(ChurchLeaders) Sy Rogers, a leading communicator on God, culture and sex, died on Sunday at 63 after battling kidney cancer for eight months. This was his second bout with cancer. He had been in remission for five years.
Regarded as a gifted speaker, Sy’s teaching ministry spanned over three decades and reached across six continents. Sy was a popular conference speaker in evangelical circles. His seminars and speaking events were conducted interdenominationally for leadership events (National Youth Leaders), Bible colleges (Biola, Christ for the Nations, Azusa Pacific, Regent), youth festivals (Parachute Music Festival in NZ), counselor training, women’s conferences, and men’s events. Sy was also an award-winning talk show host.
In 1996, Sy was selected by Christianity Today as one of “50 Up and Coming Evangelical Leaders Under 40.”