Robert Tillman Kendall (1935–present). Born on July 13, 1935, in Ashland, Kentucky, to Robert and Ruth Kendall, R.T. Kendall is an American evangelical pastor, author, and speaker renowned for his influential ministry. Raised in a Church of the Nazarene family, he converted at age six and sensed a call to preach at 14, though he briefly doubted his faith in college. He earned a BA from Trevecca Nazarene University (1956), an MA from the University of Louisville (1967), and a DPhil from Oxford University (1973), focusing on theology. Ordained in the Nazarene Church, he pastored in Indiana and Tennessee before serving as senior minister of Westminster Chapel in London (1977–2002), succeeding G. Campbell Morgan and Martyn Lloyd-Jones, growing the congregation with charismatic-leaning preaching despite initial resistance. Kendall’s sermons, emphasizing grace, forgiveness, and the Holy Spirit, were broadcast globally via Westminster Hour. He authored over 60 books, including Total Forgiveness (2002), The Anointing (1998), and Holy Fire (2014), selling millions. A key figure in evangelicalism, he bridged Reformed and charismatic traditions. Married to Louise Wallis since 1958, he has two children, Robert and Melissa, and five grandchildren, residing in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Kendall said, “Forgiveness is not an emotion; it’s a decision to release others from their debt.”