James T. Draper, Jr.
| James Thomas "Jimmy" Draper, Jr. | |
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| Born |
October 10, 1935 Hartford, Sebastian County Arkansas, USA |
| Residence |
Colleyville Tarrant County, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Millby High School in Houston, Texas |
| Occupation |
Southern Baptist clergyman; |
| Years active | 1956 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Ann Floyd Draper |
| Children |
James Randall Draper |
| Parent(s) |
James T. Draper, Sr. |
Millby High School in Houston, Texas
Baylor University
Southern Baptist clergyman;
President of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1982 to 1984
James Randall Draper
Bailey Ray Draper
James T. Draper, Sr.
James Thomas "Jimmy" Draper, Jr. (born October 10, 1935), is a prominent figure in the theologically conservative Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. He was the SBC president from 1982 to 1984.
In 1979, religious conservatives began a decade-long process to gain control of the denomination from a more moderate element that had been in authority known as the Moderates-Conservatives controversy. Draper was elected denominational president by the convention delegates, known as messengers, for two one-year terms in 1982 and 1983. The president is restricted to two consecutive terms, but he may sit out a term and run thereafter. From 1991 to February 1, 2006, Draper headed the LifeWay Christian Resources (formerly known as the SBC Sunday School Board).
Draper was one of the leading voices in the conservative resurgence of the Southern Baptist Convention. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, scores of Southern Baptist moderates left the SBC and formed new seminaries and other institutions, including a theological seminary affiliated with Baylor University (the original home of Southwestern). Many of the moderates also joined the new, more liberal Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
Draper is the author of more than twenty-five Christian books, including a history of LifeWay Resources. Some of Draper's books include:
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