Dr. Robert
Jeffress

Biography

Dr. Robert Jeffress is Senior Pastor of the 16,000-member First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas and a Fox News Contributor. He has made more than 4,000 guest appearances on various radio and television programs and regularly appears on major mainstream media outlets such as Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends, Hannity, Fox News @ Night, Fox Business, as well as HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. Established in 1996, Pathway to Victory serves as the broadcast ministry of Dr. Jeffress and exists to pierce the darkness with the light of God’s Word through the most effective media available. The daily radio programs air on over 1,000 stations. The daily television program can be seen Monday through Friday and every Sunday on over 11,000 cable and satellite systems including the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), where it has been the #1 viewed program since 2020. The Pathway to Victory broadcasts reach all major markets in the USA and another 195 countries throughout the world. Additionally, Pathway to Victory ministers globally through podcasting and social and digital media. On each daily broadcast, Dr. Robert Jeffress provides practical application of God’s Word to everyday life through clear, uncompromised Biblical teaching. The National Religious Broadcasters recognized Pathway to Victory with the prestigious “Radio Program of the Year Award” for 2025. Dr. Jeffress is the author of more than 34 books including A Place Called Heaven: Surprising Truths About Your Eternal Home; Courageous: Strategies for Thriving in a Hostile World; What Every Christian Should Know: Core Beliefs for Standing Strong in a Shifting World, 18 Minutes with Jesus: Straight Talk from the Savior About the Things That Matter Most and The 10: How to Live and Love in a World That’s Lost Its Way, and his newest book Are We Living In The End Times? Biblical Answers to 7 Questions about the Future. Dr. Jeffress graduated with a DMin from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a BS from Baylor University. In May 2010, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree from Dallas Baptist University. In June 2011, Dr. Jeffress received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary.