Crawford Wheeler Loritts Jr. (1950–present). Born on February 11, 1950, in Newark, New Jersey, to Crawford Sr. and Lillian Loritts, Crawford Loritts Jr. is an American pastor, author, and speaker. Raised in a Christian home in Plainfield, New Jersey, he converted at 13 in 1963 and felt called to preach at 16. He earned a BS in Bible with a pastoral studies emphasis from Cairn University (1972), later receiving five honorary doctorates from Biola, Cairn, Moody, Trinity Evangelical Divinity, and Columbia International University. Ordained in 1972, Loritts served as a national evangelist with the American Missionary Fellowship (1972–1976) and co-founded Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas and Canton Bible Church in Mississippi with the Urban Evangelistic Mission (1976–1978). Joining Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) in 1978, he founded Here’s Life Black America (later Legacy), serving as associate U.S. director until 2005. From 2005 to 2021, he pastored Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia, growing its diverse congregation. His radio programs, Living a Legacy and Legacy Moments, reached wide audiences. Loritts authored nine books, including Leadership as an Identity (2009) and Your Marriage Today… and Tomorrow (2018) with his wife, Karen, whom he married in 1971. They have four children—Bryan, Heather, Bryndan, and Holly—and 11 grandchildren. Founder of Beyond Our Generation, he mentors young leaders globally. Loritts said, “Leadership is not about you; it’s about God’s call on your life.”