Alvin Jackson To Speak on Connection between Faith and Culture in the Urban Environment.

Dr. Alvin Jackson, Senior Pastor of Park Avenue Christian Church (New York), delivers the 2012 Forrest Reed Lecture on Sunday October 14, 2012 at 2 PM (ET).

The lecture will be held at the church, 1010 Park Avenue (at 85th Street), New York, NY. (Directions here.)

Dr Jackson received his Masters of Divinity degree from the Duke University, School of Divinity, Durham, N.C. in 1973. In 1991 he awarded the Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He has served as pastor of Loudon Avenue Christian Church, Roanoke, Va., associate pastor, Second Christian Church, Indianapolis, Ind.

For almost 20 years, Dr. Jackson was Senior Pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church of Memphis, a congregation that experienced phenomenal growth under his leadership. For seven years, he served as Senior Pastor of National City Christian Church and President of the National City Christian Church Foundation of Washington, DC. In September 2006 he became Senior Pastor of Park Avenue Christian Church of New York City.

 

The Forrest Reed Lecture is presented biennially (in even years) by Disciples of Christ Historical Society. A forum for ideas on how theology, history and culture interconnect, the Lecture was established in 1964 by a permanent gift from Forrest Reed.

Reed was a Nashville publisher, businessman and lay leader of Woodmont Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). From 1953 until his death in 1975, Mr. Reed was a member of the Board of Trustees of Disciples of Christ Historical Society and served several terms as its Chair.

Past Reed Lectures
2010 - Dr. Robert Martin
2008 - Dr. Mark Noll
2006 - Dr. Robert Wuthnow