I look forward to speaking tonight at North Boulevard Church of Christ. We’ll be surveying the story of the Nashville Churches of Christ in the 19th century…Philip S. Fall…Church Street Christian Church…Tolbert Fanning…David Lipscomb and the mission to the emerging post-Reconstruction-era suburbs. Ultimately, we’ll talk about how our history can inform our mission. Join us [...]
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Come to North Boulevard Church tonight
Posted in Churches of Christ, congregational history, David Lipscomb, Gospel Advocate, history, mac-speaking, ministry, mission, Nashville, Nashville Churches of Christ, Nashville history, shameless self promotion, State and Local History, Tennessee history on 23 June 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Come visit at Lafayette Church tonight
Posted in mac-speaking, shameless self promotion on 9 June 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I look forward to speaking tonight at Lafayette Church of Christ. We’ll be surveying Barton Stone’s early life…David Caldwell’s Log Academy…James M’Gready…and the Cane Ridge revival. We’ll be singing Holy Manna.
Name Authority for Nashville, Tennessee Stone-Campbell Congregations
Posted in A. M. Burton, Athens Clay Pullias, B. C. Goodpasture, C. E. W. Dorris, Central Church of Christ, Charles R. Brewer, Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, David Lipscomb College, Duke Street Church of Christ, E. G. Sewell, Foster Street Christian Church, Foster Street Church of Christ, G. P. Bowser, Gospel Advocate, Grace Avenue Church of Christ, Green Street Church of Christ, H. Leo Boles, Hall Laurie Calhoun, J. C. McQuiddy, J. S. Ward, J. W. Shepherd, James A. Allen, James A. Harding, Jo Johnston Church of Christ, Joe McPherson, Joseph Avenue Church of Christ, Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ, Lipscomb, Lischey Avenue Church of Christ, mac-writing, Marshall Keeble, McQuiddy Printing Company, Nashville, Nashville Bible School, Nashville Churches of Christ, Nashville history, Nashville Stone-Campbell Sites, Non Sunday School Churches of Christ, Preston Taylor, research, S. H. Hall, shameless self promotion, South College Street Christian Church, State and Local History, stone-campbell studies, Tennessee history on 9 May 2010 | 11 Comments »
Name Authority for Nashville Tennessee Stone-Campbell Congregations Click above to download a document listing 286 variants of time-, place- and character-names for the 228 known congregations of the Stone-Campbell movement in Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee from 1820 to May 2010. To my knowledge this is the first such compilation, and therefore, the most complete. [...]
Nashville Churches of Christ History Group on Facebook
Posted in A. M. Burton, Athens Clay Pullias, Austin McGary, B. C. Goodpasture, C. E. W. Dorris, Central Church of Christ, Charlotte Avenue Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, congregational history, David Lipscomb, David Lipscomb College, DCHS, Duke Street Church of Christ, E. G. Sewell, Foster Street Christian Church, Foster Street Church of Christ, G. P. Bowser, Gospel Advocate, Grace Avenue Church of Christ, Green Street Church of Christ, H. Leo Boles, Hall Laurie Calhoun, history, J. C. McQuiddy, J. S. Ward, J. W. Shepherd, James A. Allen, James A. Harding, Jesse P. Sewell, Jo Johnston Church of Christ, Joe McPherson, Joseph Avenue Church of Christ, Life & Casualty Insurance Company, Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ, Lipscomb, Lischey Avenue Church of Christ, mac-writing, Marshall Keeble, McQuiddy Printing Company, ministry, Nashville, Nashville Bible School, Nashville Churches of Christ, Nashville history, Nashville Stone-Campbell Sites, Preston Taylor, research, S. H. Hall, shameless self promotion, South College Street Christian Church, State and Local History, stone-campbell studies, Tennessee history, V. M. Metcalfe on 30 April 2010 | 2 Comments »
Nashville Churches of Christ History group is open to anyone interested in the Stone-Campbell movement in Nashville and Davidson County. Here is the first post I made a few days ago: I envision this community as a place to share common interest in the rich story of the Stone-Campbell Movement in Nashville. I am conducting [...]
Genealogical Workshop
Posted in archives, Catholic Church in nashville, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, congregational history, DCHS, genealogy, mac-speaking, Nashville, Nashville Churches of Christ, research, shameless self promotion on 24 September 2009 | 2 Comments »
Genealogists in the Nashville area will want to know about this event: Located in the buckle of America’s Bible belt, Nashville, Tennessee is home to several major repositories of religious records. Denominational archives, publishing boards, and local congregations offer a wide array of research opportunities. In addition to documenting denominational histories, religious archives also preserve [...]
Happy Birthday Sara (and an Update from the Ice’s)
Posted in Ice family, J. W. Shepherd, research, shameless self promotion, stone-campbell studies on 15 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy First Birthday today to Sara! The Ice house is full of friends and family this weekend. I’ll try to post pictures on Facebook. — Yes, Facebook. I resisted and even mildly protested, but eventually caved in (Laura is smiling a wry smile right now…) — Ella’s broken arm is healing like a charm. I [...]
Christian Scholars’ Conference 2009
Posted in biblical studies, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Christian Scholars' Conference, Churches of Christ, history, mac-speaking, ministry, mission, Non-institutionalism, Race, research, scholarship, shameless self promotion, stone-campbell studies, teaching, theology on 27 June 2009 | 2 Comments »
With its organizing theme as The Power of Narrative, this year’s conference drew to Lipscomb University about 400 conferees to hear over 230 presenters in 70 sessions. Topics ranged from studies in specific biblical texts to theology to poetry to literature to history to ethics to science to ministry to teaching (and beyond). Presenters represented [...]
TSLA Genealogy Seminar, Saturday May 2, 2009
Posted in archives, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, congregational history, DCHS, genealogy, history, mac-speaking, Nashville, Nashville Churches of Christ, research, scholarship, shameless self promotion, stone-campbell studies on 1 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I will add to the Spoken Word page my three handouts and PowerPoint presentation. The handouts are 1) A Basic Chronology of the Stone-Campbell Movement, 2) A Basic Bibliography of the Stone-Campbell Movement, and 3) tips for Researchers of the Stone-Campbell Movement. Look for them shortly.
Checking in from the hill
Posted in biblical studies, C. E. W. Dorris, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, church, Churches of Christ, history, mac-speaking, ministry, mission, shameless self promotion, stone-campbell studies on 17 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a moment to check in and give an update from the Stone-Campbell Journal Conference, now underway in sunny Cincinnati at Cincinnati Christian University. CCU is a city on a hill…literally. I’ll post a picture tomorrow. It is also a city on a hill figuratively and spiritually. though portions of the neighborhood have declined (not [...]
Little Sisters of the Poor
Posted in Catholic Church in nashville, history, mac-writing, ministry, mission, Nashville, research, shameless self promotion, Suffering on 12 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Something for the poor, please, in God’s name,”[1] begged the Little Sisters of the Poor as they sought, door-to-door, relief for the sick, the poor and the aged. Canvassing the neighborhoods and business districts, they served Catholics and non-Catholics alike in what was likely the first religious home for the aged poor in Nashville. [...]
