Randy answers this question during a July 2014 conference call with Kerrick Thomas from Renegade Pastors, an online support network for pastors.
Randy Alcorn's Story on the Beginning of Eternal Perspective Ministries and God's Sovereignty
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In 2017, Randy Alcorn shared his story of how his ministry, Eternal Perspective Ministries, began and God's sovereignty throughout all of it. This was filmed by Humble Beast.