Myles Munroe 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Renowned Preacher

1. Myles Munroe was born on April 20, 1954 in Nassau, Bahamas and was a lifetime resident in his home land.

2. He graduated with a degree in  fine arts, education and theology from the Oral Roberts University in 1978 at age 24, became a Masters degree holder in administration from the University of Tulsa in 1980 at age 26. Munroe had received several honorary doctorate degrees over the years.

3. Dr. Munroe was the founder of Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) - a  non-profit Christian growth and resource centre, and Myles Munroe International (MMI) - an outreach center which includes  leadership training institutes, a missions agency, a publishing company, a television network, radio and Web communications, and a church community.

4. The late preacher was also the  chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the International Third World Leaders Association (ITWLA) and president of the International Leadership Training Institute.

5. Dr. Munroe had two children from the marriage to his late wife Ruth Ann Munroe - a daughter Charisa Munroe and a son Chairo Myles Jr and emphasized that his family was his greatest responsibility and his marriage was his most sacred trust.

6. He was a father, pastor, preacher, author and motivational speaker who traveled round the world pulling a crowd of about 500,000 people annually including  governments leaders, business men and women, students and church congregations in the past forty years. Munroe also served as a business consultant to Fortune 500 companies and corporations.

7. Dr. Munroe till his death had written over 38 books on different life issues such as sex, family relationships, spiritual growth, finance with over 16 best sellers to his credit, translated in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

8. He was given the  Silver Jubilee Award for providing 25 years of outstanding service to the Bahamas in the category of Faith in the year 1998 and became Bahamas' youngest recipient of the Queen's Birthday Honors of the Oder of The British Empire (OBE) Award that same year, which was bestowed on him by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England for his spiritual and social contributions to the national development of his nation.

9. The late Munroe who also served as an adjunct professor of the Graduate School of Theology at Oral Roberts University, was named the University's Alumnus of the year in 2004 and received an honorary doctorate from them.

10. Dr. Munroe placed an emphasis on the Kingdom of God and believed that the whole Bible, along with the message of Jesus, revolves around the kingdom and not a religion