Stephen F. Olford (March 29, 1918 – August 29, 2004) was an American evangelical leader. Billy Graham called him "the man who most influenced my ministry." Olford was also a friend to pastors Charles Stanley and Adrian Rogers, as well as being influential in the life of Jim Elliot. He was a pioneer in Christian television programming with his show ''Encounter'', in New York, and his Sunday morning sermons were also broadcast around the world on radio.
He was the founder and chairman of the board of Olford Ministries International. He also founded a pastor training center in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1988; the Stephen Olford Center is now owned and operated by Global Ministries Foundation. Olford's son David Olford continues training pastors and lay leaders in preaching at the center. Olford's authorized biography, ''Only One Life'', was written by John Phillips.
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