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Associate Professor of Bible at Freed-Hardeman University
Education Management
Kirk
Brothers
Jackson, Tennessee Area
I have been married to the love of my life & my best friend, Cindy Markham, since 1988. We have two wonderful daughters, Katie & Hannah. My passion is training preachers & leaders in the church. I worked full-time with local congregations as a preacher & youth minister for 23 years before moving to Henderson. I have been teaching in the Bible Department at Freed-Hardeman University since August 2010. I direct Horizons Leadership Camp at FHU and I travel to Latin America several times per year to train preachers & start Future Minister Training Camps there. I also have the privilege of serving as a deacon at the 4th Street church of Christ in Selmer, TN.
Associate Professor of Bible
I teach biblical text classes, ministry classes, and an occasional missions class. Courses I have taught are as follows:
Life of Christ, Acts, Prison Epistles, James through Jude, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Adolescent Spiritual Development, Systematic Christian Doctrine, Introduction to Christianity (grad class), Seminar in Youth Ministry, Fundamentals of Youth Ministry, Missions Emphasis: Panama, and Electronic Media Evangelism (radio, television, social media, podcasting, etc.).
Classes I have spoken in as a guest teacher are as follows: Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, Expository Preaching, Critical Introduction to the New Testament.
College and Young Professionals Minister, Deacon of Missions
I teach the Wednesday night class and help to coordinate group activities. Michael Thomas is the College Intern who works with me.
Interim Preacher
W. Kirk worked at 4th Street church of Christ as a Interim Preacher
Educational Missionary to Latin America
I start future minister camps for young men (ages 12-24) throughout Latin America (Panama, Peru, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil). I also teach short courses at the Bible School of the Americas in Panama City, Panama. The courses I teach are the book of Revelation, Introduction to Youth and Family Ministry, and Biblical Leadership. My work is overseen by the Elders of the Forrest Park church of Christ in Valdosta, GA.
M.A.
New Testament
Associate Professor of Bible
I teach biblical text classes, ministry classes, and an occasional missions class. Courses I have taught are as follows:
Life of Christ, Acts, Prison Epistles, James through Jude, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Adolescent Spiritual Development, Systematic Christian Doctrine, Introduction to Christianity (grad class), Seminar in Youth Ministry, Fundamentals of Youth Ministry, Missions Emphasis: Panama, and Electronic Media Evangelism (radio, television, social media, podcasting, etc.).
Classes I have spoken in as a guest teacher are as follows: Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, Expository Preaching, Critical Introduction to the New Testament.
MDiv
Scripture and Systematics
PhD
Leadership