J. Russell Hawkins, Indiana Wesleyan, âThe Difficulty of Racial Justice in an Era of ... Brad McKinnon, Heritage Chris
Friday Opening Ceremony
Noon-12:45
Clayborn Temple
1:30-2:45 pm
Panel Session 1: Racial Reconciliation
Clayborn Temple
Moderator: Johnny McDonald, MCUTS J. Russell Hawkins, Indiana Wesleyan, “The Difficulty of Racial Justice in an Era of Historical Ignorance” Daryll Coleman & Mary Anne Poe, Lane College & Union University, “ Religion, Race, and Reconciliation: Swimming in Unchartered Waters” Brad McKinnon, Heritage Christian University, “Neglecting the Weightier Matters: Race Relations in the Churches of Christ in the Wake of Jim Crow"
Panel Session 2: Symbolic Perspectives
1:30-2:45 pm
NCRM Hooks Hall
Moderator: DiAnne Malone, MCUTS Todd A. Allen, Messiah College, “What Do These Stones Mean: Civil Rights Movement Tourism As An Act of Remembrance” Doug Jackson, Logsdon Seminary/South Texas School of Christian Studies, “’You Can’t Just Fly Off and Leave a Body’: Tony Morrison’s Milkman Dead as the Black Hero that the White Church Desperately Needs” Janna Chance, Union University, “Shall Not My Soul Be Avenged On Such a Nation as This?: Using Frederick Douglass’ Narrative to Teach Christian Students about Social and Racial Justice”
Panel Session 8: Extending the Conversation
1:30-2:45 pm
NCRM Theatre
Moderator: Michael Rhodes, MCUTS Larry Lloyd, Marla Foster, Roshun Austin, Ken Robinson, Memphis Leadership Foundation, “Church and Christian Community Development” Kim Wheeler, Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies, “ Where Do We Go From Here?” Daniel Harris, Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies, “ Diversity and Disability in the Church” Sherri Jones, Lancaster Bible College, “Holy Nation”
Keynote Session: Bishop Henry Williamson
Music by Souls for Christ, Lane College
Panel Session 3 : Responses to "Where Do We Go From Here?"
4:30-6:30 pm
Clayborn Temple 3:00-4:00 pm Clayborn Temple
Moderator: Vahisha Hasan, MCUTS Carlene Payne Jackson, Lane College, “Beyond Civil Rights Activism: The Church;s Role in Black Empowerment Then and Now” Daryll Coleman, Lane College, "The Church and Civil Rights: A New Agenda" Craig Cook, Simpson University, “The Church and Civil Rights In the Age of Trump" C.J. Rhodes, Alcorn State University, “The Promise of Pentecost: The Role of Neo-Pentecostal and Charismatic Baptist in Extending King’s Prophetic Witness in the 21st Century Black Church" Kendall Kolheim, Connect Church, “Where Do We Go From Here: Past, Present, & Future Roles of the Church in the Civil Rights Movement"
Panel Session 4: Diversity in Representation
4:30-6:30 pm
NCRM Hooks Hall
Moderator: Greg Hollifield, MCUTS Michael Rhodes, Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies, “Arranging the Chairs in the Beloved Community: The Problems and Prospects of Multi-racial Churches in the Corinthian Correspondence and Today” Geoff Brown, Grace Baptist Church, "Southern White Evangelicals’ Response to the Civil Rights Movement” James Noble, Anderson University, “Race, Racism, and Religion: Discovering the Biblical Paradigm of Multi-Ethnicity in the American Church" Joseph Atkins, University of Memphis, “The Ongoing Role of the Black Church” Tracey Anderson-Tellado, Disciples of Christ, "A Speck of Pepper in a Shaker Full of Salt: My Life as a Black Minister to a White Church”
Panel Session 9: The Movement
4:30-6:30 pm
NCRM Theatre
Moderator: Troy Miller, MCUTS Randolph Bracy, Bethune-Cookman University, "An Inconvenient Truth: The Civil Rights Movement Started in Florida” Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, J.D. Institute, “The Shaping of King’s Political Theology in the Shadow of a California Influence” Andre Johnson, University of Memphis, "Consciousness: MLK and the Role of the Church" William Lewis, Bowie State University, "An Analysis of Dr. King’s Perception of the Role of the Church in the Civil Rights Movement”
Keynote Session: Rev. James Lawson & Bishop E. Lynn Brown Worship Service: Rev. Cheryl Sanders
Stay Woke Film Viewing:
Music by Visible Music College
Music by Alisa Caldwell & New Direction Christian Church
Clayborn Temple 7:00-9:00 pm NCRM Courtyard 9:30-10:30
NCRM Theatre 10:30-midnight
Saturday Worship Service
Music by Visible Music School
Keynote Session: Rev. Cheryl Sanders & Rev. Melvin Smith
Army Park ( G E Patterson & Second Street) 8-8:45 am
Music by LeMoyne-Owen Gospel Choir
NCRM Hooks Hall 10:00-12:00 pm
Panel Session 5 : Kneel-Ins as a Non-Violent Strategy for Change
1:00-2:45 pm
Clayborn Temple
Panel Session 6: Embracing the Other
1:00-2:45 pm
NCRM Hooks Hall
Moderator: Stephen Haynes, Rhodes College Dalton Lyon, St. Mary’s School, “Sanctuaries of Segregation: The Story of the Jackson Church Visit Campaign” Anthony Siracusa,Vanderbilt University, “Non-Violent Philosophy of James Lawson”
Moderator: Vahisha Hasan, MCUTS Mark Husbands, Northwestern College, “Strength to Love: Midnight and the Call to Justice" Yvette Blair, The Gathering Worshiping Community, “Where Do We Go Grom Here: Past, Present & Future Roles of the Church in the Civil Rights Movement” Kathryn V. Stanley, Candler School Theology, “Behold She Stands at the Door: Reentry, Black Women, and the Black Church"
Panel Session 7: King Analysis
1:00-2:45 pm
NCRM Theatre
Moderator: Regina Simpson, Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology Ron Hunter, Dallas Baptist University, “The Somebodies Behind Martin Luther King, Jr’s Somebodiness: How King’s Worldview-leadership Changed an Engrained Culture” Ronald Clifton Potter, Hines Community College, “Theological Reflections on MLK’s Where Do We From Here, Chaos or Community ” Echol Nix, Jr., Claflin University, “Where Do We Go From Here? Martin Luther King, Jr, Inter-religious Dialogue and the Black Church”
Keynote Session: Dr. Ron Sider & Rev. James Netters
Music by Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Churches: Call to Action
Clayborn Temple 3:00-5:00 pm
5:15-6:15 pm
Clayborn Temple
5:15-6:15 pm
NCRM Hooks Hall
Facilitator: Vahisha Hasan, MCUTS
Faculty and Students: Call to Action Facilitator: LaDrica Menson-Furr, The University of Memphis
Keynote Closing Worship : Dr. Ron Service: Sider & Rev. Dr. Gina James Stewart Netters
Music Music by Christ by Mt.Missionary Vernon Baptist Baptist Church Church
NCRM Clayborn Courtyard Temple6:30-8:00 3:00-5:00pm
