Upcoming Events

“Faith, Family and Community Empowerment Conference”

November 10-12, 2011

             

Co-Sponsored by the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. and the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)



HURRY!   Early Bird Registration Discount Ends October 31, 2011 Life

Legacy Luncheon Ticket Deadline is November 4, 2011

Conference Purpose

Making a Difference in Families and Communities through the
Gospel Mandate of Jesus Christ!

The Faith, Family and Empowerment Conference Objectives

  1. Explore biblical texts that reveal the solidarity of evangelism and social missions for the purpose of implementing new practices in the local church and community that lead to family empowerment.
  2. Provide additional resources for employing evangelistic and social mission strategies
  3. Present evidence-based instruction and tool kits for difference-making church leadership development and community empowerment
  4. Awaken the social conscience of the Church to 21st century social and economic challenges effecting church relevancy.

Speakers Include...


  
Rev. Roslyn McCalister Brock
Chairman of the Board of Directors, NAACP
Dr. Oliver K. Patterson, Sr.
Chairman, Evangelism Board, NBC, USA, Inc.

  
Rev. Telley L. Gadson
Pastor, St. Mark United Methodist Church,
Sumter, SC
 

Rev. Charles E. Mock
Executive Secretary, Home Mission Board,
NBC, USA, Inc.


Dr. Benjamin Todd Jealous
President and CEO, NAACP
Rev. Nelson B. Rivers, III
Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, NAACP


Dr. William B. Moore
Chairman, Foreign Mission Board,
NBC, USA, Inc.



Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith
Vice Chair, Home Mission Board, NBC, USA, Inc.

Workshops

  • Learn how public policies affect families, the community & the church
  • Lean how to heal the breach between families and communities of faith
  • Evangelism: How changing the heart leads to changing lives
  • Lifestyle Evangelism: What you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
  • Choosing Education over Mass Incarceration: What we must do to make the switch
  • Rethinking the implications of the Great Commission
  • How to be a more effective 21st century mission leader at home and abroad
  • Blowing the trumpet of justice for the "Troy Davises" on and entering death row

Life Legacy Luncheon 2011 Honorees:  "Difference Making
People of Faith”

  • Home Mission Board Honoree – Dr. William R. Boone
  • Foreign Mission Board Honoree – Dr. Ronald Bobo
  • Evangelism Board Honoree – Dr. Robert Jones
  • NAACP Honoree – Rev. Dr. Julian C. Hope

Conference Schedule


Conference Registration

Early-bird Registration Fee until October 31, 2011:  $150.00 per person
Regular Registration Fee November 1-11, 2011:  $175.00 per person
Life Legacy Luncheon:  $45.00 per person.  Luncheon ticket deadline:  November 4, 2011


Conference Location


The Millennium Hotel St. Louis
200 South 4th Street
St. Louis, Missouri
Telephone: 314-241-9500

Hotel Reservations:  Please mention the NBC, USA Inc. Evangelism and Home Mission Board when making your reservation for the special group price. Make your reservation by October 11th and get the special room discount and other amenities.

Conference Background

Given the ominous political, social and economic forecast for 2011 and beyond, the Black Church and Black Baptists in particular, in cooperation with the NAACP, are compelled by necessity to revisit the historical well waters of our journeys.

The Black Baptist Church and the NAACP have deep historical roots and much to gain by rekindling a partnership to address the egregious economic, educational, incarceration and social realities of people of color.
“Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet. Tell My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” (Isaiah 58:1)

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19)

Conference Partners

  • Home Mission Board, NBC, USA, Inc.
  • Evangelism Board, NBC, USA, Inc.
  • Foreign Mission Board, NBC, USA, Inc.
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

For Further Information:


Email Charles Mock at cjenmock@gmail.com or Florence J. Wright at: florencejean40@gmail.com