Instructors
James (Jim) Bury is retired from Harding University, where he taught Bible and Greek for 22 years. He previously taught at the Center for Christian Education (Dallas, Texas) and has been teaching and helping equip teachers in local congregations for more than 40 years. His academic studies have focused on Christian Education (BA, Lipscomb; MRE, Southern Methodist University) and New Testament (still trying to set a record for the slowest PhD dissertation at SMU). Jim and his wife, Judy, live in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Stephen Wilson is an elder serving The Point Church of Christ which meets in Redlands City, Brisbane, Queensland. He has worked in church ministry, education, and community services for more than 35 years. Stephen holds qualifications in education (BA, GradDipEd), community services (MCouns), religion and biblical studies (MRS, MA), and theology (MTh). Stephen and his wife, Donette, have enjoyed nearly 36 years of marriage and have been blessed with three children: Nathan, Hannah, and Caitlin.
Since 2002 Daniel Stockstill has been one of the shepherds for the Downtown Church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas. He previously served in ministry for several congregations in the United States. A professor emeritus, Daniel recently retired from Harding University where he had taught Bible for 32 years. He earned a PhD in 1999 in Practical Theology and had previously completed an MTh with a focus on Old Testament textual studies. Daniel is married to Cindee and they are parents of two daughters, Daisha and Claudia. He is PapaDan to his four grandchildren: Gideon, Naomi, Kaden, and Elijah.
Paul Pollard taught Bible, Greek, and Hebrew at Harding University for several decades. He is a graduate of Lipscomb University and Harding School of Theology. He has undertaken postgraduate studies at Oxford University and his PhD in New Testament is from Baylor University. Paul is married to Sherry, who also taught for many years at Harding, and they have three children. A former elder for 10 years with the College Church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas, Paul has preached for various small churches. He is author of a commentary on Romans, published by Truth for Today.
Benny Tabalujan
Benny is an elder serving Belmore Road Church of Christ in suburban Melbourne, Australia, and director of Klesis Institute. He previously worked in law firms, academia, and consulting in Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He read economics and law at Monash University and gained a PhD in law from the University of Melbourne – where he continues to be a visiting fellow. He later obtained a Graduate Diploma of Divinity (Australian College of Theology) and a Master of Theology (University of Glasgow). Benny and his wife, Pauline, have four children.
Evertt Huffard
A former church elder, Evertt has a deep interest in cross-cultural missions which began when his missionary parents moved to the Middle East in 1963. He is a graduate of Lubbock Christian University and Harding University and has a PhD in inter-cultural studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. An emeritus professor of missions and leadership, he was a former dean at Harding School of Theology. Evertt and his wife, Ileene, are members of Millington Church of Christ near Memphis, Tennessee. Evertt is scheduled to undertake Mission Tour Australia in February-March 2024.