The Shepherding Conference is for ministers, shepherds, lay leaders and their wives who are focusing on discipleship. Mark your calendar for next year.
February 26th & 27th, 2027
Dr. Evertt W. Huffard is professor emeritus of leadership and missions at Harding School of Theology, where he served for 32 years as a professor and administrator. He frequently lectures on spiritual leadership and missions. For more than 35 years he has served as a consultant for church leaders both nationally and internationally and has hosted more than 50 Bible land tour groups. He has a passion for encouraging and equipping church leaders. He and his wife, Ileene, have three children and ten grandchildren.
J.K. Hamilton is a Dallas-based minister, police chaplain, and community leader. For over two decades, he and his wife Carole have led the Community Church of Christ in East Dallas, known for his counseling, mentorship, and work as a Dallas Police Department Chaplain.
Dr. Harold R. Redd is a longtime minister, educator and church leader based in Memphis, Tennessee. He has served as minister of the Midtown Church of Christ since 1991 and the Raleigh Springs Church of Christ since 2000, providing spiritual leadership, biblical preaching and dedicated service to both congregations and the surrounding community.
Dr. Redd earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Abilene Christian University in 2000, a Master of Theology from the Harding University Graduate School of Religion in 1985, and a Bachelor of Arts in Bible from Oklahoma Christian University of Science & Arts in 1975. He is a graduate of Meeker High School.
His ministry experience spans more than five decades. Prior to his current role, Dr. Redd served as minister of the Fourteenth Street Church of Christ in West Memphis, Arkansas from 1975–1990 and as minister of the West Main Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1972–1975. In addition to congregational ministry, he has devoted many years to Christian education, teaching Bible at Harding Academy in Memphis from 1976–1986 and at West Memphis Christian School from 1986–1997.
Dr. Redd has also provided leadership beyond the local congregation. He has served as a member of the Harding University Board of Trustees since 1998. He has been actively involved with HopeWorks, Inc., in Memphis, serving as chairman of the board from 2000–2004 and continuing as a board member. Since 2004, he has also served on the Christian Chronicle Board of Trustees.
Dr. Redd and his wife, Joyce Ann, have nine children. His life and work reflect a deep commitment to ministry, Christian education and faithful service to the church.
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