Jack Williams Hayford (pronounced /dʒæk ˈwɪl:yəmz heɪ:fərd/ ; born June 25, 1934) is the fourth and current President of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
Hayford is a graduate of L.I.F.E. Bible College (now Life Pacific College), where he served as dean of students, and Azusa Pacific University. While working on his second bachelor’s degree at Azusa Pacific University, Hayford began pastoring a small congregation, The First Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, California, where he served as the senior pastor from 1969 to 1999. Since then, the church has become known as The Church On the Way, one of the largest churches in Southern California.
Hayford is also widely known for his involvement in the Promise Keepers movement, his role as founder and chancellor of The King's College and Seminary, initiator of the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem and for his some four-dozen books and 600 hymns and choruses.
He is the author of the hymn "Majesty," which has proved extremely popular in churches worldwide since it was written in 1978.
Biography
Early life
Jack Williams Hayford was born on June 25, 1934 to Jack and Dolores Hayford, who had married two years earlier on September 28, 1932. Hayford was born with a muscular condition in his neck, however his condition improved. His parents were a bit confounded by their son’s improvement. They later learned that a relative had called a Foursquare prayer line asked for prayer for Jack. The family began to attend a local Foursquare church, but when the family moved to Oakland, California, Jack and his siblings went to a church of another denomination. Hayford was raised in the city of Oakland, California. His father, Jack Hayford, had served in the military as a young man and was a switchman for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Hayford’s father attended church the first four years of Hayford’s life, but he stopped attending church, where his lifestyle of drinking and smoking would not be well received, and did not return to church until Hayford was 14. In respect, Dolores Hayford stayed home with her husband but sent her children to church without her. Although Hayford's parents did not attend church for this brief time, Jack Hayford has upheld his parents for giving him a Christian upbringing.
The Church On The Way
Hayford returned to Los Angeles in 1952 to attend L.I.F.E. Bible College (now Life Pacific College). In 1969, during his fifth year as dean of students at L.I.F.E, Jack Hayford was asked to pastor a small congregation, the first Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, California. The congregaton was an “old struggling” congregation of 18-members, The average age of the church members was more than 65. Hayford had initially agreed to only temporarily pastor the church for a period of six months. He found himself in the office of Rolf McPherson when he says he felt compelled to stay at the church. He was a few weeks from giving a decision to a prestigious Foursquare church that wanted to hire him. Hayford stayed at the church. By the early 1980s, The Church On the Way became a pioneer of the megachurch movement. In 1995, he recorded Men In Worship , under the label of Hosanna! Music, with 1500 man. In 1999, Jack Hayford passed down his post as the senior pastor of the Church on the Way to his son in law, Scott Bauer. Scott Bauer served as the church’s senior pastor until he suffered a hemorrhage of an aneurysm and died in 2004. Hayford temporarily served as the church’s pastor for a year, but he eventually named Jim and Alice Tolle as the senior pastors of the church on April 4, 2004. Six months later, on October 4, 2004, Jack Hayford was elected president of the International Foursquare Gospel. Hayford has announced that he will not be seeking a second term as president of the Foursquare Church.
Family
Jack Hayford’s mother, Dolores Hayford, was a Bible teacher who spoke at interdenominational women’s classes and Women’s Anglow Fellowship (now Aglow International). She died on October 31, 1997 of cancer. His sister Luanne died in 1978 while serving as a missionary in Hong Kong. Jack Hayford’s brother, Jim Hayford, is the pastor of Eastside Foursquare Church in Seattle, Washington. He married his wife, Anna Hayford, in 1954 and together they have four children and eleven grandchildren. Rebecca Hayford Bauer, daughter of Jack and Anna Hayford, is a Gold Medallion author who has authored books such as The Spirit Filled Family , Seasons of Praise: A 52 Week worship Celebration for the Entire Family , and Just 25 Days 'Til Christmas . Rebecca Hayford Bauer, who was married to Scott Bauer for 27 years before he died in 2003, assisted Scott in his role as assistant pastor(1982-1999) and later senior pastor(1999-2003) of The Church On The Way in Van Nuys, California. Christa Anderson, also a daughter of Jack and Anna Hayford, is married to Doug Anderson and assists him in his role as Senior Pastor of the Church On The Way, Santa Clarita.
