox, MSNBC and CNBC. He has been a guest of Larry King Live, Dr. Phil and the Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert. He has been quoted in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, including a guest editorial for USA Today.

CULTURAL ACTIVIST Dr. Garlow is recognized nationally for his bold stance as a tireless leader in the battle for traditional, natural marriage - defined as between one man and one women. He is the Founding Director of the Pastor Rapid Response Team, which has galvanized and motivated thousands of pastors throughout the state of California, to defend natural, traditional, biblical marriage, while addressing other timely cultural issues.

For his efforts he received several awards, including the “Watchman on the Wall” Award, from the Family Research Council in Washington, DC and has twice received the “Justice Award,” presented by the Pacific Justice Institute for work on Prop 8 (defending marriage) in California in the November 2008 election.

In 2010, he was appointed by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to serve as Chairman of Renewing American Leadership (ReAL) and later assumed leadership of ReAL Action as well. www.torenewamerica.com

Since 2011, he was appointed by the Alliance Defending Freedom – an alliance of 2,200 attorneys – as National Chairman of The Pulpit Initiative, a movement to involve pastors in “Pulpit Freedom Sunday,” for the protection of religious liberties. www.pulpitfreedom.org

PASTOR Since 1995, he has served as Senior Pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church (www.skylinechurch.org) in the Rancho San Diego, (La Mesa) area of San Diego, California. Prior to pastoring Skyline Church, he was the founding pastor of Metroplex Chapel (1983 to 1995) in Euless, TX, in the heart of the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX metro area.

He taught (1977-1979) at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, in Bartlesville, OK, and served part time as an associate pastor at First Wesleyan Church of Bartlesville, OK. His pastoral ministry began as a youth pastor of the Baptist Church in his home town of Concordia, KS (1968), followed by being a youth pastor at Rosemont Baptist Church in Lexington, KY (1971-1972). His first solo pastoral experience was at First Wesleyan Church of Trenton, NJ (1973-1977) while a graduate student.

AUTHOR Dr. Garlow has authored numerous books – translated into about a dozen languages – on history, theology, leadership and cultural issues:

• The Covenant, co-authored with Rob Price, Beacon Hill Press, greatly expanded new release, scheduled for 2013

• Real Life, Real Miracles, co-authored with Keith Wall, Bethany House, The Baker Group, 2012

• Miracles are for Real, co-authored with Keith Wall, Bethany House, The Baker Group, 2011

• Encountering Heaven and the Afterlife, co-authored with Keith Wall, Bethany House, The Baker Group, 2010

• Heaven and the Afterlife, co-authored with Keith Wall, Bethany House, The Baker Group, 2009.

• The Secret Revealed – coauthored with Rick Marschall, Hachette Book Group / FaithWords, Nashville, a response to the New York Times Bestseller The Secret, 2007

• Cracking Da Vinci’s Code – co-authored with Peter Jones, Victor Books (2004), 435,000 in print;  reached No. 17 on the New York Times Bestseller List (paperback, nonfiction) and No. 96 on USA Today Top 150 Bestsellers (of all books);  covered in front page article April 27, 2004 in New York Times, in articles in the London Daily Telegraph, and numerous newspapers, along with references in Christianity Today and People Magazine;  did interviews nationally on NBC Today Show, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and scores of national and local radio networks and shows. Was part of the nationally televised Da Vinci Code one hour special on the PAX Network, May 11, 2005; has now been released in Indonesian, Turkish, Romanian, Norwegian, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Polish.

• Cracking Da Vinci’s Code – Brilliance Audio (2004) audio versions, in cassette, CD and MP3.

• Cracking Da Vinci’s Code – Victor Books, (2005)“digest” (mass market edition) version, 88,000 in print

• The Da Vinci CodeBreaker: An Easy-to-Use Fact Checker, co-authored with Timothy Paul Jones and April Williams, Bethany House (2006) – a dictionary of over 500 Da Vinci Code related terms; also available in Portuguese and Chinese.

• God Still Heals, co-authored with his wife, Carol Jane Garlow, Wesley Press (2005)

• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – Tested by Time; Those Who Followed Them…and Those Who Didn’t; Lessons from Constantine to Colin Powell, Thomas Nelson Publishers (2002); released in paperback (2005); also available in Malaysian language.

• A Christian’s Response to Islam, Honor Books, River Oak Publishing (2002); updated (2005), released in French.

• How God Saved Civilization, Regal Books (2000); re-released as God And His People, Cook Communications (2004).

• The Covenant, Beacon Hill Press (1999); released July 2007 with DVD small group discussion guide; released in Indonesian and Portuguese

• Partners In Ministry, Laity And Pastor Working Together; Beacon Hill Press (1981; re-released 1998); 60,000 in print.

• The L.I.T.E. (Lay Institute To Equip) Manual, Beacon Hill Press, 1980. (a training manual)

• Outline History of Christianity, a 3” x 4.5” spiral outline-overview of 2000 years of church history.

In addition, Garlow has contributed to other publications:

• “Purpose-Driven Lay Training; Equipping Christian Revolutionists,” Building Teams In Ministry (The Beeson Pastoral Series), Dale Galloway, ed., Beacon Hill Press, 2000.

• “Transitioning To A New Location,” Leading In Times Of Change (The Beeson Pastoral Series), Dale Galloway, ed., Beacon Hill Press, 2001.

• “Corporate Holiness: Grace to Transform Our Churches,” Holiness for the Real World, Wesleyan Publishing House, 2009

• “Foreword,” Hope, Medicine & Healing, Oasis of Hope Press, 2009.

He has also contributed to academic publications:

• “The Layperson As Minister: A Call For A Theology Of The Laity”, The Church, Volume IV, An Inquiry Into Ecclesiology From A Biblical and Theological Perspective, Melvin Dieter and Daniel Berg, Editors, Warner Press, 1984.

• “Developing a Social Consciousness,” The Christian College and Community Standards: Beginning Dialogue in Search of Understanding, edited by Charles E. Massey,  self-published with the assistance of Houghton College, Buffalo, NY campus, 1981

EDUCATION Garlow’s educational journey began in the Midwest and ended on the East Coast. He received his Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Drew University in Madison, NJ in 1979, which was preceded by a Th.M. (Masters in Theology) from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ in 1972.

He received a M.Div. (Masters of Divinity) from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY in 1972, which was preceded by two degrees from Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, OK: a M.A. in New Testament, 1971, and a B.A. in Religion in 1969. Garlow received an A.A. degree from Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 1967.

FAMILY Garlow has been married over four decades to Carol. They are the parents of four children and the grandparents of five.