Daniel C. Juster
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Daniel Juster is an author and advocate of Messianic Judaism
. He has served in the Messianic Jewish movement since 1972. He has had various leadership roles including: pastor for over 27 years, the founding President (1979-1986) and then General Secretary (1996-1998) of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC), co-founder of Messianic Jewish Biblical Institute (MJBI), and professor in various institutes of higher learning. Juster is also a founding board member of Toward Jerusalem Council II.
Juster presently serves as the Founder and Director of Tikkun International, a network of congregations and ministries in the United States and abroad dedicated to the restoration of Israel and the Church, which involves: 1) Training, sending out and supporting congregational planters in the USA, Israel and other countries; 2) Fostering Jewish ministry in local churches; 3) Helping to support a full time Bible and Graduate School of training leaders for the Messianic Jewish community and; 4) Sending people to preach and teach in conferences, evangelistic campaigns and Messianic congregations and churches.
Juster is an acclaimed international speaker on the relationship of Israel and the Church and an author of several books relating the modern church’s responsibility to embrace Israel as key to the Kingdom of God. His articles have been published in various periodicals such as People of Destiny, Christianity Today
, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
, Mishkan, and others. He is recognized as a teacher of end-time Bible prophecies and also the meaning of the Kingdom of God and its relationship to Israel and the Church. Juster, as a Jewish believer in Yeshua (Jesus), is also an advocate of the Holy Spirit revival in the Jewish community. He has been a speaker at the “1990 Congress on the Kingdom of God,” “The National Church Growth Pastors Conference” with David Yonggi Cho
and Tommy Reid, Promise Keepers
with Coach Bill McCartney
, and also keynote speaker at the national conferences of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC) and Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA)
, and national Israel Messianic Jewish conferences. Juster was previously listed in Who’s Who in Religion, Who’s Who in the East, Who’s Who Among Emerging Young Leaders, and Who’s Who in the World.
Juster has taught apologetics and theology since 1971 in various schools, including Trinity College
(Deerfield, IL); the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Yeshiva; colleges in Korea and Brazil; King’s University in Los Angeles; and the Messianic Jewish Bible Institutes in Odessa, Ukraine, Budapest, Hungary, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His academic background includes a B.A. in Philosophy, Wheaton College
; M.Div., McCormick Seminary; Philosophy of Religion Graduate Program, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
, and Th.D., New Covenant International Seminary. Juster holds a doctorate in theology and was can adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary, and now at The King’s University in Van Nuys California.
Juster is the author of several books including: Growing to Maturity, Jewish Roots, The Dynamics of Spiritual Deception, Jewishness and Jesus, The Biblical World View: An Apologetic, Relational Leadership, The Irrevocable Calling, One People, Many Tribes, and other major works.
Messianic Judaism
Messianic Judaism is a syncretic religious movement that arose in the 1960s and 70s. It blends evangelical Christian theology with elements of Jewish terminology and ritual....
. He has served in the Messianic Jewish movement since 1972. He has had various leadership roles including: pastor for over 27 years, the founding President (1979-1986) and then General Secretary (1996-1998) of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC), co-founder of Messianic Jewish Biblical Institute (MJBI), and professor in various institutes of higher learning. Juster is also a founding board member of Toward Jerusalem Council II.
Juster presently serves as the Founder and Director of Tikkun International, a network of congregations and ministries in the United States and abroad dedicated to the restoration of Israel and the Church, which involves: 1) Training, sending out and supporting congregational planters in the USA, Israel and other countries; 2) Fostering Jewish ministry in local churches; 3) Helping to support a full time Bible and Graduate School of training leaders for the Messianic Jewish community and; 4) Sending people to preach and teach in conferences, evangelistic campaigns and Messianic congregations and churches.
Juster is an acclaimed international speaker on the relationship of Israel and the Church and an author of several books relating the modern church’s responsibility to embrace Israel as key to the Kingdom of God. His articles have been published in various periodicals such as People of Destiny, Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society is a refereed theological journal published by the Evangelical Theological Society. It was first published in 1958 as the Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society, and was given its present name in 1969.- External links :* ** in PDF format;...
, Mishkan, and others. He is recognized as a teacher of end-time Bible prophecies and also the meaning of the Kingdom of God and its relationship to Israel and the Church. Juster, as a Jewish believer in Yeshua (Jesus), is also an advocate of the Holy Spirit revival in the Jewish community. He has been a speaker at the “1990 Congress on the Kingdom of God,” “The National Church Growth Pastors Conference” with David Yonggi Cho
David Yonggi Cho
David Yonggi Cho is a Korean Christian minister. He is Senior Pastor and founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church , the world's largest congregation with a membership of 1,000,000...
and Tommy Reid, Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers is an international conservative Christian organization for men. While it originated in the United States, it is now world-wide...
with Coach Bill McCartney
Bill McCartney
William Paul McCartney is a former American football player and coach and the founder of the Promise Keepers men's ministry. He was the head coach at the University of Colorado from 1982 to 1994, where he compiled a record of 93–55–5 and won three consecutive Big Eight Conference...
, and also keynote speaker at the national conferences of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC) and Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA)
Messianic Jewish Alliance of America
The Messianic Jewish Alliance of America was founded in 1915 as the Hebrew Christian Alliance of America.-History:The Hebrew Christian Alliance of America began in the early 19th century as missions by churches to Jews...
, and national Israel Messianic Jewish conferences. Juster was previously listed in Who’s Who in Religion, Who’s Who in the East, Who’s Who Among Emerging Young Leaders, and Who’s Who in the World.
Juster has taught apologetics and theology since 1971 in various schools, including Trinity College
Trinity Christian College
Trinity Christian College is a liberal arts college located in Palos Heights, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The college was founded in 1959 by a group of Chicago businessmen who wanted to establish a college providing students with a Christian higher education in a Reformed tradition...
(Deerfield, IL); the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Yeshiva; colleges in Korea and Brazil; King’s University in Los Angeles; and the Messianic Jewish Bible Institutes in Odessa, Ukraine, Budapest, Hungary, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His academic background includes a B.A. in Philosophy, Wheaton College
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
; M.Div., McCormick Seminary; Philosophy of Religion Graduate Program, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is an evangelical Christian seminary located in Deerfield, Illinois. TEDS is one of the largest seminaries in the world, enrolling more than 1,200 graduate students in professional and academic programs, including more than 150 in its PhD programs...
, and Th.D., New Covenant International Seminary. Juster holds a doctorate in theology and was can adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary, and now at The King’s University in Van Nuys California.
Juster is the author of several books including: Growing to Maturity, Jewish Roots, The Dynamics of Spiritual Deception, Jewishness and Jesus, The Biblical World View: An Apologetic, Relational Leadership, The Irrevocable Calling, One People, Many Tribes, and other major works.