A month before his eighteenth birthday, Bill Purvis was stabbed and left for dead early one morning in Columbus, Georgia. Knowing that very few people survive a severed jugular vein, Bill Purvis' life goals changed.

He became a Christ-follower and later felt the call to become a Senior Pastor. He now Pastors one of America's mega-churches, Cascade Hills Church, in Columbus, Georgia, leading it from 32 people to a membership of over 7,000.

Pastor Bill Purvis speaks weekly to millions worldwide through his television show, Bill Purvis, "Real Time". The mission of Bill Purvis, "Real Time is to make fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ out of non-religious people.