xecutiveHAMPTON UNIVERSITY MINISTERS’ Director CONFERENCE GreetingsE Brothers and Sisters in Christ! It is with Jesus joy that I greet you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Welcome to the convening of the 102nd Ministers’ Conference and the 82nd Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild Workshop. As always, it is my honor, pleasure and privilege to serve the Body of Christ, the Kingdom of God, and the great ecclesial community of preachers, psalmists, ministers and musicians for such a time as this. Thank you for your continued support and attendance. The University is preparing for your arrival, and it will be wonderful to welcome you, once again, to our Home-by-the-Sea! We look forward to having you on campus and opening the doors of hospitality and gratitude for your support through the years. Thank you to each of you! Our world needs strong, God-confident prophetic voices now more than ever. Our Lord has called us, and the world needs us to bring “Light into dark places” (Proverbs 4:19). On behalf of Hampton University President, Dr. William R. Harvey, the administration, faculty, staff, and the officers of the HUMC, we pray that the Lord will bless you and keep you. We hope to see you in June! You do not want to miss this conference! In His Service,

Debra L. Haggins, M.Div., University Chaplain Executive Director and Treasurer Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild Workshop 2016 HUMC Conference Officers

Rev. Dr. Dwight S. Riddick, Sr. Rev. Debra L. Haggins CONFERENCE PRESIDENT Executive Director & Treasurer

Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Conner, Sr. Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter, Jr. Bishop Dennis V. Proctor Vice President Assistant Secretary Historian

Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale Rev. Dr. Robert C. Scott Rev. Dr. Geoffrey V. Guns Secretary Necrologist Liturgist

 2016 HUMC Conference Presenters BISHOP Rudolph W. McKissick. Jr. CONFERENCE & COMMUNION PREACHER

REV. DR. JAMAL H. BRYANT REV. DR. CAROLYN A. KNIGHT REV. DR. JAMES H. HARRIS MORNING PREACHER LECTURER I LECTURER II

BISHOP VASHTI MURPHY McKENZIE REV. SHELETA E. FOMBY BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE, SR. NOON DAY PREACHER GEORGE A. CRAWLEY SENIOR STATESMAN WOMEN IN MINISTRY FORUM 2016 Guild Officers

Professor Omar J. Dickenson DIRECTOR

Rev. Constance Dorsey PRESIDENT

Mr. Frank Nelson Ms. Ann B. McInnis Vice President Necrologist Dr. Winston Gray Mr. Ronald A. Witherspoon Secretary Treasurer Dr. Kathryn Carver Mr. Dexteryl Taylor Assistant Secretary Publicity Chair

College students majoring in music and serving in a leadership role in church worship, we want you! The 2016 Music Academy is seeking a few good men and women to participate in the 2016 Church Music Academy as a part of the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild Workshop. The deadline for application submission is: April 1, 2016. The conference provides registration, room and board, a music pack and an Academy stipend. Ms. Janett Yeager Dr. Emmett Price [email protected] Music Academy Co-Director [email protected] 2016 HUMC Main Stage Presenters

BISHOP RUDOLPH W. MCKISSICK, JR. is Senior Pastor of the Bethel Church, located in Jacksonville, Florida. McKissick returned to Bethel in 1995 to share leadership with his father, and has since succeeded him as the sole Senior Pastor of the church. Bethel is the oldest existing Baptist church in the state of Florida, founded in 1838, and yet remains a thriving, vibrant and growing congregation. Bishop McKissick is a powerful messenger of God who has established himself nationally as an outstanding preacher, teacher, theologian and academician. His preaching prowess has afforded him many national platforms and accolades. McKissick has served as a professor at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, in the capacity of doctoral mentor, where students have been selected to sit in a learning cohort under his academic mentorship as they work towards their earned Doctor of Ministry degree. Bishop McKissick, Jr. holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Jacksonville University with a double major in the field of music: one in Opera and the other in Sacred Church Music, with a minor in pipe organ performance. He holds the Master of Divinity Degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Religion at Union University, and the Doctor of Ministry Degree from the United Theological Seminary. Bishop McKissick has been awarded the honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from both Bethune Cookman University as well as Virginia Union University. In June of 2008, he was consecrated and elevated into the high office of Bishop in the Lord’s church by Bishop Paul S. Morton. Bishop McKissick, Jr. serves on various boards, which include being a board member of the National Action Network, founded by Rev. Al Sharpton and the Advisory Board of the College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance at . Bishop McKissick is the author of several books as well as an accomplished musician with several national, critically acclaimed music projects, including “The Recovery”, which debuted at number two on the national billboard charts. In July of 2010, McKissick’s book, “God’s Got My Back” reached number one on the Independent Publishers Book chart. He is a member of Fraternity, Inc., as well as Sigma Pi Phi Boule (pronounced BOO-LAY). He is married to the former Kimberly Joy Nichols and they are the proud parents of three beautiful children; Jocelyn, Janai (pronounced JANAY) and Joshua.

