Born November12, 1945, in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Jim Binney was reared in the
home of a Baptist preacher who founded and pastored the Miller Road Baptist
Church of Garland, Texas. His family soon moved to Indiana where he grew up on
a farm near the small town of Converse. As a teenager, he dropped out of
school, ran away from home, and subsequently enrolled in Bob Jones Academy. It
was there, at the age of sixteen, that he trusted Christ as his personal Lord
and Savior. He graduated from the academy and entered Bob Jones University,
spending a total of five years on the campus. He also attended Purdue University
and Tennessee Temple College before entering the U.S. Navy. After a tour of duty
aboard a minesweeper, and a stint as a Chaplains' Assistant, he graduated as a
Hospital Corpsman (Medic). He then served in the Neurosurgical Clinic and
Emergency Room at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital. Following his discharge, he
continued his studies, culminating in a Doctor’s Degree (D.Min.).
He met Sandra, his wife of over 41 years, while attending Bob Jones
University. She was the business manager of the ministry and the right hand
partner of Dr. Binney in his work. Sandra went to be with her Lord and Savior in
April of 2009. Their family includes one son, Jonathan, their daughter-in-law,
Melanie, and grandchildren, Isaac and Mikayla.
Dr. Binney's experience in ministry includes serving as a Youth Pastor. He
also founded and pastored the Heritage Baptist Church of Foxboro, Massachusetts,
and then moved to Holland, Michigan where he was the Senior Pastor of the Rose
Park Baptist Church for ten years. Here, he founded and administered the Rose
Park Baptist Academy for seven years. While in Michigan he served eight years as
President of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship, an independent statewide
organization of pastors.
He went on to serve as Senior Pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church of
Fayetteville, North Carolina where he administered the Cornerstone Christian
Academy, a 300-student grade school and high school.
In 1989, he founded L.E.A.D. Ministries (Leadership Enrichment And
Development) housed originally in the Moorehead Manor in New Concord, Ohio and is currently headquartered in Taylors, SC. The program has
ministered to over 1,000 Christian leaders and wives who have come for the
week-long program of counseling and renewal.
He enjoys a widespread ministry of conference speaking and conducts seminars
in hundreds of churches and Christian camps around the world. He has taught
countless pastors in biblical counseling in a seminar format and has enjoyed an
active teaching role as adjunct professor of biblical counseling in various
Christian colleges.
Specializing in marriage counseling, he has taken the principles used in the
counseling chamber to thousands of couples in multiplied seminars on marriage
and communication.
He was a Contributing Editor for
Partners in
Ministry magazine, and has had numerous articles published in a variety of
Christian publications. He has served as editor of
Issues of the Heart
Journal, and has authored several books, including his best sellers
The
Ministry of Marriage and
Marriage Assurance.
