“ Go y 9 w 28:1 Matthe .” . . e r o f e e ther June 3-8, 2012 Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Office of Special Projects P.O. Box 6396 Hampton, VA 23668 June 3-8, 2012 “G h t e oy ” . . . e r o f e er 8:19 2 w e h Matt PA I D PERMIT NO. 73 HAMPTON, VA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE From the Desk Of hen I think of the goodness of Jesus and all He is doing in the lives of His people, I can’t help but give this worthy God glory, honor and praise! For almost one hundred years now, ninety-eight to be exact, Hampton University has been pleased to bring to you this interdenominational conference of praise, prayer and proclamation. We are pleased to welcome you to our campus, extend great hospitality and offer Christ through the excellence and power of His redeeming Word with songs and psalms of worship and praise. This registration brochure presents just a few highlights of the coming conference to be held June 3-8, 2012. Conference 2011 was an incredible experience. We stood with a mighty cloud of witnesses knowing that this august body of believers (full of the solemn splendor of our God) certainly did not leave the way we came. By all accounts, the many phone calls and personal handshakes accompanied by holy hugs, God’s men and women were blessed, edified and renewed. We look forward to meeting and greeting each of you for Conference 2012 where we will seek to draw closer to the God of our salvation. NTHSPRT of Christ, — Registration DIRECTIONS — PLEASE ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING REGISTRATION GUIDELINES. 1. PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 23, 2012. 2. PLEASE USE ONE FORM PER PERSON (duplicate as necessary). 3. NO PERSONAL OR CHURCH CHECKS. Cashier’s checks, certified checks, or money orders should be made payable to Hampton University. 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. Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2012. 7. Dormitory check-in time for all who pre-registered is 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2012. 8. Dormitory check-out time for all participants is 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012. 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 9, 2012. Rev. Debra L. Haggins, M. Div. Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Organists and Choir Directors’ Guild 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) 727-5077. 13. For all general Conference information, please call the Office of the University Chaplain at (757) 727-5340. 14. You may email us at: ministersconf@hamptonu.edu 15. Children under 18 are not permitted. All attendees must be properly registered. 2012 Conference Officers Main Stage Presenters As an author and speaker Alicia Britt Chole delights and dis¬arms her readers and audiences with genuineness and vulner¬ability, captivates their attention by wrapping vivid illustrations around life-changing truths, and delivers her message with conviction (and a good dose of humor!). Her messages awaken hearts and minds to consider the intimacy and intensity of God. Alicia Britt Chole is the Founding Director of Leadership Investment Intensives and The 7th Year, two unique opportunities to invest in the leading generation. In 2010, Alicia launched Rest Inn Rivendell, a mentoring and retreat home dedicated to rest and renewal in Branson, Missouri. Alicia speaks to leaders, professionals, women’s groups, ministers, and university students concerning spiritual life, self-deception, conflict, disillusionment, commitment, choices, mission, and mentoring. She has authored several books and Bible study series including Anonymous: Jesus’ Hidden Years and Yours; Finding an Unseen God: Confessions of a Former Atheist; Intimate Conversations; Pure Joy; “The Making of A Mentor;” “Real Life, Real Pain, & A Real God;” “Choices: To Be or Not To Be a Woman of God;” Until The Whole World Knows; and Sitting in God’s Sunshine. Today, Alicia Britt Chole and her fun-filled tribe of five live in the country off a dirt road in a home devoted to reflection and writing. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bishop J. Delano Ellis, II currently serves as senior pastor of the Pentecostal Church of Christ in University Circle in Cleveland, Ohio. Ellis is recognized throughout Ohio, the United States and beyond as one of the leading Fathers in the Holiness Pentecostal Community. He is the founding general overseer of the Pentecostal Churches of Christ. In addition, he serves as president and chair of the Joint College of AfricanAmerican Pentecostal Bishops’ and was elevated to the dignity of Archbishop-Metropolitan with spiritual and administrative oversight to bishops and overseers within the Joint College. His emphasis is on effective Holiness preaching and devout personal lifestyles among his ministers and the flock. He is married to Pastor Sabrina Joyce Ellis and is the proud father of six children and grandfather to 21. Bishop Jerry W. Macklin, a native of San Mateo, California, and founded Glad Tidings Church of God in Christ, in Hayward, California in 1978. Bishop Macklin’s ministry in the Church of God in Christ, Inc. has spanned more than three decades. He has served as a member of the National Publishing Board and Superintendent of the International Sunday School Department. Under the Leadership of Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake, the Church of God in Christ ministers in 59 countries around the world. Bishop Macklin’s recent episcopal assignments include: Nigeria, Brazil, Germany and currently, the Republic of Haiti, where he is overseeing numerous building projects including the COGIC Orphanage and Medical Center. Through publications, media, seminars, and conferences, Bishop Macklin’s global ministry touches people around the world. Bishop Macklin is married to Vanessa Wells Macklin of Portland, Oregon (his wife of 37 years) they are blessed with two sons, three daughters and four grandchildren. The impact of his ministry is recorded in the Congressional Record OF THE 107th Congress, February 2002, Volume 148. 