Polishing the Pulpit 2024 - Branson: Full Schedule

1:00pm CDT

The Miracles in Mark: The Gadarene Demoniacs (5:1-20)

Speakers

Cliff Goodwin

Wednesday July 10, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Textual

2:00pm CDT

Thumb-Drive Singing

For those who love to sing, this session will consist of public domain songs we can duplicate on the thumb drive.

Speakers

Alan Putnam

Professional Engineer | Senior Project Manager | Forensics, Hydraulics, and Civil, Moody Engineering, Inc.

Alan Putnam, P.E., CFM is a practicing Professional Engineer, Floodplain Manager, and Consultant with Moody Engineering, Inc. in Austin, Texas. Alan graduated from Texas A&M University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Water Resources Engineering, having travelled much of the... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Singing

3:00pm CDT

The Miracles in Mark: A Man Deaf and Dumb (7:31-37)

Speakers

Cliff Goodwin

Wednesday July 10, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Textual

4:00pm CDT

Visual Sermon Ideas

Speakers

Odie Duncan

Pulpit Minister, Mt Carmel Church of Christ

Married to Kim LeMay Duncan since Septmber 1994 with 3 sons. I have been in fulltime ministry since 1994, having now been with Mt Carmel for over 20 years. I have a degree in Art, as well as both a BA and an MA in biblical studies.

Wednesday July 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
Heidelberg

Ministry

8:30am CDT

Keeping Faith on the Night Watches

I think we would all agree that it is easier to be faithful when we are with other Christians than when we are alone. So let us explore this question, "What kind of Christian am I when darkness falls, and no one can see me?

Speakers

Steve Higginbotham

Preaching MInister, Karns church of Christ

Steve Higginbotham is a native of West Virginia. He graduated from Freed-Hardeman in 1984 and has been preaching ever since. He is married to Kim (Pierce) Higginbotham, and together, they have four children. Steve currently serves as the preaching minister for the Karns church... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 8:30am - 9:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Spiritual Growth

9:30am CDT

What Makes a Strong Congregation?

The Church is the Bride of Christ. Each congregation is a part of that universal Church which He purchased. Each congregation should be as strong as the One who purchased her.

Speakers

Mike Johnson

Thursday July 11, 2024 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Elders

10:30am CDT

Will God Take Me Back When I Mess Up?

Speakers

Glenn Colley

Thursday July 11, 2024 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Heidelberg

New Christians

1:15pm CDT

Hurry Back Session: If Your God Let’s You Do What You Want to Do, Your God Is YOU!

Speakers

Kelvin Pugh

Thursday July 11, 2024 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Contemporary Issues

2:00pm CDT

Studies in Acts: Getting to Know the Unknown God (Acts 17:22-32)

In Athens, the One, True, God was “unknown.” The things Paul preached then still need to be proclaimed today.

Speakers

Mark Lindley

Thursday July 11, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Textual

3:00pm CDT

The Preacher’s Role in the Pursuit of Unity: Developing Unity among Area Congregations (Part 2)

While we often talk about brotherhood unity in grand terms, the place preachers can have the most positive effect toward greater unity is among the congregations in their own area. However, this requires more effort than some realize.

Speakers

Kevin Rhodes

Director, Brown Trail School Of Preaching

Thursday July 11, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Preachers

4:00pm CDT

How to Strengthen Your Wavering Faith

Speakers

Steven Ford

Preaching Minister, Highway church of Christ

Steven Ford is a native of Detroit, Michigan. He began preaching in 2004 and worked with two congregations in Detroit both with youth and in the pulpit. Steven is a 2013 graduate of the Memphis School of Preaching. Upon graduation, he began preaching for the Highway church of Christ... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2024 4:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
Heidelberg

Doctrine

8:30am CDT

The Call: When a Cancer Diagnosis Is Received

Many emotions and thoughts go through our minds when one receives a cancer diagnosis. We will offer suggestions about things to do and things not to do when such may occur.

