2007         

•  “Mama Made The Difference” wins the 38^th Annual NAACP Image Award in the Instructional category.

• Readers of The Church Report rank Bishop Jakes #4 among “The 50 Most Influential Christians in America.”


• CNN names Bishop Jakes to their Blue Ribbon Panel, placing him in the company of 15 influential world leaders who are committed to improving the state of our world. 


• The Atlantic magazine includes Bishop Jakes to highlight in their 150^th anniversary issue. 


• Bishop Jakes is named by Essence magazine to the “25 Most Influential of 2007.”


• The Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award presented to Bishop Jakes by the Congress of Racial Equality.


• 2008 Essence Literary Award given to Bishop Jakes for “Reposition Yourself.”


• “Reposition Yourself” nominated for the 39^th NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Literary Work-Instructional.

2006

• “Mama Made The Difference” wins 2006 Quill Award in the Religion/Spirituality category


• “Mama Made The Difference” reaches No. 4 on New York Times Hardcover Advice and How-To Best Sellers List


• The T. D. Jakes Wing of the Melchizedek Hospital in Kenya is dedicated   

• In January, The Church Report magazine announced that its readers selected Bishop Jakes as the Most Influential Christian for 2005