Nashville Life
Nashville Life Church, a non-denomnational church in Nashville.
2639 Nolensville Pk,
Nashville, TN 37211
Sunday Service Times: 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am
Nashville Life Church exists in a fairly-easy-to-find building on Nolensville Pike, near Value Vet. The church itself is probably one of the most efficient operations I’ve ever seen, probably a result of a well-oiled volunteer machine and pretty tight service times. For those who want to get-on and get-gone this is one amazing operation.
The church is easily seen from the road and has an amazing amount of parking. The first-time visitor as well as overflow parking are well marked. For a location in a busy part of Nashville, this had an amazing amount of good parking. Once parked, finding my way in got a bit complicated despite a sign that said ‘main entrance’.
After I got out of my parked car, I looked for a way in but each door was either locked or had a sign to use a different entrance, but I did eventually find a way in. Based on my lack of communion cup later in the service, I still think I chose the wrong door but a las. That was probably the only complication before service.
As I sat in the back, I was greeted once which was a good thing for me. The volunteer staff was scurrying around in between services and thankfully it did not seem guests were smothered with a thousand welcomes at this non-denomnational church in Nashville. Once the worship set began, the service was nothing short of amazingly efficient.
The worship set was very smooth and well run The lyrics appeared on an LED wall behind the worship team but visible with the keyboard and drummers well off to the side. One complication that can happen with an LED wall behind the worship team is lyric visibility. The team was clearly spread out in a way that the lyrics were completely visible which carried over to communion scriptures.
Communion was partaken next with the usual scriptures and instructions. The communion scripture was easy to read thanks to a layer around the communion text. I didn’t have the elements and was probably one of the few that didn’t which led me to believe I came in the wrong entrance but after raising my hand for a little, a set of elements came to me. Getting the to me wasn’t half as difficult as…getting them gone…
The tricky part was when the discard bucket came to me – it could only be 50/50 – it would either come to me and I’d pass it or it would come to me and I’d be clueless as I was on the end. It was the latter but thankfully someone in the row in front of me who had already been served bailed me out. That was probably the only awkward part inside of service. The was definitely not awkward.
The message segment was fairly well executed. It was about pressure and repentance / receiving the Holy Spirit with an example of David’s sin with Bathsheba and sending Uriah on a one way ticket to the afterlife. The visuals were enhanced with a layer around the text / talking points to enhance visibility. I thought overall the message was well structured and ended with an alter call and enough time to do the individual prayer, empty the room, and prepare for the next service.
Nashville Life seems to have the multi service flow down to a science. In my experiences, Mid-week services are where people tend to linger, attend because they want to attend, and be less cognzant of time except as far as childcare is concerned. Sundays usually have a get-on get-gone except for the last service of the morning but even then churches can have a logjam after the slightest hiccup. Not this church.
It strikes me as Nashville Life, a non-denomnational church in Nashville, has worked out the bugs so early risers can go to the Titans game, mid risers can get to lunch, and late comers can still make it to whatever activities they have planned the rest of the day. Nashville Life is definitely one of the smoothest operations I’ve ever seen on a Sunday morning and is very respectful of time.
