Elders/Staff
Dr. Paul J. Dean, Jr. has been a pastor for over fifteen years and has served as our pastor/teacher since February, 2000. He spends much time training individuals in the areas of pastoral ministry, biblical counseling, and discipleship through various means. As part of the outreach ministry of our church, he co-hosts a live call-in radio program, "Calling for Truth," broadcast on Christian Talk 660 weekdays from 1-2pm. Dr. Dean is also a Regional Mentor and Board Member for the International Association of Biblical Counselors. He has various outreach writing venues including a webblog on Crosswalk.com, the largest christian website in the world. He served seven years as the Director for Applied Ministry at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's extension program here in Greenville. Dr. Dean has a B.A. in philosophy from the College of Charleston, a M.Div. in pastoral ministry with languages and a Th.M. in evangelism, church growth, and discipleship with a minor in preaching from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as a D.Min. in biblical counseling from Erskine Theological Seminary. He is married and has three children. pauldean@providenceministries.us
Don Hughes has been a leader in the local church for over twenty years. He is an active teacher of God’s word and has worked with every age group from middle school to the senior adults. He is a leader who exemplifies courage in the face of error and demonstrates evangelistic fervor in the work place. In his retirement years, and in addition to his responsibilities as elder, Don, along with his wife (who is a certified biblical counselor with the International Association of Biblical Counselors and the Southern Baptist Association of Biblical Counselors), plans to engage in itinerate evangelistic and discipling ministry. Don and Dianne have two adult children who are both serving the Lord. donhughes@providenceministries.us
Tim Smerdon has a special calling to minister to students and young adults. He and his wife (who is a certified biblical counselor with the International Association of Biblical Counselors and the Southern Baptist Association of Biblical Counselors) have taken the lead in reaching out to others through small group ministry and have further established an effective prayer ministry. They also started and Tim leads in our prison ministry of evangelistic preaching and discipleship. That ministry includes traveling to the state penitentiary and keeping in touch with various contacts in between. They both are tremendous encouragers. Tim is also a faithful teacher and minister of God’s word. He and Tina have two children. timsmerdon@providenceministries.us
Doug Hoover is a Certified Biblical Counselor with the International Association of Biblical Counselors and the Southern Baptist Association of Biblical Counselors. He is a former board member of “Setting Captives Free,” an on-line biblical counseling ministry that has helped over six million individuals with over 150,000 currently enrolled in their various on-line counseling programs. Doug is active in counseling, counseling training, teaching, and preaching. He has spoken at a variety of conferences related to biblical-counseling across the United States. He is married to Karen who serves in a variety of ways in the church. They have two young children. doughoover@providenceministries.us
News
Providence Ministries has undertaken a major project to update its website, especially its content.
Under our audio section you will soon find our sermon audio files sorted by books of the Bible rather than by date. And our content will be up to date and growing.
We hope you like the changes, and as always, we appreciate your suggestions.
Terry Walker
terrywalker@providenceministries.us
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