Ted Haggard Biography
Ted Haggard is a prominent evangelical pastor in the United States. In addition to establishing the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he served as the founding pastor for many years, he was also instrumental in establishing the Alliance of Life-Giving Churches. From 2003 to November 2006, Ted was the President of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). He stepped down from that position in November 2006.
In November 2006 Haggard made national headlines when male prostitute and masseur Mike Jones alleged that Haggard—who had advocated against the legalization of same-sex marriage—had paid him for sex for three years and had also purchased and used crystal methamphetamine.
He initially denied the claims, but then admitted that he had purchased methamphetamine and discarded it without consuming it. Shortly after the dispute became public, Haggard made the decision to resign from his position as the senior pastor at New Life Church as well as his other leadership duties.
Later on, he came clean about his drug use, his sexual encounters with Jones, and his inappropriate relationship with a young man who attended New Life Church. He also admitted to having participated in some sexual activity with Jones. St. James Church in Colorado Springs was established in 2010 by Haggard and his wife, Gayle, who is also a minister.
Ted Haggard Age
Haggard was born on June 27, 1956. He is 67 years old.
Ted Haggard Family
Yorktown, Indiana is where Haggard first made his home. J. M. Haggard, his father, is a practicing veterinarian in Yorktown, Indiana, and he also developed an international charismatic ministry. This ministry was highlighted in a PBS documentary series on Middletown. J. M. Haggard’s son is named after his father.
Haggard claims that he was a victim of sexual assault when he was only seven years old. After being exposed to the Christian apologetics of C.S. Lewis and attending a sermon delivered by evangelist Bill Bright in Dallas, Texas when he was sixteen years old, he experienced a spiritual rebirth and became a born again Christian.
In the year 1972, when Haggard was just sixteen years old, he was converted to Christianity after being exposed to the Christian apologetics of C. S. Lewis and attending a sermon delivered by an evangelist named Bill Bright in Dallas, Texas.
Ted Haggard Wife | Children
In 1978, Haggard wed Gayle Alcorn and the couple had two children. Christy was born in 1981, Marcus in 1981, and the founder and former pastor of Boulder Street Church in Colorado Springs, Jonathan born in 1987, Alex born in 1990, and Elliott born in 1993. The couple has five children together: Christy, Marcus, Jonathan, Alex, and Elliott.
In an interview that was conducted and later published in the issue of GQ that was dated February 2011, Haggard was quoted as saying, “I think that probably if I were 21 in this society, I would identify myself as a bisexual.” He went on to say, “Just like you’re a heterosexual but you don’t have sex with every woman that you’re attracted to, so I can be who I am and exclusively have sex with my wife and be perfectly satisfied.”
Ted Haggard Net Worth
Ted Haggard an American who is an Evangelical pastor has a net worth of $200 thousand dollars.
Ted haggard Resignation
On November 4, 2006, the Overseer of the Board of New Life Church issued a statement announcing that he had been fired from his position as senior pastor. In the statement, the Overseer of the Board said, “Our investigation and Pastor Haggard’s public statements have proven without a doubt that he has committed sexually immoral conduct.” After that, Haggard’s replacement was decided to be Ross Parsley, who had been serving as Associate Senior Pastor.
After that, Jack Hayford and Tommy Barnett were part of a group that decided to put Haggard in therapy. They made it abundantly clear that their goal was to conduct an exhaustive investigation into every aspect of Haggard’s life, including his mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being, including the administration of polygraph examinations. James Dobson was originally going to be a part of this squad, but he ultimately opted not to participate due to schedule concerns. Dobson has been replaced on the team by H. B. London, who serves as the vice president of church and clergy at Focus on the Family.
After the emergence of the story, Haggard participated in three weeks of intensive counseling that was overseen by four different preachers. One of these clergymen, named Tim Ralph, stated in February 2007 that Haggard does not have any homosexual tendencies whatsoever. Later on, he clarified that by “giving Ted the tools to assist embrace his heterosexual side,” he meant that counseling “provided Ted the tools to help.”
On November 3, 2006, it was decided to accept his resignation from his position as the leader of the National Association of Evangelicals. Leith Anderson took over as president on November 7 when the previous one resigned. Last but not least, Haggard admitted that he had used narcotics and that Jones had masturbated in front of him.
Ted Haggard Books
Ted haggard is an author, he has written a number of books here are five books among the ones he has written.
- Simple Prayers for a Powerful Life Sep 01, 2002
by Ted Haggard - Primary Purpose Jul 12, 1996
by Ted Haggard - The Jerusalem Diet: The One Day Approach to Reach Your Ideal Weight–and Stay There May 27, 2010
by Ted Haggard
Kindle Edition - Taking It to the Streets: How Dynamic Prayerwalking Changes Lives and Transforms Cities Apr 01, 2002
by Ted Haggard - Your Primary Purpose: How to reach your community and world for Christ Jan 31, 2006
by Ted Haggard
Ted Haggard Church
In October 2009, the Colorado Springs Independent released the first extended interview with Haggard that was to appear in the secular press following the incident that occurred in 2006. During the course of a three and a half hour conversation, the former pastor discussed the scandal, his suicidal thoughts, his agreement to never return to New Life or the state of Colorado, and the possibility of forming a new church in Colorado Springs.
“‘Back in the ancient days,’ he explained, ‘when anyone got into difficulty, all they needed to do was relocate 40 or 50 miles or even a hundred miles, and they could start over.’ No longer, however. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why we had to go home? So I had to continue telling this story from this point forth.”
On November 4, 2009, he announced his intention to begin holding public prayer meetings in his home in Colorado Springs through a message that he posted on his Twitter account. The first prayer meeting that Haggard hosted in his shed took place on December 7th. On June 6, 2010, Haggard welcomed members of the St. James Church into his home for the first time.
St. James Church in Colorado Springs was established in 2010 by Haggard and Gayle, his wife at the time. Haggard has been serving as the founding pastor of St. James Church since September of 2018, and he is still there today.
Ted Haggard Gay
In November 2006, Mike Jones, a male prostitute, and masseur, claimed that Haggard had paid him for sex for three years and that Haggard had also purchased and used crystal methamphetamine. Jones made these allegations against Haggard, who had previously advocated against the legalization of same-sex marriage. These allegations propelled Haggard into the national spotlight. He initially denied the claims, but then admitted that he had purchased methamphetamine and discarded it without consuming it.
Shortly after the dispute became public, Haggard made the decision to resign from his position as the senior pastor at New Life Church as well as his other leadership duties. Later on, he admitted to engaging in sexual activity with Jones, using drugs, and having an inappropriate relationship with a young guy who went to New Life Church. He also said that he had an inappropriate relationship with another young man.
Ted Haggard Now
After suffering a blow to his credibility and losing the opportunity to continue his ministerial career, Haggard was forced to start over and make a new life for himself in the world of the secular. According to his personal website, it appears that the murky world of life insurance sales is the one that he has chosen to pursue as a career.
His business model is eerily similar to another specific business practice that has a distinct triangular shape as well as other such get-rich-quick scams that are available out there on the internet, proving once and for all that life in the church really does give you an education in separating the gullible from their money and that life in the church does not make people heterosexual.
In 2012, both Haggard and his wife, who is a woman, made an appearance on the reality television series Celebrity Wife Swap.
In reference to that wife, Haggard has admitted that if he were 21 years old in today’s society, he would consider himself to be bisexual. During the same interview, he mentioned that he is completely content engaging in sexual activity with his wife.