Women earn unique master’s in ministry behind Tennessee prison bars
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The journey to the moment the dean draped the velvet-rimmed master’s hoods over the women’s shoulders took a long time: 15 years,…
Ted Parks
Correspondent
A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., Ted Parks attended Lipscomb University, Harding School of Theology and the University of Texas at Austin. Before moving to Nashville in 2004, where he currently lives, Parks taught at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., for 12 years.
A contributor to The Christian Chronicle since the 1990s, Ted has also written for Religion News Service, Sojourners magazine and other publications. He attends All Saints Church of Christ in Nashville.
Ted's recent articles:
Church historian reflects on ‘troublesome questions’
In his latest book, “The Grace of Troublesome Questions: Vocation, Restoration, and Race,” historian Richard Hughes invites readers in Churches of Christ to honestly consider…
Walk4Water in the rain
SMYRNA, Tenn. — Feet splashed in puddles on a rainy Sunday afternoon as almost 1,000 people came together in this Middle Tennessee town. They were…
Partners: Disaster relief, an African Christian school and a dual enrollment program
Featured image (above): Boxes of supplies line the Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort warehouse in Nashville, Tenn., where volunteers help sort and ship items…
Nashville Christian Institute’s final reunion pays tribute to Fred Gray
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The two men were boys when they met. One, a preacher, would minister to churches for seven decades. The other, a preacher…
Fighting injustice with shared silence
Chris Dowdy of Paul Quinn College in Dallas addresses participants at the Racial Unity Leadership Summit in Abilene, Texas. (PHOTO BY TED PARKS) ABILENE, Texas…
Reaching the heart of D.C.
WASHINGTON — Women couldn’t vote. The United States hadn’t fought in either World War. The struggle for civil rights was a half-century away. That’s when…
’Tis midnight, and in Diana, Tennessee …
ALL-NIGHT SINGING draws a crowd to a small Tennessee community, where old favorites are intoned with hymnals in hand. DIANA, TENN. — It’s a few…
Nashville churches keep homeless from shivering under bridges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. � — Like many houses of worship in this Bible Belt city, the Hillsboro church building is busiest on Sundays. But this congregation…
