T. D. Jakes

==Ministry==
In 1982, at age 25, Jakes became the pastor of Greater Emanuel Temple of Faith, a [[storefront church]] in Smithers, West Virginia, with ten members.<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 300</ref> In 1988, he joined the denomination ''Higher Ground Always Abounding Assemblies'' founded by Bishop Sherman Watkins.<ref>Shayne Lee, ''T.D. Jakes: America's New Preacher'', NYU Press, USA, 2007, p. 22</ref> In 1990, Jakes moved to South Charleston, West Virginia, and his congregation grew again, to 300 members. In 1993 he moved to Cross Lanes, West Virginia.<ref name="Hughes Oliphant Old 1998, p. 386">Hughes Oliphant Old, ''The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church: The biblical period'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 1998, p. 386</ref>

In 1995, he founded "TDJ Enterprises" which publishes his books and produces his films.<ref>Paul A. Djupe, Laura R. Olson, ''Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics'', Infobase Publishing, USA, 2014, p. 225</ref> From 1995 to 1996, Jakes hosted "Get Ready," a weekly radio and television show with national distribution through syndication.<ref name="Hughes Oliphant Old 1998, p. 386"/> In 1996, Jakes, founded [[The Potter's House Church, Dallas|The Potter's House]] in [[Dallas]], Texas, a non-denominational church.<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 360</ref> Located on a 34-acre hilltop campus, the Potter's House features a 5,000-seat auditorium, as well as offices for employees and staff.

In 2005, Jakes accompanied President [[George W. Bush]] on his visit to the areas devastated by [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>Elisabeth Bumiller, [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/19/politics/stern-words-from-the-preacher-at-the-presidents-side.html Stern Words From the Preacher at the President's Side], nytimes.com, USA, September 19, 2005</ref> On January 20, 2009, Jakes led the early morning prayer service for President [[Barack Obama]] at [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square|St. John's Church]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>Laurie Goodstein, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/politics/15pastor.html Without a Pastor of His Own, Obama Turns to Five], nytimes.com, USA, March 14, 2009</ref>

In 2009, Jakes partnered with [[Phil McGraw]], [[Jay McGraw]], and [[CBS Television Distribution]] to launch a syndicated, secular talk show; however, due to economic issues within the syndicated television market, the program never premiered.<ref name=bandc-toll>{{cite web |title=Troubled Syndie Market Takes Its Toll |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/troubled-syndie-market-takes-its-toll/33935?rssid=20101 |website=Broadcasting & Cable | date=10 January 2009 |access-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bandc-jakes />

In July 2015, [[Tegna, Inc.]] and [[Debmar-Mercury]] announced that a new secular talk show hosted by Jakes called ''T. D. Jakes'' would air a test run on Tegna stations in [[WXIA-TV|Atlanta]], [[WKYC|Cleveland]], [[WFAA|Dallas]], and [[KARE (TV)|Minneapolis]] from August 17 to September 11, 2015.<ref name=variety-jakestegna>{{cite web |title=T.D. Jakes Talk Show Gets Summer Test Run in Heartland Markets |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/t-d-jakes-talk-show-debmar-mercury-summer-test-1201537062/ |website=Variety |date=9 July 2015 |access-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bandc-jakes>{{cite web |title=Tegna, Debmar-Mercury to Test Talker Starring T.D. Jakes |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/distribution/tegna-debmar-mercury-test-talker-starring-td-jakes/142420 |website=Broadcasting & Cable |date=9 July 2015 |access-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> On May 10, 2016, Tegna announced that it would begin airing Jakes's show September 12 in over 50 markets across the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/t-d-jakes-talk-show-premiere-date-1201752597/ |title='T.D. Jakes' Syndie Talker Gets Launch Date |first=Erik |last=Pedersen |date=May 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khou.com/entertainment/television/new-td-jakes-tv-show-premieres-sept-12/185381258 |title=New T.D. Jakes TV show premieres Sept. 12 |last=TEGNA |access-date=2016-05-19 |archive-date=2016-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512130043/http://www.khou.com/entertainment/television/new-td-jakes-tv-show-premieres-sept-12/185381258 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On March 15, 2017, the talk show was cancelled due to poor ratings and low clearances.<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/distribution/exclusive-tegna-s-bold-replace-td-jakes/164112 "Exclusive: Tegna’s ‘BOLD’ to Replace ’T.D. Jakes’"] from ''Broadcasting & Cable'' (March 15, 2017)</ref>