Harold B. Bullock

Harold Bullock was the Founding Pastor of Hope Church, an innovative church in Fort Worth, Texas. He planted Hope Church in 1978 with a vision to help with planting churches in the major cities of the world. The ministry of Hope Church has planted more than sixty-five churches from the people trained there in ministry. PRIOR TO MINISTRY Harold grew up in northeast Tennessee. Planning to go into a chemistry career, he acquired a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and chemistry from East Tennessee State University in 1967, followed by graduate studies in physical chemistry at ETSU. He then traveled to California to begin work on a Ph. D. in physical chemistry at the University of Southern California. Prior to entering vocational ministry, Harold worked as a research chemist and taught chemistry at Pasadena College. FULL-TIME MINISTRY Harold began vocational ministry as Director of Student Ministries on staff for the Los Angeles Southern Baptist Association, starting Baptist Student Ministries on several campuses in the eastern LA region. It was there that he met and married Deborah. In 1974 the Bullocks moved to Fort Worth to attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. They both graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1977. In January 1978, they began Hope Church and have grown it to a congregation of about 1,000. They have three children and several grandchildren. SPEAKER Since founding Hope Church, Harold has spoken at Urban Evangelism forums for the Southern Baptists as well as doing conferences for the Student Work Department of the Sunday School Board. He has also spoken at numerous church planting conferences and taught courses at Golden Gate Seminary, Midwestern Seminary, and New Orleans Seminary. AUTHOR FICTION The Tarlain Adventures (an adventure series for children ages 6-12) -The Battle for the Worlds -The Crystal Castle -The Dragon of Raldan Silver 4 (an action adventure for 6-8 graders) NON-FICTION Sharper Strokes: Living Smarter… Not Harder The Faces of Folly Series -Fools and Follies: Biblical Patterns that Live Today -Self-Defeating Strategies: Roots of Life’s Problems -Reading God’s Lips: How to Recognize what God is Saying to You What to Teach Your Kids Heavens Forge: Poetic Reflections of Mid-Life 7 Weeks of Wisdom (a devotional companion to Sharper Strokes) Life With Attitude: Daily Devotions on the Secrets of Teamwork OTHER MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS State and National conferences for the Baptist Student Ministry Contributor for the national Baptist Student Ministry magazine The Student Author of materials for the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board Urban Evangelism forums on creative approaches to ministry and church development in metropolitan areas Speaker for Baptist Associations in New York City, Miami, Chicago, New Orleans, and Los Angeles Taught classes at Golden Gate, New Orleans, Midwestern, and Southwestern Seminaries Founding of the How Church Works and Wisdom Conferences Founding of the Hope Global Network Some of his books are used in college and seminary courses