John Robert Carroll is from Middle Tennessee. He has been married for 7 years to Ashleigh and they have three kids, JAC (6), Charis (4), Abigail (3) & Jones (2). They live in Memphis, specifically in Uptown. John runs a non-profit called City Leadership.
Want to get a hold of me?
- Here’s my email – johnrobertcarroll@gmail.com
- My Twitter – @johncarroll77
John Carroll Timeline
Aug 16, 1977 – Born in Murfreesboro, TN
May 1995 – Graduated Riverdale High School
Aug 1995 to May 1999 – Attended Union University
June 1999 – Backpacked Europe with my brother Evan
July 1999 – Became a Licensed Real Estate Broker
May 2000 – Graduated from MTSU
May 2000 – Moved to Denton, TX
Aug 2000 to May 2001 – Participated in The Program with Tom Nelson
May 2000 to June 2002 – Interned at College Life
Jan 2002 – Met Ashleigh Jones
July 2002 to May 2003 – Resident Hall Director at UNT – Kerr Hall
December 2002 – Proposed to Ashleigh Jones
March 8, 2003 – Married Ashleigh
May 2003 to Aug 2004 – College Director at Sky Ranch
Aug 2004 – Moved to Memphis to be apart of new church plant Fellowship Memphis
Aug 2004 to Aug 2006 – Vice President of Sales at Ugly Mug Coffee.
November 4, 2004 – JAC was born
April 2005 – We bought our first home
Oct 2005 – Moved in our first home
Jan 2006 – Began discussions with John Bryson about The Residency
Aug 2006 – Charis was born
Aug 2006 – Began Pastoral Residency at Fellowship Memphis
Oct 2006 – Abigail was born
Nov 2008 – Jones was born
Jan 2009 – John completes seminary
Feb 2009 – John is announced as the pastor of Fellowship Downtown
Aug 2009 – Fellowship Downtown Launches
Feb 2010 – Carrolls are matched with Abigail, an Ethiopian girl they hope to adopt summer 2010
May 2010 – John launches the City Leadership team
June 2010 – Abigail comes home to Memphis from Ethiopia





Just stumbled over your blog, and your name really caught my eye. It’s extremely familiar to me for some reason. Do you know Frank Cuozzo? He and I have been good friends since DTS days… and he attended Nelson’s church…