Michael Cameron Catt (December 25, 1952 – June 12, 2023) was an American
film producer, author, and senior pastor of
Sherwood Baptist Church from 1989 until his retirement in 2021. He was an
executive producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film ...
for the 2008 film, ''
Fireproof
Fireproofing is rendering something ( structures, materials, etc.) resistant to fire, or incombustible; or material for use in making anything fire-proof. It is a passive fire protection measure. "Fireproof" or "fireproofing" can be used as a ...
''. He was an author of several books and booklets. He married Terri Catt in 1974, and they had two daughters, Hayley Catt and
Erin Bethea, with the latter starring in ''Fireproof''.
Catt received an undergraduate degree from
Mississippi College
Mississippi College (MC) is a private university affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention and located in Clinton, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1826, MC is the second oldest Baptists, Baptist-affiliated college or university in ...
, a
master of divinity
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and ...
degree from Luther Rice Bible Seminary, and a
doctor of ministry
The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) is a doctorate in religious ministry. It often includes an original research component, and may be earned by a minister of religion while concurrently engaged in ministry. It is categorized as an advanced doctoral de ...
degree from Trinity Theological Seminary of South Florida.
Catt died of complications from
prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the neoplasm, uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of the prostate tissue is usually detected through Screening (medicine), screening tests, ...
on June 12, 2023, at the age of 70.
Publications
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Left My Mind in Mississippi...But I Still Have My Ministry', Brentwood Christian Prress (January 1, 1994)
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May Be Wrong...But I Doubt It!'
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Reflections On The Gospels'
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Prepare for Rain: The Story of a Church That Believed God for the Impossible', CLC Ministries (July 2007)
Fireproof Your Life: Building a Faith that Survives the Flames' CLC Publications (2008)
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The Power of Desperation: Breakthroughs in Our Brokenness', B & H Publishing Group (2009)
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The Power of Persistence:Breakthroughs in Your Prayer Life', B & H Publishing Group (2009)
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The Power of Surrender: Breaking Through to Revival', B & H Publishing Group (2010)
References
External links
Michael Cattat
Sherwood Baptist Church
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Pastors' Conf. nominee announcedat the
Baptist Press
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Baptist P ...
God is source of marriage, ''Fireproof'' producer saysat the ''Florida Baptist Witness''
''Fireproof'' producer & pastor, Michael Catt, shares parenting adviceat the ''Florida Baptist Witness''
1952 births
2023 deaths
Mississippi College alumni
People from Albany, Georgia
Film producers from Georgia (U.S. state)
People from Pascagoula, Mississippi
Film producers from Mississippi
Deaths from prostate cancer in the United States
20th-century Baptist ministers from the United States
21st-century Baptist ministers from the United States
Baptists from Georgia (U.S. state)
Baptists from Mississippi
Religious leaders from Georgia (U.S. state)
Religious leaders from Mississippi
Deaths from cancer in Mississippi
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