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According to the Scriptures (December 2-6,2007)
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Tim Alsup
Steve Baggett
Steve Baggett was born August 17, 1956 in Clarksville, TN and graduated from Clarksville High School in 1974. He is a 1978 graduate of the East Tennessee School of Preaching. He received a B. S. in Secondary Education from Tennessee Technological University in 1989, and a Master of Arts in Religion from Lipscomb University in 1995. He has served church in Shelbyville, TN (3 yrs.), Cookeville, TN (8 yrs.), Franklin, KY (12 yrs.), and Walnut Street Church of Christ - Dickson, TN 2001-present. His wife Pam (whom he married December 28, 1976) is a Counselor at Dickson County High School. They have two sons: Matt and his wife Rebecca live in Cookeville, TN, and Jason lives in Dickson, TN.
Maxie Boren
E. R. Brannan
Glenn Colley
Glenn Colley was born in Houston, Texas and is a third generation preacher. He graduated from Freed-Hardeman University in 1981, has been preaching for 29 years, and has been married to Cindy for 27 years. They have two children, Caleb who is 23, and Hannah who is 19. Glenn and Cindy are the authors of books such as “You’re Singing My Song,” “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” “Crown of Creation,” “Women of Deliverance,” “Get Real” (co-authored with Chuck Webster) and “Loose Change.” They have also produced four cassettes and CD’s called “Hannah’s Hundred” which are Bible verses set to music to help children memorize the Scripture from a very young age. Glenn holds as many gospel meetings each year as local work will allow and Cindy and he often conduct classes and seminars about the family and home. Glenn has done foreign mission work in campaigns in Africa, South America, and Ukraine. He is seen on Gospel Broadcasting Network hosting Focus on Faith, Most of A Minute, and How to Start a Church. Glenn is currently the pulpit minister for the West Huntsville Church of Christ in Huntsville, Alabama where he also serves as an elder.
Paul Darety
John DeBerry
David Decker
Following Freed-Hardeman, David and Debbie spent two years in Memphis. David earned an M.A. at Harding Graduate School of Religion, and Debbie worked at W.R. Grace Chemical as a staff accountant. During these years, David preached at the Mount Zion church of Christ in Obion County, Tennessee (driving 200+ miles round trip each Sunday).
In addition, having rekindled his love for playing music and performing, David formed a band with fellow Freed-Hardeman students in 1980. For the next three years, they played for many youth rallies and college related events and concerts throughout Alabama and Tennessee. This second turn at music culminated in recording studio sessions at both the famed Sun Records Studios, as well as the studios of former pop singer Al Green, both in Memphis.
Also while in Memphis, David and Debbie gave birth to their first of two daughters, Sarah, in July of 1982. Their second daughter, Ashley, was born in October of 1984. Sarah is now a Freed-Hardeman alumnus and is a banker in Franklin, Tennessee. Ashley is an early childhood education major at Faulkner University, and will graduate in December 2007. Ashley is also engaged to be married in April of 2008.
In 1983, having a life long passion for the great mission-field type conditions in his home state of Georgia, David and Debbie returned to Georgia to work with the Fairview church of Christ in Stockbridge. This congregation would become almost their life’s work, lasting from March of 1983, through August of 2005. During this time the church at Fairview more than doubled in size, with the Lord blessing this work tremendously in various ways.
In August of 2005, David and Debbie left full-time local work for him to become the Director of the Georgia School of Preaching and Biblical Studies, hosted by the Piedmont Road church of Christ in Marietta, Georgia. Since becoming director, David has helped the school to open additional new campuses in both Warner Robins and Valdosta, Georgia, and has increased the school’s quarterly enrollment from 25-30 students to a new high of 73 students in the current spring quarter of 2007. David also serves as an associate minister for Piedmont Road, with regular preaching duties on a rotating monthly basis.
Since 1983, Debbie, in addition to being a very happy and fulfilled stay-at-home Mom for several years, has worked in various accounting jobs for CPA’s and private corporations, and is currently Pension Coordinator for the Clayton County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners in Jonesboro, Georgia.
