Really? yes, 14 scoops
Here’s a small boatload of scoops...and more are breaking by the moment!
Scott McCown gets the scoop on Brother Joe: Our old friend Joe Spivey has announced his retirement at Curry Church of Christ north of Jasper, Alabama. They are taking resumes for other candidates.
Elders
Curry Church of Christ
5454 Curry Hwy
Jasper, AL 35503
www.currycoc.com
(205)387-7338
Nathan Adams will be starting as the minister at the Cary Church of Christ in NC on September 5th. He is leaving the Oldham Lane congregation in Abilene, TX where he was the Involvement Minister. Our understanding is they will not be filling his role.
Our friend Blaine Kelly who has been at the South Green Street church in Glasoe, KY as their YM has accepted the pulpit work at Morristown, TN. This will leave an opening at SGS.
The Manhattan Avenue church in Tampa, Florida, is seeking a full or part-time pulpit minister to serve the congregation. They are a small congregation in south Tampa near the MacDill AFB. They do not have elders, but they think there is a great potential for growth. They describe themselves as “a Christ-focused family, committed to living for God, loving each other, and lighting the world”. For more information: www.macofc.org. Or contact: Alan Urda at urda4705@msn.com.
The Borger Church of Christ in Borger, TX will be looking for a pulpit minister soon. The church has about 200 members. Borger is a small oil town in the panhandle.
The Adairville congregation in Logan County, KY has hired Hugh Gannon, a houseparent at Potter Children's Home.
The Adams Avenue church in Lebanon has hired Michael Wyatt from Fort Worth, TX area.
These scoops come via Houston Bynum: The Lake Hill's pulpit will be open end of next month. It is a congregation of about 65 without elders. It is in Chattanooga.
The Ostello congregation in Marshall County will be opening soon. Preacher there plans to retire & become involved with Sojourners. Ostello is a rural congregtion of about 90, with elders (not far from Cornersville).
Ryan Daniels who is at Concord Road in Nashville is graduating with a Master's of Counseling degree from David Lipscomb in December. He says: “My preference is not to be a church "staff" member, but I would not be against working with congregations. I also thought there might be some members of the church that have private practices or connections to agencies that might could give me some good leads as well.”
The elders at Heritage in Franklin have announced that they are forming a search committee to look for a new preacher. "The elders will chair the committee" and it will start to meet as soon as they fill the committee. Their website is http://www.heritagecoc.org/
These two notes from para-church groups looking:
From Eddie Cloer, Director of Truth for Today World Mission School, Searcy AR
Dear brethren in Christ:
Truth for Today World Mission School is a non-profit work that serves under the eldership of the Champions church of Christ in Houston, Texas. It is literally a printed preacher and teacher school that monthly provides study materials for 33,000 potential and actual preachers and teachers in 146 nations of the world. The materials go out in thirteen different languages. You may know about the school from the series of commentaries that are being produced under the name of “Truth for Today Commentary Series.” This work does a tremendous amount of evangelism, edification, and equipping in God’s Word throughout the world.
We are looking for an assistant to visit churches each Sunday in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. This Christian man needs to be proficient in preaching and teaching, needs to be proficient in Greek and Hebrew (or at least willing to begin a serious study of these languages), and must be willing to devote his full time to the work. A very good support-salary will be provided for him, plus travel expenses and a retirement program. He will be speaking each Sunday for TFTWMS and doing some preaching. He will be considered for doing some writing and personal and public evangelism as time permits.
If you know of anyone who is qualified for and desirous of this position, please notify us and we will contact him. If interested, he needs to send a resume through this e-mail address as soon as possible: ecloer@biblecourses.com. For more information about Truth for Today World Mission School, visit www.biblecourses.com.
From Walt Leaver at Lipscomb University:
A couple of key positions are available at Lipscomb University. Because of your leadership position you may know of qualified people who might be interested in considering one or more of the opportunities described below. Please feel free to share this information with any of them.
Lipscomb University is a university on the move with more than 3,400 students and one of only 16 “top up-and-coming” master’s universities, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s “2010 America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee, the nation’s 27th largest city and ranked as one of the five friendliest cities in America. Lipscomb University is seeking qualified applicants for the following administrative openings:
Senior Vice President of Advancement
This senior level executive position reports directly to the University President. As a member of the President's Cabinet, this individual will collaborate with four (4) other Senior Vice Presidents to lead the institution in strategy and operations.
Director of Government Relations and Grant Services
This individual will work in coordination with university faculty and staff to identify and secure federal and state government funding sources for university programs and initiatives. The successful candidate will also develop effective government relations strategies.
Please review our website at hr.lipscomb.edu for detailed descriptions for the above positions and to apply.
That’s a lot of scoops! Let me know if you know of others.