He is the last pulpit prince. At 96 years old, Gardner C. Taylor has outlived almost all his contemporaries. The closest equivalent is Billy Graham, who (though better known than Taylor) self-identified as an itinerant evangelist.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In Taylor\u2019s heyday as senior pastor of Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, N.Y. (1948-1990), his name was synonymous with preaching excellence. In fact, in 1996, Baylor University named him one of the 12 \u201cmost effective preachers in the English-speaking world.\u201d<\/span>1<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n