Raymond H. Harris established one of the country’s largest corporate architectural firms. The firm was ranked as the number two American retail design firm for three years by McGraw Hill Architectural Record Magazine. While leading his firm, he helped establish numerous other businesses, ministry efforts and projects. Using his business acumen, he capitalized educational, medical, manufacturing, and entertainment businesses in the USA and abroad.
Being an entrepreneur, he recognized talent in young men and women and became an igniting force for their businesses. Through using capital earned through his architectural practice, he has deployed millions into God’s kingdom in for-profit businesses and ministry efforts throughout the world.
Raymond is a Senior Fellow of Entrepreneurship in the Institute of Global Engagement at Dallas Baptist University. He is a writer and speaker, having previously published three books Business by Design, The Heart of Business, and The Anatomy of a Successful Firm. Raymond has delivered chapel messages at LeTourneau University, Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), and many lectures and talks at Wheaton College, The Kings College (NYC), Oklahoma University, Dallas Baptist University, DTS Leader Board, ISI, The Navigators, OMF, Elevate USA, Movement Day, Crown Financial Ministries, Kingdom Advisors, New Canaan Society (Manhattan), Redeemer City to City with Tim Keller, among others. As Bill Hendricks of DTS once said, “Raymond is not a professional speaker, but he is a very effective one.”
Raymond has been an executive producer, founding partner and chairman of the board for Erwin Brothers Entertainment which has now become the largest faith-based movie producer. Movies include, I Can Only Imagine, American Underdog, Jesus Revolution, Moms Night Out, Woodlawn, I Still Believe, and October Baby. He is an executive producer for Getty Music on the Evensong album. Raymond sits on the board of the Come and See Foundation which owns the rights to the sensational series The Chosen.
Although Raymond has never been in vocational ministry, he has endeavored to build God’s kingdom through business and unique ministry projects. The insights through his forty years of experience in business has helped many so far, including the men that he mentors and the thousands that have heard him speak and have read his books.
Most of the ministries and businesses that Raymond helped start have said “we could not have done this or we would not be here without Raymond’s help.”