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Chris Jackson, D.Min

Dr. Chris Jackson is a native of Chattanooga, TN., the second son of Mr. & Mrs. Andrew & Christine Jackson. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. He completed his Master of Divinity degree at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and his Doctor of Ministry degree at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

His career experience includes serving in campus ministry at the University of Tennessee and the University of Louisville. Full time professional Campus Ministry positions include nine years at Lincoln University in Missouri and ten years at Tennessee State University and Fisk University in Nashville. In 1999 he and his wife co-founded Creative Ministry Consultants, which provides seminars, counseling, and ministry consulting on a national basis. Locally he serves as Staff Pastor and Minister of Nurture at the Temple Church in Nashville where the Rev. Darrell A. Drumwright is Senior Pastor. He serves as president and founder of the Nashville African American Healthy Marriage Initiative.

Dr. Jackson is an accomplished writer and the author of two books internationally published by Zondervan Publishing House: Straight Talk on Tough Topics, and The Black Christian Single's Guide to Dating and Sexuality. His other featured products include Have You Fed Your Dream Today?, The Couple Game, and No Limitation. He has written nationally for the Sunday School Publishing Board and for LifeWay. He has been referenced in Ebony Magazine, Essence Magazine and is a nationally-known speaker and seminar leader for universities, community marriage groups, ingles groups, and churches of various denominations.

He is married to Dr. Coreen D. Jackson who holds a Ph.D. from Howard University. Their sons are Joshua, Juleon, and Jemiah. Special interests include music, drama, interpretive movement, reading, nature, visual art, basketball and photography. International travels include West Africa, Bahamas, Jamaica, Spain and Venezuela. One of his life's primary objectives in life is to help other people to discover their life purpose. His personal mission statement is "To honor God, pursue purpose, and empower people through practical and creative ministries of teaching, writing, conferencing, and producing the arts."