He is the senior pastor of Cleveland's Parkside Church[1] (located in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio), a position he has held since 1983.
He is the voice behind the Christian preaching and teaching ministry Truth For Life, which broadcasts his sermons daily to more than 1,800 radio stations across North America.
Begg was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1952[2] and still carries a distinctive Scottish accent after years of ministry in the United States.
"[3] Begg graduated from the London School of Theology in 1975 and then served eight years in Scotland at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church in Lanarkshire.
He has said that the core belief of Parkside Church is "that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has died as an atoning sacrifice for our sins, and that to know Him is to know life, both now and forever .