The story of

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker is well-known.

Jim Bakker

was the founder of Praise The Lord Ministries, which was formed in the

late 1970s and grew into a multimillion-dollar business. Bakker and his

family then founded Heritage, USA, a 2,300-acre Christian resort in North

Carolina.

In 1989, Bakker

was convicted of defrauding his followers of $158 million and was sentenced

to prison. Previous to his conviction, an extramarital affair with Jessica

Hahn also became news. Though these events took place over 13 years ago,

they are still familiar.

The story of

Jim and Tammy Faye's son, Jay, is not.

Jay was born

Dec. 18, 1975, and grew up in the PTL ministry, moving from California

to Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina. When his family fell apart during

the scandals of the late 1980s, Jay fell apart as well. The story of his

descent and rise is chronicled in his new book, "Son Of A Preacher

Man."

With his father

in prison and his name forever linked to a national scandal, Bakker's

life became unglued. His father was sentenced to 45 years in prison, which

was later reduced to 18 years and eventually appealed completely. His

mother divorced his father and married a family friend, and Bakker began

to take drugs and alcohol to deal with his family's turmoil. The book

also discusses the disillusionment that he felt as many other members

of the Christian right and television ministries rejected his pleas to

help his father.

Bakker was

eventually saved from his destructive life-style by Donnie Earl Paulk,

an Atlantan who is a descendant from 10 generations of preachers. At the

time when Bakker met Paulk, he felt that his life-style had angered God

and that God hated him. Paulk's message was that he wasn't going to hell

and that God still wanted a relationship with him.

That is the

message that Jay Bakker now spreads himself. He and his wife, Amanda,

have formed a ministry called Revolution, which is part of the Safehouse

Outreach ministry. The ministry is based out of Atlanta, where Bakker

and his wife reside.

The two have

also established ministries in California and Arizona. Their targets are

the kids on the street who feel lonely, rejected and often guilty about

their life-styles. Bakker advocates God's love for everyone, regardless

of past sins, and through that message he has found his way