REVEREND DR. JAMAL-HARRISON BRYANT is the pastor and founder of The Empowerment Temple in , . The inaugural service was held on Easter Sunday, April 22, 2000 and since that time; God has directed the path of over 6,000 members to Empowerment Temple, the fastest growing church in the AME denomination. After nearly four years of worshipping in several locations, on February 15, 2004, the Empowerment Temple congregation triumphantly marched into its new 2,000 seat sanctuary located in Baltimore City. Dr. Bryant received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Studies from in , Georgia. He completed his graduate work at in Durham, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. Pastor Bryant recently received his Doctor of degree from Oxford University in Great Britain. Dr. Bryant served as the director of the NAACP’s youth and college division making him responsible for over 650 youth councils and college chapters, representing over 68,000 young people in the , Germany, and Japan. Dr. Bryant is a pastor with a global mission, which is to Empower the World through the Word. His preaching and teaching focuses on empowering believers spiritually, developing them educationally, exposing them culturally, activating them politically and strengthening them economically. Dr. Bryant is the father of five beautiful daughters, and resides in his hometown, Baltimore, Maryland.

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REVEREND DR. CAROLYN ANN KNIGHT was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree from in , with a major concentration in English, philosophy, and religion. Her theological training began at Colgate Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, NY; she later transferred to Union Theological Seminary in City where she was awarded the Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees respectively. Rev. Knight holds the Doctor of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Under the tutelage and influence of many treasured and prolific preachers throughout the country, Dr. Knight developed a love for preaching and the pulpit. She preached her trial sermon and was licensed for the gospel ministry at the Mount Gilead Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado under the leadership of The Reverend Acen L. Phillips. Dr. Knight has served in the pastoral ministry in pulpits in Denver, Colorado; Dallas, Texas; Rochester, and Harlem, New York. She is the founder and president of “CAN DO!” Ministries; a progressive, preventive youth advocacy ministry that is dedicated to the cultural, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being of youth and young adults. Dr. Knight serves on numerous boards and committees being cited a sui generis, a one-of-a-kind preaching voice for this generation. Dr. Knight is a proud Golden Life member of Sorority, Inc. The singular theme of her message and ministry is a better quality life for the poor and oppressed, particularly woman and children.

REVEREND DR. JAMES HENRY HARRIS of Southern Chesterfield County, Virginia was named Virginia Union University’s Most Outstanding Professor in 2008 and was nominated by the President of the University for the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia’s Outstanding Professor. In 2006, he served as President of the Academy of Homiletics and in 2007 he served as founder and president of the Urban Coalition for Social Change. In 1996 he was the first African American to be awarded the Henry Luce III Fellowship in Theology by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and named a Crossroads Scholar in Religion and Public Policy. He holds Masters Degrees in Humanities (Philosophy), Theology and English Literature, and the PhD degree in Social Science with an emphasis in Urban Studies and the Doctor of Ministry degree in Preaching and African American Church Studies from United Theological Seminary as a Samuel DeWitt Proctor Fellow. He is the author of seven books including Pastoral Theology (Fortress Press, 1991), Preaching Liberation (Fortress Press, 1996) and The Word Made Plain (Fortress Press, 2004). For the past 20 years, he has served as the Senior Minister the Second Baptist Church both in Richmond, Virginia. He serves as advisor and consultant to churches and other non-profit organizations throughout the United States. He is married to Demetrius Bright of Norfolk and they are the parents of two sons, James Corey and Cameron Christopher.

BISHOP VASHTI MURPHY MCKENZIE serves as the 117th elected consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Her historic election in the year 2000 represents the first time in the over 200-year history of the AME Church, a woman had obtained the level of Episcopal office. The firsts continue as she served as the President of the Council of Bishops, Chair of the General Conference Commission and was the Host Bishop for the 49th Session of the General Conference of the AME Church in June 2012 with more than 30,000 attendees. Currently, she is honored to serves as the president prelate of the 10th Episcopal District, which the entire state of Texas. Bishop McKenzie was appointed by President 2016 HUMC Main Stage Presenters

Barack Obama to serve on the inaugural President’s Advisory Council of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Bishop McKenzie has authored five books all of which highlight her strong passion for leadership and professional growth for women. Her most recent book, Those Sisters Can Preach! was released in 2013 and it includes 22 sermons as pearls of wisdom from nationally known preachers who happen to be women. Bishop McKenzie, well known as an electrifying preacher, has been honored for her leadership, community service, and outstanding achievements by a number of diverse civic, educational, business, and governmental organizations and leaders. Bishop McKenzie is humbled and grateful to God for the many opportunities and blessings afforded her as she strives to serve with excellence in the Kingdom of God.

