Great Street Preacher Biographies

Street Preacher Arranged by Date of Death

1572 – John Knox (John Murray’s John Knox)

John Bunyan Open-Air Preaching1688 – John Bunyan (Sam Wellman’s John Bunyan)
George Whitefield Open Air Preaching

1770 – George Whitefield (Arnold Dallimore’s George Whitefield)
John Wesley Open Air Preaching

1791 – John Wesley (Basil Miller’s John Wesley)
1816 – Francis Asbury (David Salter’s America’s Bishop)
1892 – Charles Spurgeon (Kathy Tiggs’ Charles Spurgeon)
1899 – D. L. Moody (James Findlay’s Dwight L. Moody)
1912 – William Booth (David Bennett’s William Booth ; Harold Begbie’s The Life of William Booth – recommended by Ravenhill: In Light of Eternity, p. 263)
1913 – E. M. Bounds (Darrel King’s E. M. Bounds)
1928 – R. A. Torrey (Roger Martin’s R. A. Torrey)
Leonard Ravenhill (d. 1994)1994 – Leonard Ravenhill (Mack Tomlinson’s In Light of Eternity)

References
Charles Spurgeon, “Open-Air Preaching”
http://www.streetpreaching.com/preach2.htm

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Helpful links on classic street preaching advice, inspirational stories, and methods…

Charles Finney’s “How to Preach the Gospel” in Lectures
John Gillies’ Memoirs of the Life of George Whitefield, chs. 4-6

John Telford’s The Life of John Wesley, Ch. 14: “Wesley’s Preachers
Edwin Byington’s Open-Air Preaching, pp. 27-60, 85
Charles Spurgeon’s “Open-Air Preaching
R. A. Torrey’s “Open-Air Meetings
Gerald Sutek’s Street Preachers’ Manual

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