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President
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Roger Shepherd
is an author,
educator, minister,
and missionary,
specializing in
personal evangelism
and missions. He
received his formal
education at East
Tennessee School of
Preaching and
Missions (1976),
Heritage Christian
University (B.A.
1988), and David
Lipscomb University
(M.A. 1995). He is
a candidate for the
Dr. of Missiology
Degree at Fuller
Theological
Seminar. He is a
native of Kentucky
and married to the
former Sharon
Mitchell.
They have two adult children: Jason
and Lori. He has
done local ministry
and mission work in
several States and
Canada, Germany,
Africa, New Zealand,
Barbados, Ukraine,
and Tanziana for 37
years. He is the
author of eight
study guide lessons
on personal
evangelism,
Personal
Evangelism: One
Winning One, and
of the editors of
Missions:
Rekindling the Fire. |
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Instructor |
Dr. Aubrey
Johnson,
is an author,
educator,
minister and
motivational
speaker
specializing in
leadership
education for
churches,
businesses, and
volunteer
organizations.
Drawing on 30
years of
leadership
experience, he
has devoted his
life to teaching
others how to
lead more
effectively by
tapping into the
power of
encouragement. Aubrey
and his wife
Lisa make their
home in
Sharpsburg,
Georgia where he
is beginning his
tenth year as
preacher for the
Peachtree City
Church of
Christ. Aubrey
majored in
Speech at
Lipscomb
University where
he went on to
receive a Masters
degrees before
entering
Gordon-Conwell
Theological
Seminary
to study
Christian
Leadership. He
is the author of
several books
including
The Barnabas
Factor, Renewing
Your Spiritual
Life, Spiritual
Patriots, Music
Matters, and
Love More, Sin
Less.
He has worked
full-time with
churches in
Georgia,
Alabama,
Oklahoma and
Tennessee and is
a frequent guest
speaker for
gospel meetings,
lectureships,
and leadership
events.
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Dean of the School
of Shepherding |
Dr. J.J.
Turner, a
preacher since
1964 and has worked
in Georgia,
Florida,
Louisiana, and
California. He
has been teacher
and
administrator
for four
Christian
Colleges and
past editor of
Christian Family
Magazine and
Christian Bible
Teacher.
J.J. and his
wife Isabel live
in McDonough.
They have 2
children and 4
grandchildren.
Dr. J.J. Turner
has written a
number of books
designed to help
leaders lead
more
effectively. He
has also written
several
inspirational
books and
including
poetry.
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Instructor |
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 at
Biblical Studies,
Marietta, Georgia;
and in the McDonough
Bible Institute,
McDonough, Georgia.
You can hear
additional video
sermons on Google
Video and
our website,
click here.
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Academic Dean |
Jerry
Whitmire
Born in Atlanta
Georgia. Preached
for 36
years. Eight of
those were also
spent as a full
time Bible
Instructor.
One year as an
Educational and
Involvement
minister.
Recently spent
10 years at
Concord in
Orlando, FL
(1986-1996) Nine
years at Beattie
Road in Albany,
GA (1996-2005)
Preached also in
Texas and
Louisiana.
Attended Bear
Valley School of
Biblical Studies
(Denver,
Colorado)
BA from Harding
University
(Minor in Greek)
MA from Harding
Grad (Minor in
Counseling)
Have done
additional work
toward a M. Div.
at Southern
Christian .
Five years as an
instructor at
Whites Ferry
Road School of
Biblical Studies.
Three years as
Chairman of
Bible Department
and teacher at
Shreve Christian
in Shreveport.
Directed
Lectureship for
two years at
Whites Ferry
Road.
Fifteen plus
years experience
in developing
material and
leading small (Bible based)
groups .
20 plus short
term Foreign
Mission trips.
7 to India, 2 to
Thailand, The last 15 trips
have been to
Eastern Europe
and the Ukraine.
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Instructor |
Roger Davis
came to MBI from
Carrollton, Georgia
as and Adjunct
teacher. He has
been preaching the
Gospel for 43
years. He was
trained at
Freed-Hardeman
University, Alabama
Christian School
of Religion,
Southern Christian
University
with a B.S. M.A. and
a candidate for the
Master of Divinity
Degree. He
has served for the
last ten years as
the Associate
Minister at the
Villa Rica church of
Christ,
Villa Rica, Georgia.
He specializes in
Old Testament
and the
book of Revelation
studies. In
1978-79 he was
listed among “Who’s
Who Among Colleges;
Preachers of Today,
Volume V. In 200 he
began a class called
Timothy Class for
the training of
young men from
first-twelve grades,
and a Barnabas Class
in 2005 training for
young men leaving
the Timothy Class at
the Villa Rica
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