Executive Director, Siburt Institute

Dr. Carson Reed is vice president for Church Relations at Abilene Christian University and executive director of the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry. He serves as dean of the Graduate School of Theology, holds the Frazer Endowed Chair for Church Enrichment, and serves as associate professor for practical theology in the GST. Reed holds a B.A. in English from Oklahoma Christian University, an M.Div. from Harding University, and a D.Min. from Abilene Christian University. Through the Siburt Institute, Carson does consulting work with congregations and church leaders across the country. His teaching and research focus on practical theology with an emphasis on leadership, preaching, and issues surrounding faith and culture.

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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Theology, and Vice Provost, Abilene Christian University

Wes Crawford is an associate professor of church history at Abilene Christian University, where he also directs the Center for Restoration Studies and serves as Vice Provost of Abilene Christian University. His research interests center on American religion generally and the intersection of race and religion specifically. His book, Shattering the Illusion: How African American Churches of Christ Moved from Segregation to Independence, examines the relationship between white and Black members of Churches of Christ throughout the 20th century. In addition to his academic pursuits, Wes also served as a preaching minister for 20 years in Texas, splitting time between Broadway Church of Christ in Lubbock and Glenwood Church of Christ in Tyler. Wes and his wife, Kim, have been married for over 20 years and have four children.

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Greg Anderson has over 30 years of ministry experience in Churches of Christ. He also serves as a nonprofit leadership development specialist and has facilitated hundreds of employee training and development workshops for cities, counties, and other nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. In 2017, Greg completed his doctorate in organizational leadership at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. His dissertation research explored leadership traits of long-tenured youth ministers in Churches of Christ. He and his wife, Dalene, live in Bryan, Texas, and are members of the A&M Church of Christ.

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Dr. Randall Carr is a minister, conversationalist, and storyteller with over twenty years of ministry experience in small, rural churches across the state of Texas. He specializes in helping rural church leaders craft a future story while holding onto the rich heritage of their existing story. Randall holds a B.A. in Bible and Preaching from Lubbock Christian University, an M.Div. from Lubbock Christian University, and a D.Min from Abilene Christian University. In his free time, Randall enjoys running, spending time with family, sharing conversation over a cup of coffee, and reading. He and his wife, Tamber, have been married for twenty years and have three kids: Brayden, Rylan, and Brynn.

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Dr. Don Hebbard is a speaker, marriage and family therapist, author, and professor at Amberton University in Dallas, Texas. He is the founding executive director of the Family Center in Dallas, the Genesis Center for Christian Counseling in Atlanta, and the Institute for Marriage and the Family in Oklahoma City. Since 1988 Don has transitioned churches through his preaching, teaching and consulting work with leadership teams. Don holds an Ed.D. in adult and continuing education, M.M.F.T. in marriage and family therapy, and M.S. in biblical and communication studies. He brings a therapist's mind, a storyteller's skill, and a minister’s heart to the process of healing hurting churches.

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Dr. Grady King is co-leader and vice president of HOPE Network Ministries. He has served 42 years in church ministry as preacher and senior minister; 26 of those years were spent in two congregations in Irving and Mansfield, Texas. Through HOPE Network Grady serves as director of church resources at Oklahoma Christian University and an adjunct teacher of ministry. He received his formal education at Oklahoma Christian University and Abilene Christian University (B.S. in education; M.S. in biblical studies; D. Min.). Grady and his wife Karen have been married 38 years and have two married children. He is passionate about healthy leaders and healthy churches. Grady is called to come alongside of ministers and elders in helpful ways. He is a certified Grip-Birkman coach and trainer (a resource used for team building in discovering individual spiritual gifts and personality orientation including stress factors).

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Associate Dean, Graduate School of Theology

Mason Lee is the Director of Contextual Education, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, and Associate Dean within the ACU Graduate School of Theology. Mason's research and teaching interests focus on the theological foundations of preaching and ministry, and in helping church leaders think constructively and theologically about their roles. As a certified Emotional Intelligence Coach, Mason is also deeply interested in the holistic well-being of Church leaders and systems. His most recent book, Learning to Speak of God, focuses on the influence of one's character in their ability to preach well. In addition to his academic work, Mason has served a number of churches across the country in both full-time and interim roles. Mason is passionate about helping ministers and other church leaders live out their unique callings in life-giving and faithful ways. Mason and his wife, Kelci, have been married for 13 years, and they have two daughters: Addison and Marah. When Mason isn't on the road for the GST or Siburt Institute, he is an active member of the University Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas.

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Jon Mullican has co-led HOPE Network Ministries with Grady King since 2013. He specializes in helping church leaders by providing counsel on governance, group process, and strategy. Jon served as executive minister at Highland Oaks Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas, for more than 12 years. In his free time Jon enjoys reading, running, spending time with his children Katie, Sarah, and Daniel, and taking his wife Dana out on dates. Jon holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master’s degree in organizational development from Pepperdine University.

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Dr. Doug Peters has served in ministry for over three decades. Having previously taught Bible and Ministry at Oklahoma Christian University, Doug now serves as a leader of Interim Ministry Partners and HOPE Network Ministries to help churches toward greater health and effectiveness as they pursue God’s mission. Doug is a certified Life and Ministry Coach. His first degree was in electrical engineering and he worked in the nuclear power industry. Doug later attended Abilene Christian University where he received the B.A., M.S. and D.Min. His doctoral project thesis focused on “Spiritual Discernment and the Selection of Church Leaders.” Doug and his wife, Sheryl, live in the north Houston region where Doug is Senior Minister at Grace Crossing, A Community Church of Christ in The Woodlands, TX.

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Barry recently retired after 23 years as the Senior Minister with the Monterey church in Lubbock, Texas. Prior to his ministry in Lubbock, he preached for churches in Louisiana and Kentucky.  Barry holds both the M.Div. and D.Min. degrees from Harding School of Theology; and has a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Management from Lipscomb’s Institute for Conflict Management. He has taught church leadership and conflict management at the graduate level for the past two decades. His academic training and experience in congregational ministry for the past 40 years give him unique perspectives in helping churches assess congregational life, and plan for the future.

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