Speakers

Ron Williams

Minister, Lincoln Church of Christ

Ron is a graduate of Freed-Hardeman University (1975-79) BA Bible and Southern Christian University (1995-1997) M.S. degree in counseling. He is married to Bonnie and they have two sons and six grandchildren. Ron has preached for the Lincoln Church of Christ since 1997 in Huntsville... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 8:30am - 9:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Family

9:30am CDT

Satan's Traps: Pride

How does Satan use his own downfall to plague humanity? This lesson will address the importance of recognizing Satan and his methods.

Speakers

Eric Garner

Eric D. Garner is a native of Chattanooga, TN and privileged to be married to his beautiful wife Daljuania who blessed him with two wonderful and lovely daughters, Aiyana (I-yana), and Leilani (Lay-lani). He began preaching the gospel of Christ in 2009 and served the Avondale congregation... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Members

10:30am CDT

The Miracles in Mark: The Withering of the Fig Tree (11:12-14, 20-26)

Speakers

Cliff Goodwin

Friday July 12, 2024 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Textual

1:15pm CDT

Hurry Back Session: Answering Baptism Objections - Advanced

Speakers

Todd Clippard

Preacher, Burleson Church of Christ

Todd Clippard is a native of Dexter, MO. He is a 1988 Freed-Hardeman graduate with a B.S. in Agricultural Business. While at FHU, he met and married the former Rhonda Bridges of St. Louis. They have two children, Shelby and Jeffrey, both of whom are FHU graduates and school teachers... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Doctrine

2:00pm CDT

Our Acts 4 Moment Is Coming

What will we do if our own government tells us we can no longer speak the truth on certain matters? Are we prepared to follow the example of early Christians and obey God rather than men?

Speakers

Kevin Hahn

Kevin Hahn has been preaching at the Lake Houston church of Christ since 2005. He has done mission work in India, Austria, Ukraine, and Mexico. Kevin served as a Captain in the US Air Force and is a third-generation preacher. He recently completed a Masters in Ministry at Freed-Hardeman... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Contemporary Issues

3:00pm CDT

Succumbing to Blasphemy: LGBTQ Affirmation within the Church

Are identity issues valid? This lesson will explore the church's response to the social phenomenon of gender identity and sexual orientation.

Speakers

Eric Garner

Friday July 12, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Contemporary Issues

4:00pm CDT

In Christ There Are No Language Barriers

Being bilingual has opened many doors for me and my family, but you do not need to be bilingual to evangelize. Let us open our Bibles and see ways we can go to all nations and preach and teach the gospel of salvation to them.

Speakers

Marlon Retana

Director, Escuela Biblica en Linea

Marlon, originally from Costa Rica, is a graduate of Memphis School of Preaching (2016). Married to Jacky since 2000 and they are parents of Jonathan. Currently serving as director of Escuela Biblica en Linea (Spanish Bible School), a work of the church that collabs with brotherhood... Read More →

Friday July 12, 2024 4:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
Heidelberg

Members

8:30am CDT

Modern Day Parables: The Church Is Like a Tailor Shop (Part 3)

Speakers

Greg Dismuke

Pulpit Minister, Newport News church of Christ

Saturday July 13, 2024 8:30am - 9:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Members

9:30am CDT

Five Counterfeit Truths of Progressive Christianity

"Progressive Christianity" is hard to define. The quest for a religion without absolutes leads to confusion and endless questions with no answers. This lesson will discuss some of the main ways that the "Progressive Christianity" movement has confused and counterfeited the plain teachings of the Bible.

Speakers

Matt Wallin

House to House Heart to Heart

Director of Promotions at House to House Heart to Heart, deacon at the Oak Hill church of Christ in Rome, GA

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Contemporary Issues

10:30am CDT

Bitterness: Easy to Feel, Hard to Admit, Important to Destroy

Speakers

Greg Dismuke

Pulpit Minister, Newport News church of Christ

Saturday July 13, 2024 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Young Adults

1:15pm CDT

Hurry Back Session: What Will be Left on Your To-Do List?

Speakers

Paul Holland

Minister and a shepherd, Swartz Creek church of Christ

I am a graduate of Faulkner University (1992) and Freed-Hardeman University (2017). My family has served as missionaries in Romania for 7 1/2 years. We have served the Lord's church in Livingston, TN, Tompkinsville, KY, Paris, KY, and now Swartz Creek, MI.

