Scooping the Election - NOT.
We’ve got a large number of scoops today. If you have not gotten hooked on Ministers & Mocha swing by and catch the latest with Bill Watkins HERE. You’ll be glad you did. I’d also encourage you to check out this month’s ON: Preaching and Ministry magazine HERE. Thanks for ALL of the help. Let me know what I missed or messed up.
KY; Bryan Dill gets the self-scoop. He will be moving to work with the Southside church in Hopkinsville. This means the work at Holly Hills is open. Bryan was there for 11 good years. To learn more about this work go to: http://www.hollyhillcoc.org/. To get more info or apply contact Ray Bowman (elder) farmsteadmedia@gmail.com; send resume, cover letter, and link to audio or video sermons.
TX: Wes McAdams will begin preaching at the McDermott Road church in Plano, TX. He leaves the Baker Heights congregation in Abilene open. To learn about the Baker Heights church go to: https://www.bakerheights.org/
KY: Brain Staron is leaving his work at the youth and family minister in Richmond, KY. More about Richmond http://richmondcc.org/index.php
TN: Brian Stephens announces he will be leaving the college minister role at Martin to work with the 4th Street church in Selmer as their new preacher. More about Martin: http://martinchurchofchrist.org/#/home
TN: Keith Pickard will be working with the Lavergne Church as their youth/associate minister. He is a recent Freed-Hardeman graduate.
MS: The church of Christ in Nesbit, Mississippi is searching for a preacher. The current evangelist is leaving on good terms and moving to be closer to family. Their average Sunday morning attendance is in the 80's. If you are interested send questions or resumes to nesbitcocsearch@yahoo.com.
TN: Ross Garrison has resigned as the youth minister at Sycamore in Cookeville to become the new YM Netherland in Rickman. More about Sycamore: http://sycamorecoc.com/
MS/FL: Guyton Montgomery gets the self-scoop. He will be moving at the end of the year to the church of Christ at Milestone to be their preacher and director of the Northwest Florida School of Biblical Studies. This leaves the Ackerman Church of Christ looking immediately for a new preacher. Ackerman has two elders and ranges in attendance from 95-120 on Sunday mornings. They have a lot of young people and are active in Lads2Leaders. Guyton has had a good work there and leaves on excellent terms. There is a preachers house located next to building. Ackerman is 22 miles from Starkville, MS. If interested please contact Coyt Hunt 662285-7072 Chunt@deltaphone.net or Warren Hunt 662 285-7185 warrenhunt3@gmail.com.
TN: We are told the church at Holladay is looking for a pulpit minister. http://www.holladaychurchofchrist.com/. Contact Lamar Nichols, who is one of the elders, at 731 225-5507 or llnichols@tds.net.
TN: Adam Currence is stepping down as YM at East Wood in Paris. He is going into secular work. To find out more about the work at Eastwood go to http://ewcofc.com/
MS/TN: The Kensington Woods church in Hattiesburg has hired Robert Tipps to be their new evangelist. He is leaving the Capital Hill church. They are searching for a part-time paid minister. The church averages 50-65 each Sunday and has quite a large amount percentage of youth and children. The church building is less than ½ mile from Woods Reservoir Lake. They do have a preacher’s house. Until they fill the vacancy they will need a minister to fill in temporarily or on an interim basis as well. If you are interested in either filling in or the part time job please send your resumes to gearbox990@yahoo.com or call JR Duncan 931 967-6314 or 931 580-8505 or Eric Geer 931 205-7211.
GA: The Warner Robins church is looking for a youth intern for May 21-August 13. If interested contact them at wrcoc@wrcoc.com. Applications will be accepted till November 20, 2016.
AL: Kaleb Hall will assume the role of pulpit minister at the Fayette Church of Christ the first Sunday in December.
AL: Rickey Collum is the new preacher at theHackleburg Church of Christ.
GA/AL: The Gordon Road church Moreland has hired Paul Cockrell from Munford to be their new preacher.
TN: The East Brainerd Church of Christ in Chattanooga, TN is searching for a full-time Young Adult & College Minister. If interested, send an email with Resume to chrispmarcus@gmail.com. To learn more about them visit www.eastbrainerdchurch.org.
That’s the news of the day. No presidential scoops available at this time - BUT plenty of prayers.