Recognition

2007

• "Mama Made the Difference" wins the 38th 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 150th anniversary issue
• Bishop Jakes is named by Essence magazine as one of the "25 Most Influential of 2007"
• "Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits" nominated for the 39th annual NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Literary Work-Instructional category
• Essence magazine nominates Bishop Jakes' book, "Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits" in the Inspirational category for an Essence Literary Award
• "Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits" reaches #3 on the New York Times Hardcover Advice and How-To Best Sellers List
• "Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits" spends a total of 23 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers List and 20 weeks on USA Today's Best Sellers List

2006

• "Mama Made the Difference" wins 2006 Quill Award in the Religion/Spirituality category
• "Mama Made the Difference" reaches No. 4 on the 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 Jake4s as the Most Influential Christian for 2005

2005

• NAACP Image Award to "Woman, Thou Art Loosed" for Best Independent or Foreign Film
• Time magazine cover included Bishop Jakes as one of "The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America"
• Black MBA President's Award
• President Bush invited Bishop Jakes to deliver the homily in the National Cathedral at a National Day of Prayer for victims of Hurricane Katrina
• Melchezidek Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, named a new wing for Bishop Jakes
• Trumpet Award
• Dallas Legal Defense Society Award, 2005: Bishop Jakes one of 10 citizens recognized for work on behalf of Dallas poor
• A new Georgia Dome plaque was installed to recognize Bishop and Mrs. Jakes for overall record-breaking campus attendance, 560,000 people, during MegaFest 2004
• 100 Black Men of America, Inc., gave Bishop Jakes its Chairman Award for community empowerment

2004

• President's Award given to Bishop Jakes during the 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards
• Grammy Award for "A Wing and a Prayer" in the Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album category
• D Magazine's 30th anniversary issue featured Bishop Jakes on the cover and in the lead story as one of "30 People We Love"
• Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Best American Film award for "Woman, Thou Art Loosed"
• Grammy nomination for the "He-Motions" CD
• American Black Film Festival gave "Woman, Thou Art Loosed" its 2004 Audience Award for Best Feature
• The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film & Broadcasting named "Woman, Thou Art Loosed" one of 2004's ten best films, along with "The Aviator," "Hotel Rwanda," "The Passion of the Christ" and "Ray"

2003

• Grammy Award nominations for gospel albums: "Follow the Star" and "A Wing and a Prayer"

2002

• Savoy Magazine named Bishop Jakes as one of the "Top 100 Powers That Be"
• National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) honored Bishop Jakes with the distinguished Chairman's Award for television broadcasting excellence
• NAACP Image Award for gospel album "The Storm Is Over"
• Stellar Award for gospel album "The Storm Is Over"
• Dove Award nomination for gospel album "The Storm Is Over"
• Grammy Award nomination for gospel album "The Storm Is Over"
• "God's Leading Lady," Bishop Jakes' 27th book, reaches number four on New York Times Hardcover Advice Best Sellers List
• "The Encyclopedia of African-American Christian Heritage" (Judson Press) included Bishop Jakes in their publication
  
• NAACP regional convention in Dallas featured Bishop Jakes as keynote
• Who's Who among African-Americans added Bishop Jakes and asked him to write the foreword
• "Woman, Thou Art Loosed Worship 2002" was nominated for the Best Soul Album Contemporary NOMINATED BY WHOM OR WHAT

2001

• On New Years' Day, CNN and Time magazine honored Bishop Jakes as one of the year's top five religious innovators
• Time magazine and CNN named Bishop Jakes "America's Best Preacher"; Time made him the cover its Sept. 11 issue
• Ebony Magazine (November) named Bishop Jakes one of the "56 Most Intriguing Blacks of 2001." Notables included Muhammad Ali, Barry Bonds, Secretary General of the U.N. Kofi Annan, Chancellor of M.I.T. Dr. Phillip Clay, Donnie McClurkin, and Surgeon General David Satcher
• The book "Woman, Thou Art Loosed" officially sold more than 1.5 million copies

2000

• PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly listed Bishop Jakes in its "Top 10 Religious Leaders"
• National Professional Network granted Bishop Jakes its "Living Legend" award
• Bishop Jakes' 24th book, "Maximize The Moment," reached number three on the New York Times Business Best Sellers List
• Bishop Jakes was keynote speaker at the annual conferences of 1) The National Black Police Association, 2) the Congressional Black Caucus, and 3) The National Council of Black Mayors
• Chelsea House Publishers added Bishop Jakes' biography to the "Black Americans of Achievement" series in the company of Alex Haley, Martin Luther King, Fredrick Douglass, George Washington Carver, Marcus Garvey, Rosa Parks, and Booker T. Washington

1999

• Stellar Foundation gave its Excellence Award to Bishop Jakes
• Gospel Today Magazine gave Bishop Jakes its Gospel Heritage Award
• Grammy and Dove Awards committees nominated The Potter's House Gospel album "Live at The Potter's House"
• Billboard Magazine named "Sacred Love Songs," Bishop Jakes' second musical project, "one of the year's top Gospel albums"
• Publishers Weekly named "The Lady, Her Lover and Her Lord" one of the top five non-fiction books of the year, and "Woman, Thou Art Loosed" edition of the New King James Bible as one of the top religion titles of the year
• Bishop Jakes was invited to speak at the coronation ceremonies of Ghana Tribal King Kingsley Fletcher
• Woman, Thou Art Loosed conference at the record at the Georgia Dome drew 87,500, breaking the previous attendance record held by Rev. Billy Graham
• The theatrical presentation of "Woman, Thou Art Loosed" was honored as Number One Gospel Play BY WHOM OR WHAT?
• Bishop Jakes was keynote speaker at the National Day of Prayer in Washington, D.C.

1998

• Bishop Jakes received the first of several honorary doctorates
• Grammy and Dove Awards nominations for the "Woman, Thou Art Loosed" musical project