Our Mid Winter Guest Speakers Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III Dr. William J. Barber, II Dr. Raphael G. Warnock Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Jr.
Monday, January 18, 2016 9:00 AM 5:00 PM REGISTRATION 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Strategic Planning Session: DEPARTMENT MEETINGS o Christian Education o Women s Department o Laymen s Department o Usher s Department o Missions Department o Moderators Department o State Presidents o Health Ministry o Women in Ministry o Youth/Young Adults Monday, January 18 3:00 PM 5:00 PM EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 7:00 PM DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. EMPOWERMENT SERVICE Keynote Speaker: Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III Sr. Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church President, SUNY Old Westbury (separate program)
9:00 AM 5:00 PM REGISTRATION 8:45 AM 9:00 AM THE PRAISE PERIOD Southwest Region Devotional Leaders 9:00 AM 10:00AM OFFICIAL CONVENTION OPENING Dr. James C. Perkins President, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc Pastor, Greater Christ Baptist Church Detroit, MI Tuesday, January 19 President's Statement and Official Sounding of the Gavel Presentation of the Program Dr. Michael Scott, Chair Program Committee Greetings Reverend Nelson B. Rivers III, Vice President, Religious Affairs & External Relations, National Action Network Dr. Cornell Brooks, President/ CEO, NAACP Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. President/CEO, Southern Christian Leadership Conference 10:00 AM 11:00 AM THEOLOGICAL DISCOURSE: VOTING RIGHTS: SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPERATIVE Co-Chair, Social Justice Committee Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church ~ Winston-Salem, NC Dr. Raphael Warnock Chair, Social Justice Committee Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church ~ Atlanta, GA The Offering 3
11:00 AM 12:00PM The Introduction of the Preacher Revrend Daryl L. McDonald Pastor, Douglas Park Baptist Church ~ Chicago, IL Pastor, Douglas Park Baptist Church ~ Chicago, IL 12:00 PM 2:00 PM PASTORS LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY: INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS [registration required] 2:00 PM 5:00 PM STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION: Department Meetings Tuesday, January 19 Con t 5:00 PM 7:00 PM DINNER 7:00 PM 9:00 PM EVENING WORD & WORSHIP International Region Devotional Leaders DR. WILLIAM J. BARBER, II PRESIDENT, NORTH CAROLINA NAACP
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 8:45 AM 9:00 AM THE PRAISE PERIOD Eastern Region Devotional Leaders 9:00 AM 10:00 AM THEOLOGICAL DISCOURSE: TOWARDS A JUST ECONOMY Co-Chair, Social Justice Committee Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church ~ Winston-Salem, NC WEDNESDAY, January 20 10:00 AM 11:00AM VOTING RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES Questions & Answers Dr. Raphael Warnock Chair, Social Justice Committee Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church ~ Atlanta, GA The Offering 11:00AM 12:00PM The Introduction of the Preacher Sermonic Selection Dr. Suzan D. Johnson-Cook Former U. S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom 12:00 PM 2:00 PM WOMEN S DEPARTMENT LUNCHEON 2:00 PM 5:00 PM STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION: Department Meetings 5:00 PM FELLOWSHIP & RELAXTION 5
Thursday, January 21, 2013 8:45 AM 9:00 AM THE PRAISE PERIOD Southern Region Devotional Leaders 9:00 AM 10:30 AM THEOLOGICAL DISCOURSE: BLACK LIVES MATTER: A CONVERSATION WITH THE CHURCH Co-Chair, Social Justice Committee Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church ~ Winston-Salem, NC THURSDAY, January 21 The Introduction of the Special Guests Mr. Shaun King, Black Lives Matter Activist Mr. DeRay McKesson, Civil Rights Activist The Offering 10:30 AM 12:00PM The Introduction of the Preacher Sermonic Selection Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Jr. Pastor, Allen Temple Baptist Church ~ Oakland, CA 12:00 PM 2:00 PM LUNCH 2:00 PM 3:30 PM STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION: Department Meetings 3:30 PM 4:30 PM REGIONAL CAUSCUSES