A Day of Collective Strengthening and Strategizing
MONDAY
what to expect
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Subject matter experts
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Active Engagement in Strategy Building Sessions
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Deeper knowledge; wider networks; and clearer vision of pathways forward
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Fuel for the journey ahead
conveners
Rev. Traci D. Blackmon
HopeBuilds, LLC
Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant
New Birth MBC
Rev. Dr. Iva Carruthers
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
Rev. Dr. Leslie Copeland
National Council of Churches
Bishop Leah Daughtry
House of the Lord Churches
Rev. CeCe Jones-Davis
Speckled Bird
Rev. Dr. Nyle Fort
Columbia University
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale
Ray of Hope Christian Church
Rev. Dr. Freddy Haynes
Friendship-West Baptist Church
Rev. Michelle Higgins
Saint John’s Beloved Disciples UCC, Movement for Black Lives
Dr. Fallon Wilson
Black Tech Futures Research Institute
Rev. Dr. Starsky D. Wilson
Children’s Defense Fund
Rev. Dr. Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes
The Double Love Experience
Bishop Vashti McKenzie
National Council of Churches
Rev. Dr. Michael McBride
Black Church PAC
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
Trinity United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. Zina Pierre
Reyarp Strategies Group, LLC
Bishop Frank Madison Reid
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Dr. Quincy Rinehart
Payne Seminary
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner
The Skinner Leadership Institute
Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart
Christ Missionary Baptist Church
Bishop Talbert Swan
Church of God in Christ
Rev. Mark A. Thompson
Make It Plain
Rev. Dr. Andrew Wilkes
The Double Love Experience
The Prophetic Convening is a private, invitation-only convening not for the purpose of exclusivity, but rather for the purpose of curating safe space to strategize beyond public gaze. Who’s missing from the room? Please let us know.
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welcome
This invitation only gathering aims to unite a diverse group of impactful Black faith leaders committed to justice, and united in Christ.
The day will feature subject matter experts, dialogue sessions, and opportunities for collaborative action, as we seek to empower one another and rejuvenate the communal call to justice based on moral grounds.
We are a prophetic and peculiar people called to this particular moment. The primary question before us is this:
What moral ground will go unattended should we fail to act?
why we're gathering
Together, we will explore the timeless teachings of the fight for freedom not yet fully won.
We will reflect on our shared history and engage in meaningful discernment and dialogue on contemporary struggles for justice as our common cause.
Thank you to our partners for supporting this impactful gathering.
resources
THE FASCIST MASQUERADE
Reflections November 17, 1962 Issue Letter from a Region in My Mind From 1962: “Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves.” By James Baldwin November 10, 1962
Militant Reconciling Love": Howard University's Rankin Network and Martin Luther King, Jr. By Larry O. Rivers
recommended readings
White Evangelical Racism, Second Edition: The Politics of Morality in America (A Ferris and Ferris Book)
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (King Legacy)
For My People (Bishop Henry McNeal Turner Studies in North American Black R)
The Life of Herod the Great: A Novel
Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart
The Radical King (King Legacy)
The Message
Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human
Democracy and the Soul of America (Walking with God: The Sermon Series of Howard Thurman)
what are you reading?
speakers
The Prophetic Convening brings together a dynamic roster of influential Black faith leaders, visionaries, and subject matter experts committed to justice and united in Christ. These voices will inspire, challenge, and guide us throughout the day.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Rev. A.R. Bernard
Christian Cultural Center
Rev. CeCe Jones-Davis
Speckled Bird, Black Church Freedom Fund
Rebeccah Bennett
Emerging Wisdom
Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
Jennifer Drake, MSW
Drake Strategy Partners
Dr. Iva Carruthers
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference
Rev. Michelle Higgins
St. John’s Beloved Community
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale
Ray of Hope Christian Church
Anthea Butler, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Rev. Dr. Renita Weems
Payne Theological Seminary
Bishop Leah Daughtry
House of the Lord Churches
Rev. Traci D. Blackmon
Justice & Witness HopeBuilds, LLC
Rev. Dr. Freddy Haynes
Friendship-West Baptist Church
Dionne Ferguson
Good Journey Development Foundation
Rev. Dr. Starsky D. Wilson
Children’s Defense Fund
Rev. Dr. Bernice King
The King Center
Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley
Providence Missionary Baptist Church
Jessica Perkins, MPA
Alchemic Works
Bishop Yvette Flunder
City of Refuge UCC
Pastor Michael McBride
Black Church PAC
Bishar Khary Jenkins, Jr.
Youth Advocate
Judith Dianis, Esq.
Advancement Project
Jurnell Cockhren
Digital Advocate
Dr. Fallon Wilson
Black Tech Futures Research Institute
Rev. Quincy Rhineheart
Payne Seminary
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
Trinity United Church of Christ
Rev. Jamar Boyd
Georgia Alliance of African American Attorneys
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner
Skinner Leadership Institute
Bishop Frank Madison Reid
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Rebeccah Bennett
Emerging Wisdom
Rev. Gabrielle Kennedy
St. Luke AME Church, Syner-G LLC
