Name: Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Communication and Connection
Start: 2026-08-16T15:45:00-0400
End: 2026-08-16T16:30:00-0400

Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Communication and Connection

Sunday August 16, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT

Hotel Cades Cove

Speakers and topics:
• Michael Shepherd — Tips for Reading the Room While Preaching
• Gary Massey — Speaking to Different Generations In the Same Room
• Will Hanstein — Preaching Without Notes (and Without Panic)
• Nathan Liddell — Using Silence as a Tool, not a Mistake
• Dean Thompson — How to Preach With Your Eyes, not Just Your Mouth
• Greg Dismuke — Connecting with Listeners Who Don’t Want to Be There

Speakers

Michael Shepherd

Gary Massey

Pulpit Minister, Mountain Creek Church of Christ

Gary Massey, Jr., J.D.

Gary Massey has been preaching the gospel since he was a teenager. Gary earned Bachelor degrees in Bible and History from Freed Hardeman University and a law degree from Samford University.

Between college and law school, Gary married his college sweetheart... Read More →

Will Hanstein

Nathan Liddell

Dean Thompson

Evangelist, University church of Christ

Dean Thompson received his bachelor's degree in Communication studies from Wingate University in Wingate, N.C. ('15), and a Graduate Diploma from the Memphis School of Preaching ('21). He is currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Theology at Freed-Hardeman University, where... Read More →

Greg Dismuke

Pulpit Minister, Newport News church of Christ

Sunday August 16, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Hotel Cades Cove

Preachers

Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

Michael Shepherd

Gary Massey

Will Hanstein

Nathan Liddell

Dean Thompson

Greg Dismuke

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Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

Michael Shepherd

Gary Massey

Will Hanstein

Nathan Liddell

Dean Thompson

Greg Dismuke

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