The Life Story of Jeff Pollard

About this episode

Jeff Pollard shares his journey from a music career to a radical conversion to Christianity and his pastoral work.

Growing up, Jeff craved affirmation from his hardworking, athletic father   —   a man who rarely showed affection. After being  cut  from one junior high sports team, after another, he found his place when his dad brought home a guitar from Western Auto. Music quickly became  Jeff’s  world. Fronting Louisiana garage bands,  his  talent as a songwriter led to record deals and touring opportunities with major acts like Kansas ,   Chicago, Kenny Loggins ,   the   Allman Brothers, ZZ Top ,  and many more you would recognize . But everything changed when he  encountered  the writings  of  D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones  and was personally discipled by Conrad Murrell. Confronted with the sovereign God of Scripture, Jeff was radically converted to Christ at age 30. A longtime pastor, he served as elder at Mount Zion Bible Church for 23 years and continues to edit  The Free Grace Broadcaster  in retirement.  

People in this episode

Guest: Jeff Pollard

Topics covered

• personal testimony
• music career
• Christian conversion
• pastoral ministry
• influence of literature

Keywords

• Jeff Pollard
• Christianity
• music
• conversion
• pastor
• D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
• Conrad Murrell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mount Zion Bible Church, The Free Grace Broadcaster, Kansas, Chicago, Kenny Loggins, Allman Brothers, ZZ Top

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