Articles for tag: Woodlawn Christian Church

July 17, 2016

By David Eubanks In the spring of 1963, while I was a professor at Johnson University, I preached for the Main Street Christian Church, McConnelsville, Ohio. It was the most productive revival I have ever held in terms of attendance growth and responses for both conversion and placing membership with the congregation. In a church running 150 on Sunday morning, the attendance increased every night to more than 300 on Friday evening, with chairs set up and down the aisles and even on the platform. The whole experience was exhilarating. There were 79 responses to the invitation, 39 of them

July 13, 2013

Christian Standard

Church Leadership

40 Under 40: Daniel Overdorf

DANIEL OVERDORF Dean of the School of Congregational Ministry and professor of preaching, Johnson University, Knoxville, Tennessee I have known Daniel Overdorf since helping his family move to Knoxville decades ago when his father became minister of the Woodlawn Christian Church. Daniel was a preschooler then, and many remember him as a mischievous little boy. That might surprise many who know him now as gentle, kind, and always with a welcoming smile. As dean of the School of Congregational Ministry and professor of preaching, he exercises leadership through his commitment to the centrality of preaching in the life of the

April 19, 2006

Brad Dupray

Organizations & Events Colleges & Seminaries

Interview with David Eubanks

Longtime Johnson Bible College president David Eubanks reflects on shifting ministry preparation, student purpose, missions growth, fundraising, and the leadership transition planned ahead of his retirement.