Hello

My name is Dr. Jim Tegelhutter and I am an almost forty year ministry veteran. I have served in local church settings, para-church ministries, and evangelistical ministry. I have a great desire to see believers come to a place of authentic intimacy with Jesus.

My Story

I was called into full-time ministry on February 23rd, 1987 when I was a student in Bible College. Since that time I served 27 years as a youth pastor in various churches and para-church ministries and 11 years as a senior pastor. I have worked with everything from street kids to people in pews and have watched the Lord touch them all in powerful ways.

In 2021, the Lord challenged me to up my daily prayer life to three to five hours a day. It was a daunting task at first, however, it is a task I have been able to keep since that day. The revelation that has come as a result of this has been absolutely transformational. It is my great desire to see believers come into authentic intimacy with Jesus through daily prayer, study of the word and worship.

I graduated Southeastern University in 2022 with a PhD and am currently serving in a local church setting as well as traveling sharing techniques I have learned on how to establish a vibrant, living prayer life as well as how to study the word in a meaningful way. It would be my great joy to share with you or your congregation these transformational principles. I also have a great desire to see senior pastors prosper... I wrote my dissertation on the struggles pastors face and some different means to help them overcome these struggles. You can view my dissertation here. If I can be of any service to you, click on the booking page. I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Missions

Over the last 38 years I have had the privilege and the honor to preach on four different continents, Guatemala and Ecuador in South America, England, Kenya in Africa and of course here in the USA. It is an incredible joy to share the gospel overseas and I have the honor of traveling with many dynamic ministries.

I have shared the gospel in:

Guatemala City, Guatemala
Quito, Coca, and Santo Domingo in Ecuador
Sheffield, England
Kenya and Bungoma in Africa
And in many different states here in the US.

Missions is something that is very near and dear to my heart. I look forward to the next time I am overseas lifting up the name of Jesus!

Why "Relentless?"

Merriam Webster defines "relentless" as, "Showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace." There are far too many who have started a Christian walk or a journey in ministry who have given up and forsaken their way. Relentless Ministries desires to teach sound principles for you to finish strong... as Paul says in 2 Timothy 4:7-8 (NKJV), "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing." We desire to see believers finish their race with no abatement in intensity, strength or pace!

Personal

I graduated with a PhD in Organizational leadership from Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL in 2022, I graduated with my Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership from Bethel University in 2008, and I also graduated Bible College in 1987 from JSBC in Baton Rouge, LA. I have been married to my wife Monique since 1995 and we have a daughter who is married and makes her home with her husband in Delaware. I enjoy weightlifting/body building and I am a huge Star Wars nerd with a dedicated room in my house filled with over 1,000 pieces of Star Wars toys and memorabilia. We currently make our home in Florida that we share with two mentally deranged cats.

(Click the helmet to see Dr. Jim's Star Wars YouTube channel)