I also serve as the executive editor of Faith & Leadership, www.faithandleadership.com, an online magazine to strengthen the practice of Christian leadership. She was a senior Communications Specialist at Duke University Office of News & Communications through February 2003 to February 2008 and she handled media relations and special projects for Duke's central news office during that time. She was in media relations, strategic communications, editing, storytelling, newsletters, new writing, press releases, web content, blogging, and speech…
Travis Alexander was born and raised in Riverside, California. He and his three brothers and four sisters were taken in by his grandmother, Norma Sarvey, whom introduced them to the Mormon religion. During high school Alexander let his faith guide him. After graduating high school, he went on a two-year mission in Denver, Colorado which sparked his interested to live near a strong Mormon community. After relocating Mesa, Arizona, Travis’ faith helped him to become a successful motivational speaker, businessman and author of Raising You.…
Righteous B and His Ministry of Dirty Vagabonds There are many people who have made an impact when it comes to Youth Ministry. Pope John Paul II comes to mind when thinking about leaders in youth outreach, but I always think of someone who works on a much smaller scale. Someone who affected my life personally when it came to my religion. I always think of the Catholic youth minister and rapper Bob Lesnefsky aka Righteous B. With his wife, and a large number of young missionaries Righteous B spreads Gods word across the country. Bob Lesnefsky, also known as the Catholic rapper Righteous B, is a rapper and youth minister in the inner city of Steubenville, Ohio.…
To The Evon Price Memorial Scholarship Committee: Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ! I am submitting this letter as reference for Jaron Dotson. It is my honor and esteemed privilege, as the President of the Green Street Church of God Usher’s ministry, to submit this letter for your review and consideration for your academic scholarship program. Jaron Dotson lends dynamic support and dedication to our church family. Jaron Dotson exhibits strong character, always displays outstanding and respectful conduct, and displays a positive attitude as evidenced by his interactions with me and other members of our church family.…
Grady Houston (R) and Christy Reid (L) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is celebrating American Education Week Nov. 16-20 by featuring a different staff member each day. While these CMS employees have different positions and backgrounds, all of them bring dedication and enthusiasm to public education. Superintendent Ann Clark recently surprised Oakdale Elementary Literacy Facilitator Christy Reid and Shamrock Gardens Elementary Head Custodian Grady Houston at their schools with I am CMS awards. Reid and Houston are the first winners to be nominated for how they exemplify the district's core values. "We know our employees are living these values every day," said Clark.…
God still has a way of wringing good out of evil. And, history has proven over and over again that unmerited suffering is redemptive. The innocent blood of these little girls may serve as a redemptive force that will bring new light to this dark city. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (Hines).…
As a category of American religious history, African-American religious life and the history behind it has often forgotten or briefly summarized in most historians’ work. Prior to the 1970’s, most history written on African-American religion was vague, often just trivial paragraphs in textbooks and considered irrelevant to our nation’s religious history. But as time progressed, history was revisited to show African-American’s having a more prominent voice in America’s religious culture. One historian, Ulrich Bonnell Phillips wrote one of the earliest collections of slave history and life, American Negro Slavery. This book, written in 1918, shaped the perception of what slavery was like for most who did not experience the institution, but…
“The Bible, Africa, and the Church in the Postmodern Era” Another key point, as leaders, pastors, etc. there must be an understanding of the word “postmodern” in order to see the impact it has in African American churches today. If understanding correctly, postmodern thinking implies pleasing people rather than God is okay. In other words, forbidden things are acceptable now; having no biblical insight, denial of absolute and objective truth is the current fade, also to some God really don’t exist. However, it is important to remember Scriptures will clarify all the deceptive, misleading of the postmodern era.…
Andrew Young was an important Civil Rights leader. He grew up with a middle class family, in New Orleans. He went through school and graduated with a bachelor’s degree, then went on to earn some higher degrees. He won some great awards and was recognized for many great things. He made a great impact on Georgia and the Civil Rights movement, he continues to make an impact on Georgia to this very day.…
Intro Recently Canada elected a new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. During his campaign he promised the people of Canada that his cabinet would contain at least 50% women. Once elected he followed through on his promise and even more. In addition to 50% women the cabinet contains much more diversity. Included is an Indian and a legally blind Paralympian to name a couple.…
Chapter 1: The Most Beautiful Churches in the World In this chapter, Atkinson reminds the reader that the church is not a building but the people of God. A lot of time Christians can get caught up in the building they gather in and miss the whole purpose of church. Churches tend to be ineffective when they think this way. It is important for the leadership of the church to help their congregation understand that it is not about the building they meet in but the people who meet in the building.…
In response to African American religion, Douge, Nancy, and McLoyd agree how African Americans and religion play a role in not just only in the Civil Rights Movement, but in family life and communal life in Africa and North America. They explained, “The significance of religiosity and spirituality in African American family life is more powerfully captured when they attended their religious practices” (McLoyd 193). These religious practices [prayer, fellowship, singing worship, shouting, ministry, and preaching] helped people learn the values of marriage, birth, and death (Costen 25-37). In addition, they helped the youth learn about “God, divine, love, grace, salvation, forgiveness, temptation, evil, and the transformative power of faith”…
“Different does not mean deficient”, these wise words were said by Reverend Dr.Jeremiah Wright in his interview. The foundation for the injustices done to black people that have taken place in America transpired due to hate; and this hate stems from one major factor: being different. In their interviews, Dr.Wright and James Cone mentioned and elaborated on a lot of topics that, in my opinion, need to be discussed more often instead of what Kim Kardashian is doing in her life. Too often we find ourselves losing our consciousness to “Weapons of Mass Distraction” as Dr. J.V. Pimienta-Bey would so eloquently put it. “Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christan”(Dr.…
In this assignment, I will be outlining and analysing two academic papers written by Michael Young and John White and discussing their key arguments, whilst comparing and contrasting throughout. The key argument in Michael Young’s paper is comprised of a number of aspects related to schooling. The main question that is being addressed is “What are schools for?” One associated factor of this argument mentions that every passing generation has to ensure they attempt to answer this broad-ranging question, due to the significance of how schools have a distinctive role to play for the future of academic individuals.…
For my pastoral interview, I choose to interview the Senior Pastor of Huntington Central Church (Disciples of Christ) Rev. Jacque Parlato. I started the interview by asking Pastor Jacque to describe her call to ministry. More precisely I asked her to describe her calling from the time she first received it up until now. During this question Pastor Jacque began by telling me about her background and early life. She informed me that she was born and raised in Santiago California, to parents that she described as people who didn’t have everything put together.…