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CHURCH THAT WORKS - Elder David Burka leads a prayer on behalf of the young people gathered up front at the Mt. Juliet Church of Christ, a growing congregation 20 miles east of Nashville, Tenn.
CHURCH THAT WORKS - Elder David Burka leads a prayer on behalf of the young people gathered up front at the Mt. Juliet Church of Christ, a growing congregation 20 miles east of Nashville, Tenn.
FOR A 120-YEAR-OLD CHURCH, growth coincides with a renewed focus on Kingdom building and community outreach.
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — Forgive David Shannon if he sounds like he’s boasting.
It’s just that he’s impressed with the young man at the end of the table.
“He’s probably as smart as you and me put together, you know what I’m saying?” said Shannon, pulpit minister for the Mt. Juliet Church of Christ, a growing congregation 20 miles east of Nashville.
The young man’s name is Alan Cantrell.
He’s a freshman Bible major at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., studying to become a preacher.
“Young and old alike love hearing Alan preach because of the way he brings unique insight and application to a text,” Shannon said.
Like a dozen students majoring or minoring in ministry at Freed-Hardeman, Cantrell grew up in the Mt. Juliet church and receives help from the congregation with his tuition.
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — Forgive David Shannon if he sounds like he’s boasting.
It’s just that he’s impressed with the young man at the end of the table.
“He’s probably as smart as you and me put together, you know what I’m saying?” said Shannon, pulpit minister for the Mt. Juliet Church of Christ, a growing congregation 20 miles east of Nashville.
The young man’s name is Alan Cantrell.
He’s a freshman Bible major at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., studying to become a preacher.
“Young and old alike love hearing Alan preach because of the way he brings unique insight and application to a text,” Shannon said.
Like a dozen students majoring or minoring in ministry at Freed-Hardeman, Cantrell grew up in the Mt. Juliet church and receives help from the congregation with his tuition.
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