BRIARWOOD - Key Persons
Benny Parks joined the staff of Briarwood in 1984. As Ministry Team Pastor he oversees the program ministries of the church which include Children, Youth, College, Singles, Women, Music and Worship, and Discipleship and Evangelism. He and his wife, Brenda, have been married for 25 years and have three children: Lauren ('91), Ben ('93), and Abby ('97).
Benny Youngblood has served as our Shepherding Team Pastor at Briarwood since 2006. He oversees the areas of Shepherding, Congregational Communities, Membership, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Mercy, Christian Education and Family Ministries. He and Belinda have been married since 1986 and they have four wonderful children: Charity, Ben, Katherine Hope, and Watkins.
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- Admin Assistant, National Ministries and Church Revitalization
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- Admin Assistant, Shepherding Team
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- Senior Pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church
Dr. Harry L. Reeder III is the Senior Pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church. He and his wife, Cindy are natives of Charlotte, North Carolina. They have three children: Jennifer Hay (Philip), Harry IV (Angie), and Abigail Leib (Ryan). Additionally, they are the proud grandparents of Brianna, C.J. and Mack Toomer; Matthias, Taylor and Mitchell Elizabeth Leib; Virginia and Winn Turpin; and Anna Grace and Kathryn Barrett Hay.
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- Admin Assistant, International Outreach
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- Admin Assistant
- Senior Pastor
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- Birmingham City Director, YBL
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- Facilities and Grounds Director
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- Quest Recreation Outreach Director
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- Women 's Ministry Director
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- YBL Financial Administrator
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- Weekly Publications Editor
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- Special Connections Director
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- Admin Assistant, Trailblazers
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- Contributions and Payroll
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- Admin Assistant, Executive Pastor
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- Admin Assistant, Ministries Team
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- Admin Assistant, Women 's Ministry
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- Admin Assistant, Membership
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- Children 's Worship Coordinator
Matt Moore has served as the Church Administrator at Briarwood since 2001. He leads the Administrative Services Team to facilitate ministry at Briarwood in the areas of Accounting, Facilities, IT, Communications, Food Services, and the Book Store. Matt and Tammy have been married since 1986 and have two daughters: Elizabeth Ann ('90), and Amelia ('97).
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- Shepherding Pastor and Trailblazers
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- Admin Assistant, Global Ministry
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- Missions Coordinator, CMMA
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- Director of Counseling Ministry
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- Admin Assistant, Counseling
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- Director of Christian Medical Ministry of Alabama
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- Women & Children 's Counselor
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- WLJR Manager / Media Engineer
Pastor Reeder began his undergraduate work at East Carolina University. After his marriage to Cindy, he withdrew in order to allow his wife to finish her BA degree in chemistry from UNCC. During the first year of their marriage in 1969, Harry was called by the Gospel of grace in Jesus Christ to a personal relationship with the risen Savior. After Cindy's graduation, he returned to East Carolina University. Responding to God's call in his life to the Gospel ministry, he left ECU and finished his undergraduate work at Covenant College, graduating in 1974. After finishing his B.A. Degree in History and Bible, he began to attend Tennessee Temple Seminary part-time while serving an Independent Bible Church as a student pastor. Due to growing convictions in certain areas of theology and ecclesiology, Pastor Reeder resigned his charge in Chattanooga and went into a Pastorate of the Presbyterian Church in America in Miami, Florida-Pinelands Presbyterian Church-while completing a Master of Divinity degree with Westminster Seminary through the Florida Theological Center. Pinelands Presbyterian Church enjoyed the blessing of God's sovereign grace and grew from an attendance of 50 to over 400 during his 3-year pastorate.
In February of 1983, Pastor Reeder was called to Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church as their founding Pastor. The ministry began with 38 committed members and in seventeen years, attendance grew to over 3,000 during the Lord's Day morning worship services and a number of daughter churches being planted.
The Lord has also brought into existence a growing Bible teaching radio ministry entitled "In Perspective." The program is heard Monday through Friday on a number of stations around the country. Pastor Reeder also has a ten-minute daily radio/podcast program called "Today in Perspective" as well as five minute devotional, "Fresh Bread."
An increasing amount of his time is devoted to leadership development and Pastor Reeder has published a book called The Leadership Dynamic. In addition, Pastor Reeder also is engaged in conference ministries on Christian Manhood and Biblical Masculinity.
Additionally, he is devoted to the ministry of Church Revitalization hosting multiple "Embers to a Flame Conferences" both nationally and internationally each year. Pastor Reeder completed his doctoral dissertation on The Biblical Paradigm of Church Revitalization and received his Doctor of Ministry Degree from Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina (where he serves as adjunct faculty member while holding the same status at Birmingham Theological Seminary, Birmingham, Alabama and Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia where he also serves on the Board of Trustees). He is the author of From Embers to a Flame - How God Can Revitalize Your Church with Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company.
Along with a number of published works he has recently contributed a chapter in the book, John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine & Doxology on the life of John Calvin as a preacher for Ligonier Ministries to honor his 500 th birthday. He also has a chapter, "Isis in the USA" in the Statism II book by Fortress Books.
Providentially, Pastor Reeder received a call from the Lord to become the Senior Pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama in September of 1999. He continues to serve a growing and vibrant congregation committed to "…Equipping Christians for God's glory to reach Birmingham and to reach the world for Christ…"
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- Director of International Outreach
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- Director of Distance Education
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- YBL Ministries Administrative Assistant
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- Junior High Ministry Director
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- Women 's Coordinator, CMMA
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- Executive Director Briarwood Ballet
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- Admin Assistant, Pastoral Care
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- BCS IT Network Administrator
Bryan joined the staff at Briarwood in 2015, after spending thirteen years as a missionary with Church Resource Ministries (CRM) in Australia and Maryland. There he was involved in coaching, mentoring and equipping church planting pastors, missionaries and ministry leaders in 54 countries. Bryan and his wife, Beth, have four children, Bryan, Blake, Brock and Betsy.
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- Admin Assistant ( AM ), Quest