Nashville, TN--For Immediate Release

On Wednesday, January 21, 2009, the Sunday School Publishing Board released the newly published Townsend Press release of Images of a Preacher: A Study of the Life of Reverend Joseph Harrison Jackson.

The book is an examination of the rise and fall of one of the nation’s most dynamic orators of the Gospel, the Reverend Joseph Harrison Jackson. Dr. Jackson is best known as the former president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. His tenure extended from 1953 to 1982. People interested in the history of the African- American church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., the civil rights move-ment, black self-empowerment, black preaching, or one of the most compelling figures in the twentieth-century black church, need to read this book. Tribble explores the contours of Jackson’s life and exposes his genius to a new generation of leaders.

The book’s Foreword was written by the current president of the National Baptist Convention, Dr. William J. Shaw. This book should easily find a home both in the theological academy, personal library or the church.

Dr. Sherman R. Tribble is the organizing pastor of New Visions Baptist Church of Nashville, Tennessee. He has the privilege of serving as the Director of Book Publishing of the SSPB of the NBCUSA, Inc. He has also enjoyed serving in several academic institutions, such as American Baptist College, Fisk University, Vanderbilt University, United Theological Seminary, and Apex School of Theology—where he currently serves as Director of the Doctoral Studies Program. This minister, historian, and musician has an avid interest in understanding the nuances of the African-American religious heritage, and this book reflects that abiding interest.

Images of a Preacher is now available to order via catalog orders, customer service, and online at www.sspbnbc.com. The book was published by Townsend Press and retails for $19.95.

ISBN 9781932972085, pp193 – 6” x 9” – Trade paper. U.S. $19.95