We are excited to welcome Alden Bass as our minister and he will begin full time on August 1, 2025! Alden, his wife, Candace, and children, Desiree, Destiny, Dylan, Beatrix and Alice have moved to Nashville from Oklahoma.

Alden has been a minister and educator with 20+ years of experience in church leadership, teaching, and community development. He is committed to fostering spiritual growth through Biblical teaching and community engagement.

Alden has a Ph.D. in Historical Theology, Saint Louis University and a Master of Theological Studies, Vanderbilt University (2007). His undergraduate degree is a B.A. in Religious Studies, Yale University.

Currently he is employed at Lipscomb University as a Koonce Distinguished Professor of Bible and Ministry and he was most recently an Associate Professor of Bible at Oklahoma Christian University.