The Philippi Roundtable

Barry Britnell grew up in North Alabama, graduating from high school in 1986. He attended Florida College for three years and then received his degree in Meteorology from Florida State University. While he was in Tallahassee, he met Tabatha Powell, and they were married in 1992. Barry & Tabatha lived in Tampa, Florida for several years working at Florida College. Upon moving to North Alabama in 1996, Barry has worked the past 30 years for different government contractor as a Senior Software Engineer. In 2014, Barry started leading tours to the lands of the Bible. In addition to leading several tours to Israel, Barry has also led tours to Egypt, Turkey, and Greece. In 2016, Barry had the opportunity to assist a small company, Appian Media, in creating Biblically accurate digital materials for use in personal Bible study or Bible classes. Barry & Tabatha have three children. Jacob, along with wife Bailey, live in Salt Lake City. Samuel lives in Tampa and is a member of the Mathematics Department at Florida College Academy. Elizabeth Ann graduates from Florida College at the end of the Spring 2025 semester. 

Craig Roberts is a retired faculty at the University of Missouri.  He currently works part time as a faculty consultant for University of Missouri Extension. Craig is co-founder and board member of Sumphonia, a nonprofit organization for composition and promotion of a cappella hymns.  He also serves as elder at the Eastside Church of Christ in Columbia, Missouri.  Talk title: "Hymn Worship in a Congregation:  5 Things a Church Leader Should Know"

Jimmy Haynes was born in Columbus, Mississippi and is a third generation Christian. He attended Florida college where he met his wife Ellen. Jimmy has preached in Virginia, California, Colorado and at the Lakeshore church in Jacksonville since 1992. Jimmy and Ellen have four grown children and one grandchild and Jimmy also enjoys teaching Tennis And Pickleball.

Joe Hammontree lives in Tampa, Florida. He and his wife Margaret have been married for 36 years and have three children: William and Emma Hammontree of Elmira, NY; Brock and Elizabeth Romine of Cullman, AL; and Meredith, who currently attends Florida College. They are also blessed with three grandchildren. Joe and Margaret are long time members of the Temple Terrace church of Christ where Joe currently serves as an elder. In his professional life, he operates manufacturing plants in Florida and South Carolina producing wooden cable reels. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Florida College and Florida College Academy.

Kenny Moorer has been an evangelist for the past 45 years, working with two churches during that time. University Church of Christ in Tampa and the College View Church of Christ in Florence, AL where he presently works and worships. He also does gospel meeting work and foreign evangelism work, with emphasis in Costa Rica where he has gone annually since 2010. He spent 32 years at Florida College working in various capacities including public relations, student recruiting and athletic administration/coaching. Kenny and his wife Beth have three children and three grandchildren.

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Phil Robertson is the Associate VP of Advancement at Florida College. For more than 35 years he has preached the gospel of King Jesus. Currently Phil and his wife Cheryl work with the Valrico Church of Christ in Valrico, Florida. Phil and Cheryl have also been involved with the Florida College Camps for many years. They currently serve as the directors of the FC Florida Camp. This past year they took FC students to the Philippines on mission trips and hope to continue to do this for many years to come. They have two children: Jill lives in Franklin, Tennessee and Gray (soon to be wife Emma) lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

Harvesting Fertile Fields - Jesus urges His disciples to "lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest" (John 4:35), emphasizing the importance of acknowledging the numerous opportunities to teach about eternal salvation.  This session will discuss evangelists' roles in planting, watering, and growing local churches across different cultures. 

Russ Roberts and his wife, Elizabeth (Liz) have lived in Ponte Vedra, FL since 2017, where he serves as the full-time evangelist at the Cypress Grove church of Christ. Twenty of Russ’ thirty-one years working as an engineer for the U.S. Department of Defense was spent in Germany and England. These diverse settings provided opportunities to labor with small overseas churches. Russ and Liz continue to work extensively with churches in Germany, India, and Seychelles. Over the past thirty-eight years, he has helped establish five local churches in the states and abroad. Russ served as a shepherd of the Annandale congregation in the Washington DC area for eight years while they lived there.

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