[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11707]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  GUEST CHAPLAIN, DR. PRENTICE MEADOR

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Madam President, it is my pleasure to introduce our 
guest chaplain, Dr. Prentice Meador, from Dallas, TX, the minister at 
Prestoncrest Church of Christ. Dr. Meador hails from Nashville, TN. Our 
majority leader and Dr. Meador have known each other for a long time.
  He is a graduate of David Lipscomb College and holds a Ph.D from the 
University of Illinois. He and his wife Barbara, a registered nurse, 
have three married children and 10 grandchildren.
  Dr. Meador served at the South National Church of Christ in 
Springfield, MO for 14 years before moving to Dallas in 1988. There he 
started serving as a pulpit minister for the Prestoncrest Church of 
Christ.
  Not only did our distinguished leader come over to say hello to our 
chaplain this morning, but also Senator Bond from Missouri, who when he 
was Governor worked with Dr. Meador on a summit for children. Dr. 
Meador has been very active in that regard as well.
  So we came in today, and not only was he there with me as his 
hometown Senator but also the Senator from Tennessee and the Senator 
from Missouri came to greet him, which I think shows what a great 
impact he has wherever he goes.
  Dr. Meador has in fact adopted a wonderful philosophy of the modern 
church. He offers grace to imperfect people. He doesn't want to save 
the world and lose our own families. He offers God to people entangled 
in the web of today's culture.
  That take on the urban church has attracted large audiences of young 
adults. In fact, the average age in his church in Dallas is 28. Dr. 
Meador has done an excellent job of cultivating their interest by 
emphasizing relationship building, mentoring, and accountability 
groups.
  He is a member of the board of trustees of a great university, 
Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX, and he is on the 
chancellor's council of another great university, Pepperdine University 
in California. Dr. Meador is listed in ``Who's Who in Religion'' as 
well as ``Who's Who in the Southwest.'' He has spoken throughout the 
world and has given frequent lectures throughout the United States.
  He is an accomplished author who has written several books, and has 
been the managing editor of 21st Century Christian magazine starting in 
1992. He is a regular television contributor, including as a weekly 
panelist on the American Religion Town Hall, which is a national 
program.
  Dr. Meador has received numerous awards for his leadership and 
citizenship. It is an honor to have him with us today.
  I was so pleased to be able to be with him this morning. We had a 
good visit at our prayer breakfast about what we do in the Senate. I 
thank Dr. Meador for sharing his blessing on us at a very important 
time in our country.
  Thank you, Madam President. I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senator from New 
Hampshire is recognized.

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