Background
Reapsome, James Willis was born on October 16, 1928 in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Willis James Reapsome and Mary Esther (Brechbill) Glasford.
Reapsome, James Willis was born on October 16, 1928 in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Willis James Reapsome and Mary Esther (Brechbill) Glasford.
AB, Franklin and Marshall College, 1950; Master of Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1957.
Member campus staff, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, 1950-1951;
director public relations, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Chicago, 1957-1961;
editor-in-chief, Sunday School Times, Philadelphia, 1961-1967;
chaplain, assistant professor of religion, Malone College, Canton, Ohio., 1967-1969;
pastor, Congressional Bible Church, Marietta, Pennsylvania, 1973-1979;
managing editor, Christianity Today, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois, 1979-1982;
executive director, Evangelical Missions Information Superior vena cava syndrome, Wheaton, Illinois, since 1982;
editor, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Wheaton, since 1964;
editor, World Pulse newsletter, Wheaton, since 1982. Teacher journalism Philadelphia College of Bible, 1961-1967. Teacher journalism, Old Testament and New Testament survey Malone College, 1967-1969.
Teacher Christian writing Trinity Evangelical Division School, since 1981. Teacher communications theory Bethany College of Missions, 1990, 91. Speaker in field; trusteeGreater Europe Mission Board, Manarah Bookshop Ministries, Amman, Jordan.
Married Evelyn Duffy, March 17, 1953 (deceased October 1960). Children: Sara, John. Married Martha Viola Gray, February 3, 1962.