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Adrian Despres
Adrian Despres became a Christian while playing football for Furman University (Greenville, SC). As a respected student, athlete, and peer, Adrian began sharing his faith with others as he used his God-given public speaking abilities. This was the beginning of Adrian’s Itinerant speaking ministry.
In 1990, after graduating from Seminary at Columbia International University, Adrian joined the Itinerant Ministry Staff of Kingdom Building Ministries with whom he continues to serve today. In addition, Adrian serves as the Chaplain for the University of South Carolina's football team. His ministry reaches thousands of students and young adults each year and has brought thousands into a relationship with Christ. Adrian’s passion to see lost souls saved and Christians called into a life of laboring for God continues to propel his ministry.
Adrian lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife, Lisa, and their children, Rachel, Branson, Kaitlyn, and Benjamin.
See Adrian in action
Audience Captivity & Event Availability
Adrian's ministry focus is College, Senior High, Young Adult and Adult groups where he can challenge Christians to share the gospel and develop a deeper love for God. God also uses him to bring pre-Christians to repentance.- Senior High Camps
- University Spiritual Emphasis Weeks
- Athletic Events
- Festivals
- Crusades
- Multi-Church Events
- Youth Conferences
- Junior High Camps
- Laborer Training Conferences
- Leader Training Conferences
- Pastors Conferences
- High School Spiritual Emphasis Weeks
- Sunday Morning Church Services
- Mission Conferences
- Church Spiritual Emphasis Weeks
- Family Camps
Ministry Passions
- Leading people to Christ who do not know they are lost (an evangelist to the church)
- Leading college and youth to a totally surrendered life
- Spreading awareness of evangelism and missions
- Rebuking people of their sinful ways, especially those ways people have gotten used to
Top Messages
- 4 Chairs: A message that pinpoints where people are in their relationships with God and has a strong push for salvation and rededication
- Delighted in Suffering: Adrian Despres uses his high-energy style to share a very different perspective on suffering. He says we can delight in suffering - even as the apostle Paul did.
- The Worst Verse: A strong evangelistic message that is based on the biblical definition of belief.
- Loving Father: A message based on the prodigal son that focuses on repentance in the context of the loving character of God.
- Bricks & Sticks: A message that emphasizes salvation and repentance and a Christian's role in being prepared for coming judgment.
- Bread of Life: A message that is strong in discipleship and illustrates the importance of Jesus' exhortation to follow Him at any cost.
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