REVEREND SHELETA FOMBY is a native of the Washington DC Metropolitan area and reared in Prince George’s County Maryland. Having acknowledged her call to ministry in November 2002, Rev. Fomby was licensed to preach that same year. She is thankful to live out this calling in the capacity of the Director of Church Life at the Reid Temple AME Church, Inc. (North Location) and as the Minister to Women. Rev. Fomby holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Maryland (UMUC) and a Master of Divinity degree from Wesley Theological Seminary. She is currently participating in continuing education studies at the Duke Divinity Faith and Leadership Institute. Rev. Fomby has been privileged to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ on various national platforms. Her sermons have been published in The African American Pulpit Journal. A gifted preacher and teacher, Rev. Fomby’s life assignment is to advance God’s Kingdom agenda in the earth through servant leadership that inspires and empowers people to take the next faithful step. Her ministry is richly empowered by the Holy Spirit as evidenced by her enlightened and insightful expression of God’s holy word. She endeavors to always do ministry with integrity and authenticity. God has worked miraculously in her life and to him she gives all honor, praise and glory. Rev. Fomby is encouraged daily by Philippians 1:6, “…being confident of this very thing that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

BISHOP CHARLES E. BLAKE, SR. is the senior pastor of one of the largest churches in the Western United States—West Angeles , with a membership of over 25,000. Bishop Blake was unanimously elected as the seventh in succession Presiding Bishop by the General Assembly of the Church of God in Christ, Incorporated, on November 12, 2007. He is recognized as one of the greatest preachers of this generation with a message that ministers to the whole person while at the same time uniting people of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. In April of 2009, Bishop Blake received an invitation from President to serve on a 25-person White House Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. This one year appointment stands as a testament to Bishop Blake’s overwhelming passion for the community and his desire to unite all people for the common good. Among many other awards and accolades, Bishop Blake was awarded the Harvard Foundation Humanitarian Medal for his work with Save Africa’s Children and its mission to support orphanages throughout the continent of Africa in 2003. Having founded, chaired, co-chaired, and served as a board member for a number of interdenominational coalitions of religious leaders and pastors across the country, Bishop Blake’s most treasured accomplishments are those of a devoted husband to his lovely wife, Lady Mae Lawrence Blake, and a loving father and grandfather to their three children and eight grandchildren. nd 102 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE

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1. DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION: MAY 6, 2016. 2. PLEASE USE ONE FORM PER PERSON (Duplicate as necessary.) or register online at http://minconf.hamptonu.edu. 3. NO PERSONAL OR CHURCH CHECKS. Cashier’s checks, certified checks, or money orders should be made payable to HUMC. MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express cards are accepted. DO NOT SEND CASH. 4. Credit card applications may be faxed to (757) 727-5643. ATTENTION: SPECIAL PROJECTS. 5. Mail the completed form with your payment to: HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, P.O. BOX 6396, HAMPTON, VA 23668. 6. On-site registration begins at 4:00 p.m. on SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016 at Holland Hall. 7. Dormitory check-in time for all who pre-registered is 2:00 p.m. on SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016. 8. Dormitory check-out time for all participants is 2:00 p.m. on FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016. 9. You will be assigned a roommate when your reservation is received. If you are naming a roommate, his or her registration and room fee should be included with your form and fees. 10. There is a $25 NONREFUNDABLE PROCESSING FEE for all refunds. All refund requests must be made in writing. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER MAY 20, 2016. 11. For registration information, please call the Office of Special Projects at (757) 727-5681. 12. For information regarding CDs and DVDs, call the Media Productions office at (757) 727-5433 or (757) 727-5167. 13. For all general Conference information, please call the Office of the Executive Director and Treasurer at (757) 727-5340. 14. You may email us at: [email protected] 15. Children under 18 are not permitted. All attendees must be properly registered for the weekly activities (NO DAILY RATE). HAMPTON UNIVERSITY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE U.S. POSTAGE Office of Special Projects PAID P.O. Box 6396 PERMIT NO. 73 Hampton, VA 23668 HAMPTON, VA

102nd Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and the 82nd Choir Directors’ & Organists’ Guild Workshop

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