Through the years since 1980, David has preached in many gospel meetings, retreats, lectureships, seminars, and other efforts throughout the United States. He has also done extensive short term foreign mission preaching trips to the South Pacific and Caribbean. He has also served from 1997 to the present as the Chaplain of the Greater Atlanta Detachment of the United States Marine Corps League, and is involved in many Marine Corps related activities as a Service Officer for his local detachment.
In his spare time, David continues to do recording studio work, is a published BMI songwriter, and occasionally plays a round or two of golf.
Earl Edwards
Earl D. Edwards was born in 1933 in Nevada, MO, to parents who were farmers. He lived and worked on the farm until he was 18 years old, when he left to attend what is now OCUSA for two years and then he finished his bachelors at David Lipscomb in 1956. He married Gwendolyn Hall in 1953. From 1956-60, Edwards worked as the preacher for the Pleasant Valley church in Wichita, KS. In 1960 the Edwards went as missionaries to Italy and remained in that work for 16 years where Earl served the last twelve years holding meetings (in Italian) all over Italy and in administrative roles (including director) in the Florence, Italy, Bible School. After his return, he taught for one year in the Bible department at Harding University (Searcy, AR) and then served for five years as local evangelist (and for two years as elder) at the church of Christ in Wynne, AR. In 1982 he was hired by Freed-Hardeman University and shortly afterward finished his Master of Theology at Harding Memphis and later completed his Doctor of Missiology in 1985 while teaching at FHU.
Since coming to FHU, he has served as Director of Mission Studies, as the first Dean of the School of Biblical Studies, and (since 1989) as the Director of Graduate Studies in Bible. Since 1997 he has served as one of the evangelists at the Finger, TN, church of Christ and since April ’99 as one of its elders. In addition, Edwards preaches in about 20 meetings, seminars and lectureships each year all over the U.S. and in numerous foreign countries. Edwards was the honoree of the “Appreciation Dinner” of the 2004 Freed-Hardeman Lectureship. In 2007, he published Protecting Our “Blind Side,” which deals with many “contemporary issues” in churches of Christ.
Edwards has two children: Terry, who formerly taught for Harding in Searcy, AR, is now on the Bible faculty at Freed-Hardeman (2003); and Karen, who (with her family) is active in the Clearlake church of Christ in Houston.
Edwards lost his first wife to cancer in 1986 and he and Lora Young have been married since 1988.
Ralph Gilmore
Scott Harp
Scott Derand Harp was born in Haleyville, Alabama. After moving to the Atlanta Georgia area, he graduated from Greater Atlanta Christian School in 1976. He attended Freed-Hardeman University 1976/77 and graduated from Heritage University in 1989 with a B.A. in Bible.
While doing mission work in New Zealand, he married Jenny Hubbard who is a New Zealander by birth. They have three children, Rebecca, Richard and Brooke, all of whom are presently attending Freed-Hardeman University. He and his family have done mission work in the British Isles, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. His years of service include preaching in Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. In addition, he speaks on a number of college lectureships and in Summer Series & Gospel Meetings annually. Presently, he preaches for the Buford church of Christ in Buford, Georgia.
The study of the Restoration Movement is one of his interests and he maintains a website dedicated to this study, http://www.TheRestorationMovement.com. Included in this line of work, he serves as a staff writer for The Alabama Restoration Journal and conducts seminars on this subject.
He also serves as an instructor in two schools: the Georgia School of Preaching and Biblical Studies, Marietta, Georgia; and in the McDonough Bible Institute, McDonough, Georgia. You can hear additional video sermons on Google Video and the Buford church of Christ website at www.bufordchurchofchrist.org.
Dale Jenkins
Dr. Dale Jenkins was born in Hamilton and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. He is an alumnus of Freed-Hardeman University and completed graduate work at Southern Christian University. He was awarded the LL.D. from Nigerian Christian Bible College in 2006.
He is married to the former Melanie Romine (also a preacher’s kid) and has two sons, Philip who serves as the associate minister of the Millview Church of Christ in Franklin, TN and Andrew a junior Bible and Accounting major at Freed-Hardeman. Philip is married to the former Laura Manning.Dale served as the minister for Granny White Church of Christ located next to Lipscomb University for nine years and the Hamilton Church of Christ in Hamilton, Alabama for 10 years.
