Preaching Minister

Elders & Deacons

Youth Ministers

Keith Roberts, Preaching Minister

Keith's educational background includes White's Ferry Road School of Preaching, Southern Christian School of Religion, Harding Graduate School of Religion and Theological University of America, where he received the Doctor of Ministry degree.

Since 1981 he has served the Calhoun Church of Christ as the Preaching Minister, and now serves also as an elder. Keith and his wife, Judy, have two children and three grandchildren.

Keith serves as Dean and one of the Instructors of CrossView College of Prayer, a correspondence school leading to the Certificate of Prayer Ministry diploma. The College of Prayer, which is a ministry of Calhoun Church of Christ's School of Prayer, focuses on distance learning for Christians who wish to study prayer more deeply.

He has conducted 70 Prayer Enrichment Workshops in 24 states & on two Caribbean Christian Cruises since 1993. He speaks often about prayer on church lectureships programs, such as, the Pepperdine Lectures (1999), Jubilee in Nashville (1999), the Tulsa Soul Winning Workshop (several years), South Houston Bible Institute Lectures (2000) & David Lipscomb University Lectures (2005.) He also wrote and broadcast several 90-second radio spots entitled A Moment In Prayer on World Radio, and is the speaker on a SonWords audiocassette seminar called Why God Waits For You To Pray.

His recent book on prayer, titled "Why God Waits For You To Pray", is available at several online bookstores, and at www.WhyGodWaits.com. And, he has a blog on prayer that can be found at http://whygodwaits.wordpress.com.

He has also written extensively, often about prayer, for national publications, including Pray! Magazine, Church Growth, Magnolia Messenger, Wineskins and World Radio News, and has authored several tracts on prayer including the 40 Days With The Bible's Great Prayers series. He also served as staff writer and Associate Editor for World Radio News, and Response Director for CrossView TV ministry's HopeLine telephone prayer ministry from 1995-00.

From 1985-92, he served as an Instructor at the White's Ferry Road School of Biblical Studies, where he taught The Minister's Prayer Life, The Book of Jeremiah, The Gospel of Luke, The Gospel of Matthew, Advanced Preaching, The Preacher And His Work, The Minor Prophets - I, Wisdom Literature, Hermeneutics, Ephesians & Colossians, and The Study of Prayer.

Keith has received many national awards, including Outstanding Young Men of America - 1982, Who's Who in American Christian Leadership - 1989, Who's Who in America - 1992-00, Who's Who in Religion - 1992-93, International Men Of The Year - 1992-93, and Who's Who in The South and Southwest - 1994-96.

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Link to information about Keith's Prayer Seminars

Elders & Deacons

Our Shepherds:

J.L. Barnard Keith Roberts

Our Deacons:

Richard Denton

Raymond Jordan

Mike Marrable

Our Youth Ministers... Tracy Ward & Caleb Younse

We're excited about our new Youth Ministry Team - Tracy Ward and Caleb Younse - who have taken on the job of leading our youth to greater things in the Lord.

Tracy grew up in this church in our youth group. She now has a married daughter and a teenage son, and is working on her degree in social work from University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Caleb also spent time here in our youth group and is working on a ministry degree from Whitfield College while serving here as one of our Youth Ministers.

We're thrilled to have these mature, capable leaders working in our youth program.

Tracy Ward

Caleb Younse