Harry R. Jackson Jr. is an American Christian preacher and Pentecostal bishop who serves as the senior pastor at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland, and as the presiding bishop of the International Communion of Evangelical Churches. He is the founder and chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, composed of ministers who actively promote socially conservative causes. Bishop Jackson is also a co-founder of the Reconciled Church Initiative, which seeks to bring racial healing to the church and America.
He has authored several books, including You Were Born for More: Six Steps to Breaking Through to Your Destiny, The Way of the Warrior: How to Fulfill Life’s Most Difficult Assignments, and In-Laws, Outlaws, and the Functional Family: A Real-World Guide to Resolving Today’s Family Issues. With George Barna, he co-authored High Impact African American Churches, which received the Silver Medallion award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
Bishop Jackson earned a B.A. in English from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has appeared as a guest on The O’Reilly Factor, Cross Fire, Face the Nation, CBS Evening News, BET Evening News, 700 Club, and several other programs. He has also been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other media outlets.
Bishop Jackson has two adult daughters and makes his home in Maryland.
