Henry Thomas Blackaby (15 April 1935 – 10 February 2024) was a Canadian evangelical pastor who was the founder of Blackaby Ministries International.
Most known for his best selling study called ''Experiencing God'', he also authored many other books and articles. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages.
Background
Henry T. Blackaby was born in British Columbia on 15 April 1935.
He studied English and History at the University of British Columbia as an undergraduate and earned his B.D. and Th.M. from
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Gateway Seminary ("GS") is a Baptist theological institute based in Ontario, California with campuses in Fremont, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Vancouver, Washington, and Centennial, Colorado. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conventi ...
. He also held five honorary doctorate degrees. On June 3, 1960, Blackaby married Marilynn Sue Wells, whom he had met at seminary.
Ministry
In 1970, Blackaby began pastoring at a tiny church called Faith Baptist Church in Saskatoon, Canada.
Blackaby went on to serve on the staff at the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and also served as special assistant to the presidents of the International Mission Board and LifeWay Christian Resources. He held other roles such as a music director, an education director, a pastor in California and Canada, and as president of
Canadian Baptist Theological College for thirteen years. He published many books, including ''Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God'' in 1990, which has sold more than eight million copies.
Blackaby also won the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Gold Medallion Award for the devotionals ''Experiencing God Together'' and ''Experiencing God Day by Day''.
Blackaby died on 10 February 2024, at the age of 88.
Education
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University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...
– English & History
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Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Gateway Seminary ("GS") is a Baptist theological institute based in Ontario, California with campuses in Fremont, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Vancouver, Washington, and Centennial, Colorado. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conventi ...
– Bachelor of Divinity & Master of Theology
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Honorary Doctorates
An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hono ...
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1935 births
2024 deaths
20th-century evangelicals
21st-century evangelicals
Canadian evangelicals
Canadian male non-fiction writers
Canadian Evangelical writers