DALLAS (ABP) — George Mason, senior pastor at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, will be the featured preacher for three episodes of a national television and radio program.
Mason, pastor of Wilshire for 15 years, will preach on the “Day 1” program Jan. 16, Feb. 13 and March 27. A television version of “Day 1” is broadcast Sunday mornings on the Hallmark Channel's “America at Worship” series.
Formerly known as “The Protestant Hour,” the program is produced by the Episcopal Media Center and features preachers from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the United Methodist Church, and the United Church of Christ.
Mason's church is affiliated with CBF. His first sermon on the program is about identifying and preparing young people for vocations in the church.
Mason is a native of New York City and a graduate of the University of Miami, where he majored in business and was quarterback of the football team. He earned both master of divinity and doctor of philosophy degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.