Saturday July 13, 2024 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Members

2:00pm CDT

On the Day of Judgment, What If . . . ?

This lesson is designed to help us think a little more seriously about the truths that we, as servants of Christ, already know, but perhaps have allowed to become routine or mundane. After all, if we make it to heaven, nothing else will have mattered; and if we do not make it to heaven, nothing else will have mattered. "On the Day of Judgment," let us be sure we make it to heaven.

Speakers

Eddy Gilpin

Eddy has been preaching full time since 1985. He is a 1985 graduate of the Memphis School of Preaching. Together with his family, he has served congregations in Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, and Virginia. He and his family served three years (1991-1994) in Tanzania, East Africa. He... Read More →

Saturday July 13, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Evangelism

3:00pm CDT

The Challenge of Anxiety

We live in stressful times. It is therefore inevitable that anxiety is also on the rise. But can Christians do to overcome this challenge? And how can the church help people instead of just suggesting people need stronger faith? The Bible has an answer for that too.

Speakers

Kevin Rhodes

Director, Brown Trail School Of Preaching

Saturday July 13, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Members

4:00pm CDT

Living Intentionally in a Land of “Who Cares?"

Speakers

Ronnie Hayes

Saturday July 13, 2024 4:00pm - 4:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Youth Workers

8:30am CDT

Biblical Facts Do Not Care about Worldly Feelings

Speakers

Greg Dismuke

Pulpit Minister, Newport News church of Christ

Monday July 15, 2024 8:30am - 9:15am CDT
Heidelberg

College Young Adults

9:30am CDT

Who Is the Lazarus at Your Gate?

Speakers

Ernest Benjamin

Minister, Chesapeake Church of Christ

Monday July 15, 2024 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Members

10:30am CDT

Loving What We Do

The phrase “Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” is attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius. As Christians, we always have work to do, but loving it is more than just a feeling, as we must be mindful about it.

Speakers

Marlon Retana

Director, Escuela Biblica en Linea

Monday July 15, 2024 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Heidelberg

Doctrine

1:15pm CDT

Hurry Back Session: Starting Evangelism in a Small Congregation with No Elders

No one can do it all, so all hands on deck. We examine how to match members' skills with ministries that support the mission of the Church.

Speakers

John McGiffin

Minister, White Oak Church of Christ

I am the full-time minister at the White Oak church of Christ in Chattanooga, TN. I have been a full-time minister since 2019. From 1997 to 2019 I was a secondary school administrator. I served as a transportation director and athletic director during those years. In addition... Read More →

Monday July 15, 2024 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Evangelism

2:00pm CDT

The Benefits of Building Relationships with All Generations in the Church

Speakers

Joshua Cantrell

Preacher, Avondale church of Christ

Joshua Cantrell is the pulpit minister for the Avondale church of Christ in Decatur, Georgia. He is a graduate of the Memphis School of Preaching (2015), and Nations University (BA, 2019). He is originally from Phenix City, Alabama. He is the host of the Diligent Podcast, a work of... Read More →

Monday July 15, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

College Young Adults

3:00pm CDT

How to Live until You Die

Speakers

B. J. Clarke

Director, MSOP

If you would love to learn the Book, and learn how to preach the Book (tuition free) at the Memphis School of Preaching, I would love to talk to you about how you can do just that!

Monday July 15, 2024 3:00pm - 3:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

College Young Adults

4:00pm CDT

Restoring the Glory of God (Part 2)

Everything Christians say, do and think should be to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). This study will overview what three New Testament books teach about the theme.

Speakers

Mike Vestal

Mike has served the Westside congregation in Midland, TX for the last 23 years. He and Cherie have been married for over 40 years. They have 2 children and 4 grandchildren. Mike has preached in meetings or lectures in 37 states and in 7 foreign countries. Mike has served as an adjunct... Read More →

Monday July 15, 2024 4:00pm - 4:45pm CDT
Heidelberg

Doctrine