All Rights Reserved. Celebrity News. Pharoh Martin. Praise For many years, T. Jakes has remained a highly influential figure within the religious spheres and also in the United States' socio-political landscape.
Over the last few years, the enigmatic preacher has been a counsel to the previous three Presidents of the United States and continues to make meaningful impacts in the lives of millions of people through his televised messages. Today, T. Jakes has gained widespread fame, but the cleric admits that he never set out to be popular. In his words:. Famous is the consequences of being effective.
Apart from his religious commitments, Jakes has also achieved success as an entrepreneur. He is the founder of TDJ Enterprises, a family business that helps the family rake in profits through music and film productions. He is also a best-selling author and has written over 30 books throughout his career. Jakes and his wife, Serita Jakes are also proud grandparents to eight grandchildren.
Despite being married for nearly four decades, the couple has shown no sign of slowing down and continues to be an inspiration to their teeming flock. Women with Will. TV Shows. Inspirational Stories.
Advertise with us. Contact us. Disaster struck when she was in college after her brother was gunned down in front of his daughters. Serita vowed to change after her abusive partner put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her.
She told Called Magazine that her life changed after going back to church and getting baptized. Serita said:. My heart was immediately penetrated by the word of the Lord and I surrendered then and there, received the baptism of the Holy Ghost a week later, and have been running ever since. The couple also developed a personal bond during that time. Serita continued:. Jakes and Serita got married on 29th May , a year and a half after their first meeting.
Unfortunately for Jakes and Serita, they had to endure hardship as T. Bush asked Jake to join him when he was visiting the places affected by a hurricane named Katrina. Jake also lead the led early morning prayer service in at St. He did get a lot of awards for his work. The number of honorary degrees and doctorates which he got is As a great pastor, author, and filmmaker, Jake earned a lot of money.
As of November , T. Jakes is a great author in addition to all these works he does. Six of his books have appeared on a national religious best sellers list.
One million copies of his books are sold since
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