Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Southern California Crusade Seminary Program (1962-1963)

Evangelistic organization, founded in 1950 to: operate Billy Graham's ministry in a business-like way; provide a non-profit entity to receive donations for crusades and related ministries; plan and coordinate evangelistic meetings throughout the world; and with its agents and subsidiaries produce radio and television programs, films, DECISION magazine, and books and records. The BGEA was instrumental in: founding the magazine, CHRISTIANITY TODAY, and Wheaton College's Billy Graham Center; sponsoring a series of international and regional conferences on evangelism, beginning in 1966. Its headquarters was in Minneapolis, with office in other US and foreign cities. A trial program was initiated during 1962-1963 to train theological seminary students as counselors for the BGEA's Southern California Crusade, held in 1963. This was the precursor of the Schools of Evangelism held prior to a Billy Graham crusade to train counselors.

From the description of Records of BGEA Southern California Crusade Seminary Program, 1962-1963. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 30419092