Ira North
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Ira Lutts North was a well known preacher and author within the Churches of Christ.
He received his education at David Lipscomb College
, Abilene Christian College
(B.A.), University of Illinois
(M.A.), and Louisiana State University
(PhD).
At the age of 17 he began a 43-year preaching ministry that ranged from Illinois and Louisiana to Tennessee. His longest ministry service was for Madison Church of Christ in Nashville. He began preaching for the Madison church in 1953 continued for 32 years. Through his leadership, the Madison church grew to one of the largest Churches of Christ worldwide.
He was editor of Gospel Advocate
, a prominent religious journal among the Churches of Christ. He wrote several books, most notably Balance - A Tried And Tested Formula For Church Growth. He was also a teacher on the nationally televised Amazing Grace Bible Class which featured sermons like If I Were a Woman.
He was also instrumental in starting a retirement home and an orphanage in the Madison, Tennessee
area. He has been called a "lover of the very young" (in the Gospel Advocate
, Nov. 1990, VOL. CXXXII, NO 11 http://www.therestorationmovement.com/north,ira.htm.
His wife, the former Avon Stephens, whom he wed in 1939, died in April 2008. http://www.legacy.com/Tennessean/Obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=108251449
He received his education at David Lipscomb College
Lipscomb University
Lipscomb University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east...
, Abilene Christian College
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University is a private university located in Abilene, Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. ACU was founded in 1906, as Childers Classical Institute...
(B.A.), University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
(M.A.), and Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
(PhD).
At the age of 17 he began a 43-year preaching ministry that ranged from Illinois and Louisiana to Tennessee. His longest ministry service was for Madison Church of Christ in Nashville. He began preaching for the Madison church in 1953 continued for 32 years. Through his leadership, the Madison church grew to one of the largest Churches of Christ worldwide.
He was editor of Gospel Advocate
Gospel Advocate
The Gospel Advocate is a religious magazine published monthly in Nashville, Tennessee for members of the Churches of Christ. The Advocate has enjoyed uninterrupted publication since 1866....
, a prominent religious journal among the Churches of Christ. He wrote several books, most notably Balance - A Tried And Tested Formula For Church Growth. He was also a teacher on the nationally televised Amazing Grace Bible Class which featured sermons like If I Were a Woman.
He was also instrumental in starting a retirement home and an orphanage in the Madison, Tennessee
Madison, Tennessee
Madison, Tennessee is a neighborhood in northeast Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. It is incorporated as part of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County....
area. He has been called a "lover of the very young" (in the Gospel Advocate
Gospel Advocate
The Gospel Advocate is a religious magazine published monthly in Nashville, Tennessee for members of the Churches of Christ. The Advocate has enjoyed uninterrupted publication since 1866....
, Nov. 1990, VOL. CXXXII, NO 11 http://www.therestorationmovement.com/north,ira.htm.
His wife, the former Avon Stephens, whom he wed in 1939, died in April 2008. http://www.legacy.com/Tennessean/Obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=108251449