ABOUT ELAINE

  • Family History:

    Elaine was born in Lubbock, Texas to Evertt and Elsie Huffard. She spent from age ten to eighteen in the Middle East where her family served as missionaries. She has one brother, Dr. Evertt W. Huffard, who is the Dean of Harding University Graduate School of Religion. Elaine married Darrell Denman and together they have ministered for 35 years in Louisiana, Jordan, Mississippi, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kansas.  Elaine has two precious grandsons, Josiah & Asher and a new baby granddaughter, Charis.  Their parents are Kate and Jonathan, Elaine’s son, who is a clinical psychologist in Marion, Illinois.

    Educational History:   

    2001-2006 
    Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia,
    Doctor of Ministry Degree:  Leadership & Renewal/Marriage & Family                                             
    Dissertation:  The Impact of Worldview on the Spiritual Healthof the Christian Family: The Case for Biblical Worldview

    2001-2006     
    Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia
    Master of Divinity    

    1992-1994
    Lincoln Christian Seminary, Lincoln, Illinois
    60 hr. MA in Counseling Ministry, including 8 months unit of CPE
    Methodist Hospital, Peoria, Illinois   

    1975-1976    
    Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
    Post-graduate work in Education      

    1971-1975  
    Harding University
    Searcy, Arkansas
    Bachelor of Arts in Bible 

    Ministry Experience:
  • Taught Bible class to children on the mission field in Arabic from 1965-1971.
  • Organized and lead JOY club, a service organization for college girls at Harding University and Abilene Christian University, 1972-1976.
  • Taught Bible Study to women and children in Arabic, 1978-1981.
  • Taught Bible Study to ladies' church groups, 1981-current.
  • Participated in and wrote curriculum for youth leadership summer camps, 1985-1992.
  • Conducts ladies' seminars and retreats throughout the U.S., 1985-current.
  • Facilitated support groups such as Search for Significance (adults and teens), Boundaries, Loss/Grief, Parenting Teens, Intimate Encounters, Experiencing God, 1985-1999.
  • Speaker for university lectureships and ladies events at Abilene Christian University, Pepperdine University, Harding University, Lipscomb University, Freed Hardeman University, Lincoln Christian College, 1985-current. _
  • Organized and developed educational departments and curriculum from nursery to high school, 1988-1992.
  • Taught and wrote curriculum for teen classes, 1988-2000.
  • Participated in a short mission effort in Ufa, Russia with invitation to speak to university students regarding the dangers of alcoholism, February, 1993.
  • Worked with Hospice as apprentice Pastoral Counselor for 6 months, 1994.
  • Invited to Davao City in the Philippines for two week seminar regarding family counseling issues for that city, May 1998.
  • Began ministry of Celebrate Recovery in 2007 at Forest Mill Church of Christ, Manchester, TN
  • Began ministry in 2010 of counseling, lay-counselor training, and Celebrate Recovery at Northside Church of Christ, Wichita, KS.
  • Employed at Genesis Treatment Center as Group Counselor, Memphis, Tennessee, 1994-95
  • Created the Ross Road Counseling Center, Memphis, Tennessee, 1995-97.
  • Adjunct instructor at Harding Graduate School of Religion, Memphis, Tennessee for course in Women's Ministry, 1997-98.
  • Currently conducts Seminars/Retreats.
  • Completed 20 hours training on Family Mediation with the Mediation Center of Hampton Roads, March 2000.
  • Created and directed the Providence Road Counseling Center, Chesapeake, Virginia, 1998-2004.
  • Created and completed training for lay counselors in which nine lay counselors completed the course, 2001-2002.
  • Taught upper class girls Bible class at Lipscomb University, Fall 2005
  • Adjunct instructor at Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, TN for course in Marriage and Family program: Interpersonal
  •      Relationships, 2007, 2009
  • Adjunct instructor for Lipscomb University for College of Pharmacy: Applied Christian Values in Pharmacy, 2008-2010.
  • Employed as counselor, lay-counselor trainer, and Celebrate Recovery trainer at Northside Church of Christ,
  •      Wichita, KS, 2010-current.