William (Bill) Hardy, Jr. currently serves as a Preacher and as one of the three Elders for the Palestine Church of Christ in Palestine, TX. Over the past 40 years, he has also served as a youth minister, senior minister, evangelist, elder and missionary. He has earned his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD degrees. Hardy worked in the department of psychiatry in VA hospitals and the Federal system in Oklahoma and Kansas for 15 years before being recruited by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in 1996. He worked for UTMB for the past 23 years providing psychiatric care via UTMB contracted services with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In 2014 he received the distinguished “UTMB-CMC Servant Leadership Award.” He was commissioned as a Medical Officer in the Army National Guard in 1983 and rose to rank as a Colonel and senior ranking Medical Officer with the 136th Military Police Battalion. He retired after 33 years of military service. He married Kathryn Phillips Hardy in 1980. They have five children and five grandsons. Both Bill and Kathy have served with Gospel Sharing Ministries on numerous campaigns. William serves as both President and Co-Director.
About Us
How We Formed
Gospel Sharing Ministries was formed in October, 2013. Seeing a need to minister to all sizes of churches, five men met and formed a non-profit corporation to meet this need. They became members of the Board of Directors. The ministry is now overseen by the elders from the Church of Christ of Palestine in Palestine, Texas.
Who We Are
Gospel Sharing Ministries is a non-profit ministry designed to help small churches grow. Using a group of trained workers, Gospel Sharing Ministries can train a congregation to approach people and teach them the Gospel of Christ. A Board of Directors decides policies and procedures and is overseen by the Church of Christ in Palestine, Texas. Gospel Sharing Ministries is a ministry designed to help churches learn to approach people with the Gospel. We are available to help congregations of any size. To hold a campaign Gospel Sharing Ministries would conduct a Training Seminar prior to the event. This seminar would first show ways to approach people in different situations and go through a simple, yet effective way to engage them in a presentation of the saving Gospel. Secondly, the seminar would focus on After Care, a vital part of keeping a new babe saved and in maturing that person to becoming a strong Christian.
A decision from a congregation to have a campaign requires a $200.00 non-refundable commitment. Gospel Sharing Ministries will then help them prepare for the campaign in order to have a more effective campaign. Then, at the appointed time, a group of experienced workers will come and go into the streets, taking members of the congregation with them in order to help them learn how to talk to people about Jesus. We find this is the fastest way to help the local members get experience as well as make contact with the people in the community who otherwise would not have knowledge of the Gospel. The focus is on Jesus and how He saves through the Gospel.
Details and expenses for a Training Seminar and a campaign can be worked out with a contact person from Gospel Sharing Ministries.