He has been preaching for nearly 30 years. His ministry has included work in television & radio, lectureships, mission work in several countries, personal counseling, and community service. He has served as a board member for several church and community efforts. He currently serves on the Board of Maywood Christian Camp, the Freed-Hardeman Advisory Board and the Board of Directors of Heritage Christian University. Dale is the editor of “PowerPoints for New Life” the adult Bible school curriculum of 21st Century Christian. His work has been published in books and articles.
In 2006 Dale made a decision that was totally out of character for him as in the prime of his career he left the security of one of the best known and most established congregations in our fellowship and moved to work with a 3 month old congregation in Spring Hill, Tennessee – the 14th fastest growing city in America…over the last year that congregation has tripled in attendance.
Dan Jenkins
Dan was born in Huntsville, Alabama on July 24, 1939. His grandfather was a gospel preacher, and his father was an elder in the church. Thus, Dan, following in their steps, started preaching when he was 14. He is a graduate of Freed-Hardeman and David Lipscomb Universities.Following his graduation, the Jenkins went to New Zealand and worked in the mission work there for almost ten years. Returning to the States in 1974, he preached in Birmingham, Alabama for seven years, but made two or three mission trips to the Pacific Islands during that time. In 1982, he began his work with the Palm Beach Lakes congregation, continuing to the present.
He is married to the former Judie Kircus and they have four children and 13 grandchildren. His daughter, Debbie, is married to a missionary in Kenya; his son, David, is active in the church in Atlanta, Georgia; his son, Gary, is active in the church in Greenville, South Carolina; and his son, Jonathan, preaches the gospel in Atlanta.
Jeff Jenkins
Jeff grew up in a preacher’s family in the state of Alabama and has been preaching since 1973. He married the former Laura Colley in 1981. They have two children Amanda and Jeremy. He holds degrees from Faulkner University (AA – 1979), Freed-Hardeman University (BA – 1981), and has done post-graduate work at Southern Christian University as well as Emory University. He has been involved in Radio and TV Preaching for more than twenty years, and has served on a number of boards including Maywood Christian Camp, Rainbow Omega, and Freed-Hardeman President’s Advisory Council. He is presently serving on the Board of Trustees for Freed-Hardeman University. He is a partner in Clarity Publications and has co-edited two books; Redeeming the Times & Restoring the Passion. He is presently preaching for the Lewisville church of Christ.
Jerry Jenkins
Sam Jones
Steve Kirby
Drew Kizer
Drew Kizer preaches for the Ashville Road church of Christ in Leeds, Alabama, just outside of Birmingham. He has been there for seven years. He received a B.A. in Bible and a M.A. in New Testament from Freed-Hardeman University. Also, Drew frequently visits Russia, where he has trained preachers and conducts evangelistic campaigns.
Drew has three books: Make Your Stand, a study on moral issues for young people, Wisdom’s Call, a study of the book of Proverbs, and The Cast of the Cross. All three publications are available through Riddle Creek Publishing.
Drew and his wife Julie have one daughter, Ava, who is two. Also, he is proud to be the son, son-in-law, and brother of gospel preachers.
Hardeman Nichols
Hardeman received his college education at Freed-Hardeman University and West Virginia University. He participated in the establishment of several educational institutions, including Lubbock Christian University and Midland Christian School. He presently serves on the Board of Trustees of Oklahoma Christian University. He is a prolific writer and speaker on numerous lectureships and gospel meetings. He has been preaching the gospel for more than fifty-five years. He and his wife, Virginia, have two daughters and two grandsons.
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Bobby O'Dell
Eric Owens
Phil Sanders
Born October 9, 1951 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Harley (now deceased) and Euletta Sanders. Now 55 years of age.Family:Married to Jackie Lynn Dodgen, May 17, 1974, and parent of four daughters: Christa, Chara and Tara, and Laura; two granddaughters and one grandson (Oct 2007).
Education:
Oklahoma Christian College, 1974, BA. Bible and Biblical Languages
Harding Graduate School of Religion, 1983. M. A. R. in Christian Doctrine
Theological University of America, 1998. Ph.D. in Biblical Studies.
