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Bishop T.D. Jakes grew up in an entrepreneurial household, to which he attributes the phenomenal success of his Potter's House church ministry in Dallas, Texas. Jakes tries to instill the entrepreneurial spirit in his flock, all the while reaching out to those on the lowest rung of society: the drug addict, the alcoholic, the prostitute, and anyone else who is without hope. It was in nursing his father that Jakes says he learned his unprejudiced compassion for these people, who have even been overlooked by most churches.

NFL stars Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith are among the people influenced enough by Jakes' preaching to donate time and money to the work. The Pentecostal minister has written 12 Christian bestsellers, produces a weekly TV show, made an award winning CD of music inspired by his most successful book (Woman, Thou Art Loosed: Healing the Wounds of the Past), and sells millions of video and audio tap...

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