GBN is under the oversight of the elders of Highland Church of Christ in Dalton, Georgia.

The Highland elders also oversee the television program, Preaching the Gospel, with James Watkins, and God has blessed this program with wonderful growth over the last seven years under their capable direction.

Now, these evangelistic shepherds have embarked on a new and exciting outreach to air the truth and nothing but the truth 24/7 on satellite to millions of homes in the United States, and parts of Canada and South America.

The management team of Gospel Broadcasting Network consists of men who are sound in the faith and experienced in broadcasting.

Barry GILREATH is also one of the elders at Highland. He has also been a faithful gospel preacher for many years, and in recent years has worked full-time with the television program, Preaching the Gospel. In seven short years, that program has expanded to some 35 television markets, including nationwide coverage on three religious networks. Barry has been instrumental in this phenomenal growth, and is poised to help direct Gospel Broadcasting Network to reach millions of souls twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week with the gospel. The program, Preaching the Gospel, will be featured regularly on the new network.

Jim Dearman’s background before preaching was in broadcasting. He majored in communications at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and worked in radio and television for many years before training to preach the gospel.

Since that time he has been active in preaching on both radio and television, having been a speaker for Truth for the World radio and television for several years now.

GARY MCDADE on top of specializing in retirement planning, business continuation planning, and estate planning, Gary is now the Director Of Development for GBN.  He currently serves as the preacher for the Getwell church of Christ in Memphis, TN, the staff writer for The Spiritual Sword quarterly journal, and director for the annual Spiritual Sword Lectureship.  He is also the speaker on the weekly Truth In Love radio broadcast from Getwell, which has been continuously airing over WHBQ, 56 AM at 8 a.m. for more than fifty years each Sunday morning.

MIKE HIXSON is a faithful proclaimer of the gospel, having preached for many years. He is also an experienced broadcaster, who works with the program, Spiritual Sword in Memphis, Tennessee.

In addition to promoting Gospel Broadcasting Network west of the Mississippi, Mike will also participate with the other staff members in the production of programming for the new network.