Bishop T.D. Jakes, the acclaimed United States preacher, is scheduled to visit Jamaica December 9-11.

On the first two days of his visit, he will conduct outdoor meetings at the National Stadium. He will, on day three, conduct a leadership seminar at the Hilton Kingston hotel before leaving the island for another destination.

Jakes is being brought to Jamaica by Pastors in Action, an organisation comprising mainly evangelical and Pentecostal pastors led by the Reverend Dr Merrick 'Al' Miller, of the Fellowship Tabernacle group of churches.

Way forward

The series of meetings to be conducted by the visiting clergy-man has been dubbed 'The Way Forward: The Future Depends on You with Bishop T.D. Jakes'.

Thomas Dexter Jakes is the senior pastor of The Potter's House, a megachurch in Dallas, Texas. He has achieved fame through the broadcast of his sermons on cable and satellite television. He is also the author of more than 30 books, many of which have become best-sellers. He is a songwriter, playwright, performer and record-label owner.

He is also famous for the staging of the popular conferences 'Woman, Thou Art Loosed', 'ManPower' and 'God's Leading Ladies'. In recent years, Jakes has combined these conferences into an event called 'Megafest'.

Jakes, who belongs to the Oneness Pentecostal tradition, has, in recent times, been directing a lot of his energy towards Africa. He has been working to improve water-supply systems on the continent, as well as offer medicine and educational support.

Tickets for Jakes' meetings at the National Stadium are being sold at $1,000 for bleachers and $2,000 for grandstand. Currently, the tickets are available online at www.jachangers.org or by making email contact at secretariat@jachangers.org.