Awards
- Pastor of the Year Angel Award (1985)
- Religious Heritage of America’s California Community Award (1988)
- Alumnus of the Year, Azusa Pacific University (1997)
- Devries Award, MusiCalifornia (1998)
- World Changers Award for Lifetime Achievement (with Anna), Foursquare Women International (1998)
- Gold Medallion (from Evangelical Publishers Association, for Spirit-Filled Study Guides)
- Gold Medallion Nomination (for book, Moments With Majesty)
- Clergyman of the Year
- Winner of Billy Graham Association’s Decision Magazine Hymn Writer’s Competition, “We Lift Our Voice Rejoicing, “ being selected from more than 900 international entries
- The Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award for his part in the album, “God With Us”
- William Booth Award
Published works
- Newborn: Alive in Christ, the Savior (Living Way Ministries, 1984)
- Stepping Up in Faith (Living Way Ministries, 1984)
- Daybreak: Walking Daily in Christ's Presence (Living Way Ministries, 1984)
- Spirit-Filled: Anointed by Christ the King (Living Way Ministries, 1984)
- Rebuilding the Real You (Regal Books, 1986)
- Early Flight: Healing Hope for Parents of the Stillborn, Miscarried or Aborted (Living Way Ministries, 1986)
- Prayer Is Invading the Impossible (Ballantine Books, 1987)
- Restoring Fallen Leaders (Regal Books, 1988)
- Taking Hold of Tomorrow: Realizing God's Promise for a Bright and Hopeful Future (Regal Books, 1989)
- I'll Hold You in Heaven: Healings and Hope for the Parent of a Miscarried, Aborted, or Stillborn Child (Regal Books, 1990)
- The gifts of the spirit (Creation House, 1992)
- A Man's Starting Place (Living Way Ministries, 1992)
- Living the Spirit Filled Life (Thomas Nelson, 1992)
- The Heart of Praise: Daily Ways to Worship the Father with Psalms (Regal Books, 1992)
- A Man's Confidence (Living Way Ministries, 1992)
- A Man's Walk with God (Living Way Ministries, 1993)
- A Man's Image & Identity (Living Way Ministries, 1993)
- A Man's Integrity (Living Way Ministries, 1993)
- A Man's Worship & Witness (Living Way Ministries, 1993)
- The Power and Blessing (Victor Books, 1994)
- Ten Steps Toward Saving America (Living Way Ministries, 1994)
- The Mary Miracle (Regal Books, 1994)
- The Way Demon Angels Trick, Trap, & Trample (Living Way Ministries, 1995)
- Glorious Morning: An Invitation to Resurrection Praise (Multnomah Publishers, 1996)
- Growing in the Holy Spirit: Letting the Holy Spirit Take You to New Heights in Your Relationship with God (Gospel Light Publications, 1996)
- Loving Your City into the Kingdom: City-Reaching Strategies for a 21St-Century Revival (Regal Books, 1997)
- Pastors of Promise: Pointing to Character and Hope As the Keys to Fruitful Shepherding (Regal Books, 1998)
- Pastors of Passion (Gospel Light Publications, 1999)
- The Christmas Miracle: Experience the Blessing (Regal Books, 1999)
- Celebrate! Daily Devotions for the Spirit-Filled Life (Thomas Nelson, 1999)
- Death unto Life; The Milton Ellithorpe Story (Living Way Ministries, 2000)
- Worship His Majesty: How Praising the King of Kings Will Change Your Life (Gospel Light Publications, 2000)
- The Uniqueness of Christ: Glimpses Into the Glories of Our Savior (Living Way Ministries, 2000)
- The Finger of God (Living Way Ministries, 2000)
- Living the Spirit Formed Life (Regal Books, 2001)
- The Leading Edge : Keys to Sharpen Your Effectiveness As a Leader (Charisma House, 2001)
- Blessing Your Children: How You Can Love the Kids in Your Life (Regal Books, 2002)
- Grounds for Living (Chosen Books, 2003)
- I'll Hold You in Heaven (Regal Books, 2003)
- The Power of Praying Together: Where Two or More Are Gathered (Harvest House Publishers, 2003)
- Worship (Biblical Truth Simply Explained) (Chosen Books,
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