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33rd
ANNUAL
MIDDLE
tennessee
Preacher
& Church
Leaders
Forum
April
2,
2007
at
Camp
Meribah
-
Centerville
Church
Of
Christ
This
Year’s
Theme…
“Healthy
Habits
of
Effective
Churches.”
Schedule
9:00
-
9:15
A.M.
Welcome,
Singing
9:15
-
10:00
A.M.
Dr.
Flavil
Yeakley,
Jr.
“An
Assessment
of
Church
Effectiveness.”
Director
of
Harding
Center
for
Church
Growth
Studies,
Harding
University,
Searcy
Arkansas.
Ph.
D.
from
University
of
Illinois.
Served
churches
in
Texas,
Oklahoma,
Illinois.
Gospel
preacher
since
1950.
Author
of
“Why
Churches
Grow”.
Has
engaged
in
research
and
writing
on
Church
Growth
and
Leadership
since
1970.
Serves
as
a
consultant
in
organizational
and
interpersonal
communication.
Conducts
seminars
on
Church
Growth
throughout
the
brotherhood.
Author
of
recent
booklet,
“A
Realistic
Assessment
of
the
Churches
of
Christ
in
the
United
States”.
10:00
-
10:45
A.M.
Dr.
David
Young
“The
Power
of
Preaching
in
Developing
Healthy
Churches”
Teaching
Minister
of
the
North
Boulevard
Church
of
Christ
in
Murfreesboro,
Tennessee
to
and
shares
the
pulpit
with
John
Risse,
the
Preaching
Minister
at
North
Boulevard.
He
does
extensive
teaching
and
general
ministry
for
the
church.
David
has
also
taught
five
years
as
a
visiting
instructor
at
David
Lipscomb
University
and
as
teaching
scholar
at
the
Vanderbilt
Divinity
School
and
Graduate
Department
of
Religion.
He
has
taught
university
level
coursework
at
the
Novosibirsk
Pedagogical
Institute
in
Novosibirsk,
Russia,
at
the
Korean
Bible
College
in
Seoul,
Korea,
and
at
the
Southern
Christian
University
in
Montgomery,
Alabama.
He
is
a
graduate
of
Freed-Hardeman
University,
has
a
masters
from
Harding
and
Vanderbilt
and
his
Ph.D
from
Vanderbilt
10:45
-
11:00
A.M.
Break
11:00
-
11:45
A.M.
Jerrie
Barber
Elders’Relationship
to
Fellow
Elders
Sets
the
Example
for
a
Successful
Church.”
In
1961,
Jerrie
preached
his
first
sermon
at
the
age
of
16.
Since
that
time,
he
has
preached
full
time
for
congregations
in
Yorkville,
Tennessee;
Madisonville,
Kentucky;
Dalton,
Georgia;
Nashville,
Tennessee;
and
is
presently
working
with
the
Berry’s
Chapel
church
of
Christ
in
Franklin,
Tennessee.
In
addition
to
his
local
preaching,
Jerrie
has
done
work
in
the
area
of
Leadership
Development.
He
is
presently
studying
Interim
Ministry.
This
is
to
help
congregations
make
transitions
after
long,
pleasant
preacher
tenures
or
congregations
in
conflict.
He
resigned
from
his
pulpit
position
at
Berry’s
Chapel,
June
13,
2004,
effective
April
2007,
to
begin
interim
ministry.
Ladies
Session
-
Laurel
Sewell
Laurel
is
a
popular
speaker
at
ladies
days
and
seminars.
She
is
also
an
author
of
various
books
and
articles
and
very
involved
in
the
happenings
at
Freed-Hardeman
University.
Youth
Minister’s
Session
-Chris
Webb
Chris
is
the
Youth
Minister
of
the
Centerville
Church
of
Christ.
He
is
currently
in
his
second
year
and
leads
an
active
program
for
preschool
through
High
School
age.
12:00
-
1:00
P.M.
Lunch
-
Served
in
camp
cafeteria,
($6.00)
1:00
-
1:45
P.M.
Keith
Parker
“Growing
Churches
are
Praying
Churches”
Keith
is
a
graduate
of
Freed-Hardeman
University
in
Henderson,
Tennessee.
He
has
a
B.A.
degree
in
Bible
and
an
M.A.
degree
in
Religion
from
David
Lipscomb
University
in
Nashville,
Tennessee.
Keith
is
currently
the
evangelist
at
the
Hendersonville
Church
of
Christ,
coming
to
them
in
1992.
He
preaches
in
several
revivals
every
year
and
speaks
for
a
number
of
other
church-related
events.
Since
1992
the
church
at
Hendersonville
has
grown
from
an
average
attendance
in
the
700’s
to
over
1400
for
the
Spring
of
2006.
1:45
-
2:30
P.M.
Open
Forum
For
More
Information,
email
us
at
ccoc@centervillechurchofchrist.org
or
call
(931)729-4201
CLICK
HERE
TO
RSVP
Directions
From
Nashville: I-40 West to Exit 172 (Centerville/Dickson).
Turn
left off ramp. Travel
approximately
7
miles
to Hwy. 100. Turn right. Centerville is
approximately 15 miles on Hwy. 100. Turn right on Camp Meribah Road before
crossing the 4-lane Duck River Bridge. Travel along river for a short
distance and then bear right up steep hill beside the lower camp entrance.
Approximately 1 mile on right is the main entrance to the camp.
From
Memphis:
I-40
East to Exit
148
(Centerville).
Turn
right
off ramp. Travel
30
Miles
on
Hwy
50. Turn
left
toward Centerville
on Hwy. 100.
Travel
half
way
around
town
square.
After
crossing the 4-lane Duck River
Bridge,
you
will
see
a
Camp
Meribah
Street
sign
on
your
left
before
the
road
goes
back
to
two
lane.
Turn
left
onto
road.
Travel along river for a short
distance and then bear right up steep hill beside the lower camp entrance.
Approximately 1 mile on right is the main entrance to the camp.
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