Fall 2011

From the day Chuck Millhuff walkedonto the campus of Olivet NazareneCollege, I knew we had a stronglygifted and highly spirited man onour hands! Those years at Olivetsaw Chuck become rooted andgrounded in Christ and his call toevangelism was clarified. What anevangelist he became! For many,many years he was "the Dean ofPreachers" in the Church of theNazarene. Thousands came to theLord under his ministry. The biggerthe platform, the more he excelled.I honor Chuck Millhuff for being atrue Holiness preacher, for stayingtrue to his calling to evangelism,and for staying true to the doctrinesof the Word of God. Chuck Millhuffhas left a very positive mark onthe Church of the Nazarene acrossNorth America for which I thankGod.Jim DiehlGeneral Superintendent EmeritusIt is noteworthy that I wasintroduced to Evangelist Chuck Millhuffby “Mr. Evangelism”, otherwiseknown as Dr. Paul McGrady. It wasabout 1966 in Oklahoma City andthe setting was unique as we shookhands across the white fence thatseparated the McGrady place fromthe Western Oaks Church of theNazarene property.Since that time I have hadthe privilege of special friendshipwith Chuck including revivals in thelocal church, district camp meetingsand treasured memories of personalfellowship that Genell and I haveshared with Chuck and Jeanne. Iheard Chuck preach at generalchurch events in the sixties andseventies as he sounded forth thetrumpet for revival throughout thechurch.Chuck has an awesome andcreative mind. He has an incrediblegift of preaching. He is a dynamicpersonal soul winner. He has givenhis life and energies as a God calledevangelist to the church. His serviceas Revivalism Coordinator was ademonstration of his priorities to affirmpersonally and corporately theimportance of holiness evangelism.Chuck is truly a man witha passion for God and love for thechurch manifested by his unswervingdevotion to evangelism.W. Talmadge JohnsonGeneral Superintendent EmeritusAs a boy, along with GaryBond, I grew up under the considerableshadow and influence ofChuck Millhuff and his best friendPaul Cunningham. As I consideredthose guys with their ducktail hairstyle (Brylcreem was great stuff butit seemed more than a “little dab”did ‘em!), I was clearly impacted bythem. I will never forget my firstexposure to dorm life at Olivet whenI stayed a weekend with Chuck andPaul in Chapman Hall. I was about10 and, boy, did I learn stuff!After college and seminary,Chuck became, for many, the premierNazarene evangelist, and it wasa well-deserved appellation. For me,though, the great impact of ChuckMillhuff’s life was not those memoriesfrom my childhood years andbeyond, or even his always grippingpreaching, but his passionate andfocused call to holiness of heart andlife. From that he never wavered,and for that I will always be grateful.Dr. John SeamanMichigan District SuperintendentI have known ChuckMillhuff almost all of my life. I havenever known anyone with a greaterpassion for evangelism. As his pastorfor many years, I observed that hepoured out his life not only in pulpitevangelism, but also in personalevangelism. Chuck and JeanneMillhuff have exemplified the bestof authentic holiness evangelism inthe Church of the Nazarene. It is aprivilege to call them my friends.Dr. Paul G. CunninghamGeneral Superintendent EmeritusLet's Keep Pressing On!Fall 2011 / EVANGELISTS' PERSPECTIVE / 11