Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026: Full Schedule

7:35am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer

Saturday August 15, 2026 7:35am - 7:55am EDT

Atrium

Speakers

Mark Morgan

Saturday August 15, 2026 7:35am - 7:55am EDT
Atrium

Worship

7:30am EDT

Early, Early Worship for Those Traveling: Recovering the Weight of Being Called "The People of God"

Sunday August 16, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am EDT

Ballroom A

Speakers

Kirk Brothers

President, Heritage Christian University

Kirk Brothers and his wife, Cindy, have been married since 1988. They have two daughters, Katie and Hannah. Kirk has studied at David Lipscomb University, Freed-Hardeman University, and at Southern Seminary. He served in local ministry as a preacher and youth minister for 23 years... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
Ballroom A

Worship

9:00am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule A): Closing Prayer

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

EHA

Speakers

Ed DeBerry

Ed DeBerry was born into a church of Christ family. His late father, John Sr. was a minister in the church for more than 50 years. Ed has two brothers, John Jr and Tony, both are ministers in the lord’s church.
Ed has labored at the University church of Christ in Charlotte, NC... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
EHA

Worship

9:00am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule A): Lord's Supper / Contribution

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

EHA

Speakers

Glenn Colley

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
EHA

Worship

9:00am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule A): Opening Prayer

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

EHA

Speakers

Stacey Grant

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
EHA

Worship

9:00am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule A): Jesus, the Orthopedist — He Straightens What’s Crooked

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

EHA

Speakers

B. J. Clarke

Director, MSOP

If you would love to learn the Book, and learn how to preach the Book (tuition free) at the Memphis School of Preaching, I would love to talk to you about how you can do just that!

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
EHA

Worship Keynote

9:00am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule A): Song Leading

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

EHA

Speakers

Adam Morgan

Sunday August 16, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
EHA

Worship Singing

10:00am EDT

Sunday Morning Sermon: How to Have the Unity of the Spirit

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Gatlinburg cofC

Speakers

Michael Shepherd

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Gatlinburg cofC

Worship

10:00am EDT

Sunday Morning Sermon: Launch Out into the Deep (Luke 5:1-11)

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Jefferson City cofC

Speakers

Cameron Freeman

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Jefferson City cofC

Worship

10:00am EDT

Sunday Morning Sermon: The Cup He Drank Was the One We Filled (Matthew 26:39)

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Karns cofC

He prayed for it to pass. It didn't. And the cup He drank to the bottom was the cup of wrath that human sin demanded — including yours. A sobering meditation on what it actually cost Christ to swallow what we had poured.

Speakers

Mike Hixson

Mike graduated from Lipscomb University in 1985 with a degree in Communications including a minor in Bible. He married the former Nancy Ericson in 1987 and their son, Braden, was born in 1989.

Mike preached in the Nashville area for several years before moving to the Memphis are... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Karns cofC

Worship

10:30am EDT

Sunday Morning Sermon: The Day We Will See What We Have Been Singing About (1 John 3:2)

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Great Smoky Mountains cofC

Speakers

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 →

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Great Smoky Mountains cofC

Worship

10:30am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule B): Closing Prayer

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

EHA

Speakers

Caleb Otey

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
EHA

Worship

10:30am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule B): Lord's Supper / Contribution

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

EHA

Speakers

Melvin Otey

Professor of Law & Preacher, Faulkner University & Perry Hill Road church of Christ

Melvin preaches for the Perry Hill Road church of Christ in Montgomery, AL, and serves as Professor of Law at Faulkner University’s Jones School of Law, where he teaches criminal law and procedure courses. He formerly worked as a trial lawyer for the Criminal Division of the... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
EHA

Worship

10:30am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule B): Opening Prayer

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

EHA

Speakers

Jeremy Pate

Youth Publications Coordinator, Apologetics Press

Jeremy is the Youth Publications Coordinator at Apologetics Press, where he has served since 2019. He and his wife, Brooke live in Montgomery AL with their 4 children: Ava, Greta, Willa, and Prentice. Jeremy served as a full-time Youth/Family Minister for 18 years before moving to... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
EHA

Worship

10:30am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule B) (Repeat of 9:00am Service): Jesus, the Orthopedist — He Straightens What’s Crooked

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

EHA

Speakers

B. J. Clarke

Director, MSOP

If you would love to learn the Book, and learn how to preach the Book (tuition free) at the Memphis School of Preaching, I would love to talk to you about how you can do just that!