Experience:
Minister of Concord Rd. Church of Christ, Brentwood, Tenn, served twelve years.
Speaker “God’s Answers for Life’s Questions” on WNPX-TV in Nashville market and online at www.God-answers.org. You can see his blog at http://philanswers.blogspot.com.
Assistant Director and Instructor, Nashville School of Preaching and Biblical Studies since 1998.
Instructor, Regions University (formerly Southern Christian University).
Adjunct professor, Ghana Bible College.
Author of several books and frequent speaker at lectureships, gospel meetings and seminars. Articles in Gospel Advocate and Spiritual Sword. Columnist for Think magazine and Forthright magazine. Author of Evangelism Handbook of New Testament Christianity. Adrift: Postmodernism in the Church, Gospel Advocate, 2000. Let All the Earth Keep Silence, Star, 2006.
Harold Savage
Willie Smith
David Sproule
David Sproule is a native Floridian, born and raised in West Palm Beach. He attended Freed-Hardeman University for four years, graduating in 1997 with a Bachelors degree in Bible. While at Freed-Hardeman University, David met Traci Smith and they were married in 1996. Immediately following his graduation, David returned to his home congregation in West Palm Beach to serve as one of the evangelists for the Palm Beach Lakes church of Christ. David and Traci have two daughters, Katie and Kelly.----
Thomas Tidwell
Bill Watkins
Chuck Webster
Chuck was born in Anniston, Alabama. He lived in several small towns in Alabama (Alexandria, Grant, Pell City) prior to moving to Collierville, Tennessee, near Memphis, where he graduated from high school. Chuck's parents are retired and still living in Collierville. Chuck's two sisters also live in Tennessee with their families. In 1992, Chuck married Melony. They have been blessed with four children (three boys and one girl). They have now completed their move to Hoover, Alabama. Chuck received his B.S. from Freed-Hardeman University in 1993 and his M.A. from the University of Alabama in 2001. He is currently pursuing further graduate studies in Bible/ministry. In 1993, Melony also graduated from Feed-Hardeman with her B.A. in Speech Communication. Chuck has been preaching since 1995 and has preached at two congregations prior to Hoover. He has conducted a daily, live, thirty-minute radio program and recorded daily television spots. He has been the editor of The Words of Truth, a monthly Bible-study periodical that reached thousands of homes. He also conducts a number of gospel meetings every year and preaches on numerous lectureships, youth rallies and Vacation Bible Schools. Chuck has also co-authored, with Glenn Colley, the book: Get Real: Real Teens Making a Real Difference in the Real World.
Ron Williams
• Graduate of Freed-Hardeman University (B.A. in Bible, 1979) and Southern Christian University (Masters of Science in Counseling, 1997)
• Served in ministry for the past thirty-one years. He is the pulpit minister for the Lincoln Church of Christ in Huntsville, Alabama (11 years)
• Served as Board Member for the Freed-Hardeman University Advisory Board for five years (1996-2001)
• Is a chaplain for the Alabama State Trooper Office for Madison County, Huntsville, Alabama and served as chaplain of the Evergreen, Alabama Police Department for several years
• Is co-author of the book, Walking with Those Who Weep: A Guide to Grief Support, 1996, now in sixth printing, a book he wrote with his twin brother, Don. Contributing author of chapter for book, Redeeming the Times: Addressing Issues of the Church in the Present Age, Edited by Dyer, Haynes, and Jenkins, 2004
• Has taught grief support classes within the communities he has served for the past sixteen years and has conducted grief education classes for congregations, ministers, funeral homes, and hospitals
• Conducted a monthly grief support class in association with Laughlin Funeral Home and the Huntsville-Madison County Senior Center
• Certified as a hospice worker
• Taught extension classes for Faulkner University (Mobile site) in 1982-83 and Huntsville campus in Spring, 2007
• Married to his childhood sweetheart, the former Bonnie Lawler, (30 years). Two sons, Jon Michael, age 25, and wife, Whitney and Stephen, age 20, student at Calhoun College in Huntsville, AL