Winning Walk Family with Dr Ed Young

Through the mediums of broadcast and Internet, the Winning Walk wants to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Our mission is to spread the Gospel, because Christ has directed us to do so as stated in Matthew 28: 19 - 20.

Dr. H. Edwin Young accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at the age of 12 through the leading of his pastor's wife, Mrs. Gates.

Following graduation from high school in Laurel, Dr. Young entered the University of Alabama as an engineering major. Mid-way through his freshman year, challenged by an atheist in his dorm who questioned his belief in God, he began to seek God's purpose for his life. Six months later, he surrendered to the call to preach the Gospel, and enrolled at Mississippi College to continue his education.

On June 28, 1959, he married Jo Beth Landrum. Dr. Young's preparation for the ministry continued at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

His first pastorate was in North Carolina, and he pastored in North and South Carolina until 1978 when he moved to Houston, Texas. He became the pastor at Second Baptist Church where he continues to pastor today and the congregation has grown from 2,000 members in 1978 to over 32,000 members presently.

Dr. Young was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention in June of 1992 and again in June, 1993. He is author of many books including The 10 Commandments of Marriage, Against all Odds, Romancing the Home, Pure Sex and Everywhere I Go.

Dr. Young's broadcast ministry, The Winning Walk, began in June of 1989.