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
EHA

Worship Keynote

10:30am EDT

Worship Service (Schedule B): Song Service

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT

EHA

Speakers

Andy Baker

Minister, Arnold church of Christ

Andy is the pulpit preacher at the Arnold church of Christ in Arnold, Missouri. He is a former public school teacher, a former youth minister, and a former opera and musical singer. He holds a Bachelor of Music with a double major in English, and also a Master of Arts in Music Education... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EDT
EHA

Worship Singing

11:00am EDT

Sunday Morning Sermon: Building Biblical Faith

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Kodak cofC

Speakers

Kyle Butt

For the past twelve years Kyle Butt has worked at Apologetics Press. Kyle graduated from Freed-Hardeman University with a B.A. in Bible and Communication and an M.A. in New Testament Studies.

He is the author or co-author of 20 books dealing with topics such as the existence of Go... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Kodak cofC 526 Asheville Hwy, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871, USA

Worship

11:00am EDT

Sunday Morning Sermon: The Hour of Decision (Joshua 24:13-15)

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

South Knoxville cofC

Speakers

Mark Posey

Sunday August 16, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
South Knoxville cofC

Worship

1:30pm EDT

Sunday Afternoon Worship: What Happens in the Verse Right Before "God So Loved the World"

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Gatlinburg cofC

John 3:14–15 is the setup for John 3:16 — and almost nobody reads it. Moses, a serpent, a wilderness, and a dying people are the lens through which Jesus explains His own crucifixion

Speakers

Gary Hampton

Pulpit Minister, Siwell Road church of Christ

Gary C. Hampton has been preaching since 1968 and has done work in North Little Rock, Arkansas; Mobile, Alabama; Valdosta, Georgia and Cookeville, Tennessee. Hampton served as the director of the East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions in Knoxville, Tennessee for nearly six... Read More →

Sunday August 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Gatlinburg cofC

Worship

6:00pm EDT

Sunday Evening Worship: Because Christ Reigns, the Church Can Flourish

Sunday August 16, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

Great Smoky Mountains cofC

Speakers

Greg Dismuke

Pulpit Minister, Newport News church of Christ

Sunday August 16, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Great Smoky Mountains cofC

Worship

7:55am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer

Monday August 17, 2026 7:55am - 8:10am EDT

Atrium

Speakers

David Crutchfield

I am an Electrical Engineer for Infineon Technologies, which takes me around the world several times a year. I worship at North Lexington Church of Christ where I serve as an Elder. Before that, I was a Deacon over Singing and Youth Development. My wife Brandy and I have two... Read More →

Monday August 17, 2026 7:55am - 8:10am EDT
Atrium

Worship

7:55am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer

Tuesday August 18, 2026 7:55am - 8:10am EDT

Atrium

Speakers

Adam Morgan

Tuesday August 18, 2026 7:55am - 8:10am EDT
Atrium

Worship

7:55am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer

Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:55am - 8:10am EDT

Atrium

Speakers

Mark Morgan

Wednesday August 19, 2026 7:55am - 8:10am EDT
Atrium

Worship

7:55am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer

Thursday August 20, 2026 7:55am - 8:10am EDT

Atrium

Speakers

Adam Faughn

Married to the former Leah Moon, Adam preaches for the Central Church of Christ in Paducah, Kentucky. They are blessed with two children: Mary Carol and Turner. His family maintains a website--A Legacy of Faith--that is meant to encourage families (faughnfamily.com). Adam enjoys textual... Read More →

Thursday August 20, 2026 7:55am - 8:10am EDT
Atrium

Worship