Lon Solomon is American

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pastor and the founder of Lon Solomon Ministries, a non-profit ministry.

Early life

Lon Solomon was born and raised in a

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ish home in

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. Solomon earned a B.S. degree in chemistry (1971) from the

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, a Th.M. degree in

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and

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(1975,

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) from

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, an

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degree (1978) in

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from

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and a

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degree (2005) from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.Liberty
Pastor Lon Solomon speaks on inerrancy of God's Word at Monday convocation
liberty.edu, USA, October 6, 2008

Ministry

In 1980, Solomon became the senior pastor at McLean Bible Church in the Virginia suburbs of

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Michael Gryboski
David Platt Joins McLean Bible Church as Interim Pastor; Megachurch's Senior Pastor Stepping Down
christianpost.com, USA, March 22, 2017 He served in that capacity until September 2017. The birth of Solomon's

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daughter Jill led to his initiating and organizing Jill's House, a ministry to serve the needs of disabled children and their families. Solomon has been on the board of

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since 1987, where he now serves as chairman of the board's executive committee.. In September 2002, Solomon was appointed by

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to serve in his administration as a member of the President's Committee on Intellectual Disabilities, a position which he held until 2006.

Bibliography

*Brokenness: How God Redeems Pain and Suffering *The 23rd Psalm for the 21st Century *Future Hope: A Jewish Christian Look at the End of the World

References

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