About Chris
THE SHORT VERSION:
Chris Altrock is the husband of Kendra, the father of Jordan and Jacob, an author of 4 books, an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma Christian University, and a preacher for the Highland Church of Christ in Memphis, TN.
THE LONG VERSION:
Chris Altrock
(b. 3/27/68)
6886 Briarfield Lane – Bartlett, TN 38135
chris.altrock@highlandcc.org / chris@chrisaltrock.com
(also on Facebook and Twitter)
FAMILY
Wife: Kendra Altrock (married 5/26/89) – part time accountant (CPA )
Children: Jordan (5/13/97) & Jacob (11/7/01)
MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Preaching Minister – Highland Street Church of Christ – Aug. 1998-Present
5565 Shelby Oaks Drive (temporary offices)
Memphis TN, 38134
901-458-3335
Preaching Minister – University Church of Christ – Feb. 1994-Aug. 1998
1555 E. University Ave.
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Member of Memphis Urban Ministry Steering Committee (Memphis, TN) – 2007-Present
Member of Joint Urban Ministry Partners (Memphis, TN) – 2008-Present
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Teacher – Oklahoma Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK
BIBL 3913 – Preparation and Delivery of Religious Speeches (Homiletics) (Fall 2006)
BIBL 3913 – Preparation and Delivery of Religious Speeches (Homiletics) (Fall 2007)
BIBL 3913 – Preparation and Delivery of Religious Speeches (Homiletics) (Fall 2008)
BIBL 3913 – Preparation and Delivery of Religious Speeches (Homiletics) (Fall 2009)
Adjunct Teacher – Harding University Graduate School of Religion
1000 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN 38117
HUGSR 7240 – Evangelistic Strategies for the Local Church (Spring 2005)
Member of Academy of Homiletics – 2005-present
“The Cone of Preaching: A Narrative Model for Preaching in a Post-Christian Culture” presented at Christian Scholar’s Conference, June 2009
“The Postmodern Partnership of Congregation and College: Three Ways Christian Colleges Can Assist Christian Churches in Their Common Mission,” presented at Christian Scholar’s Conference, June 2008
EDUCATION
Doctor of Ministry
Emphasis in evangelistic preaching and postmodernism
May 2001 – 4.0 GPA
Harding University Graduate School of Religion
Masters of Divinity
May 1994 – 4.0 GPA
Harding University Graduate School of Religion
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
May 1990 – 3.8 GPA
New Mexico State University
PUBLICATIONS
Rebuilding Relationships: A Sermon on the Mount Floor Plan – Chalice Press (2008)
Sermon in Preaching the Sermon on the Mount edited by David Fleer and Dave Bland – Chalice Press (2007)
Preaching to Pluralists: How to Proclaim Christ in a Postmodern Age – Chalice Press (2004)
Mark: A Call to Service – HillCrest Publishing/ Leafwood (2000; 2nd edition 2006)
The Cross: Saved by the Shame of it All – College Press (1998)
Book Review on The Blue Parakeet (Scot McKnight, Zondervan, 2008) and Living at the Crossroads (Michael Goheen and Craig Bartholomew, Baker Academic, 2008) in The Christian Chronicle (April 2009), 36.
Book Review Editor of 21st Century Christian Magazine (May, 2009 – present)
