Lipscomb mourns the loss of Prentice Meador
Chris Pepple |
At 6:08 a.m. Tuesday morning, surrounded by his wife, all of his children and their spouses, his sister, brother- and sister-in-law, Prentice Meador, Jr., finished the race and crossed the finish line into the arms of Jesus, where he was greeted, no doubt, by his mother and dad. Meador, who held the Batsell Barrett Baxter Chair of Preaching and was a member of the Lipscomb board of trustees, was admitted to the intensive care unit of Centennial Hospital Friday where he boldly fought a massive infection. The entire Lipscomb University family seeks prayers on behalf of his family. You may find more information at http://prayforprentice.com/.
Meador recently completed 19 years as senior minister at Prestoncrest church of Christ in Dallas, and he and his wife Barbara have worked with congregations in Tennessee, Illinois, California, Washington, and Missouri. He writes for several publications and has authored several books in the field of religion, including Walk with Me, Genesis: The Great Story, Promises to Keep and Stories That Astonish: The Parables of Jesus. In 1992, Meador became managing editor of 21st Century Christian magazine. Meador earned his bachelor’s degree from Lipscomb University in 1960 and his master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1961 and 1964, respectively. His teaching career includes UCLA, the University of Washington, Missouri State University, and Abilene Christian University.
Since 1999, Meador has conducted over 15 lectures on C. S. Lewis and his writings, including presentations in England and Russia. He has lectured on Lewis’ work at Lipscomb and Pepperdine Universities and led a lecture series called “The Curious Life of C. S. Lewis—Man behind Narnia” for a Princess cruise. He also led a tour to Oxford University entitled “A Week with C. S. Lewis.” This study was presented by Abilene Christian University in 1999. As part of this tour, Meador and his wife led reflections on the works of Lewis each morning at Oxford. He has taught a course at Lipscomb focusing on the life and works of Lewis.