2012 Executive Board DR. CLAUDE ALEXANDER, JR.....................................................PRESIDENT REV. DEBRA L. HAGGINS.................. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR /TREASURER DR. DWIGHT RIDDICK...........................................................VICE PRESIDENT PASTOR JOSEPH CONNER..........................................................SECRETARY DR. CYNTHIA HALE.................................................. ASSISTANT SECRETARY REV. DELMAN L. COATES....................................................... NECROLOGIST DR. GEOFFREY V. GUNS.................................................................LITURGIST DR. DENNIS PROCTOR...................................................................HISTORIAN CONFERENCE PRESIDENT 2010-2014 2012 Conference Presenters BISHOP NOEL JONES CONFERENCE PREACHER REV. DR. JASMIN W. SCULARK MORNING PREACHER DR. DAVID E. GOATLEY LECTURER REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUES NOON DAY PREACHER BISHOP J. W. MACKLIN COMMUNION PREACHER DR. CYNTHIA JAMES LECTURER 2012 George A. Crawley Women in Ministry Panel MRS. ALICIA BRITT CHLOE WIM GUEST SPEAKER DR. SUSAN JOHNSON COOK CO-MODERATOR DR. CYNTHIA HALE CO-MODERATOR A.C.D. Vaughn Senior Statesman’s Hour BISHOP J. DELANO ELLIS SENIOR STATESMAN DR. ALFRED C. D. VAUGHN MODERATOR Main Stage Presenters Bishop Noel Jones attended St. Jago High School and went on to attain a Bachelor of Science degree in Theology from Aenon Bible College. At the age of twenty-six, Bishop Jones accepted his first pastorate at Bethel Temple of Longview in Longview, Texas. In June of 1994, Bishop Noel Jones was chosen to succeed the venerable Pastor Robert W. McMurray as Shepard to approximately 1,000 members of Greater Bethany Community Church in (South Central) Los Angeles, California. During his tenure, in 2003, a new edifice was acquired in Gardena, California, now known as the “City Of Refuge”. Bishop Jones has traveled across the world, preaching, lecturing, teaching, encouraging and strengthening the faith of people across the globe from Los Angeles to New York, London & Africa. In 1994, Bishop Jones founded Noel Jones Ministries with the primary focus of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through the Word via media resources. Bishop Jones’s broadcast, “Fresh Oil” airs at various times on many of the Christian broadcasting networks. He resides in Los Angeles and is the proud father of three children: Noel II, Tifani, and Eric. Dr. Jasmin W. Sculark is a native of the Island of Trinidad and Tobago. She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ at a very early age and shortly after accepted God’s calling upon her life and went into full time ministry. She received her license to preach the Gospel on February 4, 1992 at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Washington DC and was ordained in July 1999 at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Sculark is the Senior Pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church in York, Pennsylvania and founder and president of The Daughter of Thunder, ministries. Sculark is a graduate of the Practical Bible College in Vestal, New York and Washington Bible College in Lanham, Maryland. She received her Master in Theological Studies from the Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. In December 2007, she received her Doctor of Ministry Degree from the United Theological Seminary, in Dayton Ohio. CNN named Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, “The leader of the Hispanic evangelical movement”. The Wall St. Journal has identified him as one of America’s seven most influential Hispanic Leaders, and the only religious leader on the list. Meanwhile the San Francisco Chronicle described Samuel as one of the 6 leaders of the new evangelical leadership. By God’s Grace, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez stands today as Americas voice for Hispanic Christianity. Rev. Rodriguez is the current president of The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (The Hispanic Evangelical Association), America’s largest Hispanic Christian Organization with 30,621 member churches. Rodriguez leads an organization identified as the Hispanic faith leaders in support of life, family, the great commission, stewardship, education, justice and youth. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of some of America’s leading evangelical organizations such as: Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, National Association of Evangelicals, Empower 21 and Christianity Today. Rodriguez is also the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award presented by the Congress of Racial Equality. He is an Assemblies of God ordained minister since the age of 23. In September of 2010, Rev. Rodriguez was called to start a multi-ethnic, Christ centered, spirit-filled, Bible based church in Sacramento, California, where he resides with his wife Eva, celebrating 21 years of marriage. SUPPORT THE CHARLES SPEARS CLARKE HALL RENOVATION FUND AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY 2012 Choir Guild Officers Charles Spears Clarke Hall “Serving the Campus, Community and Conference” “Dedicated to the work of those who give themselves … in faithful service to the needs of humanity.” Approaching Our Centennial and Celebrating OO 1 1913-2013 YEARS www.minconf.hamptonu.edu “…the first colored Y.M.C.A. student association building erected in the country.” (Source: A Brief History of the Memorial Church, Georgia A. Griffin, Page 54) PRESIDENT MS. MARY JONES.............................................PRESIDENT REV. CONSTANCE DORSEY.................. VICE PRESIDENT DR. RAYMOND WISE......................................... DIRECTOR DR. NAOMI GREEN..........................................SECRETARY DR. WINSTON GRAY..................ASSISTANT SECRETARY DR. CATHRYN CARVER............................. NECROLOGIST MR. RONALD A. WITHERSPOON..................TREASURER MR. FRANK NELSON............................ PUBLICITY CHAIR AT T E N T I O N ! AT T E N T I O N ! CO-DIRECTOR AT T E N T I O N ! College students majoring in music and serving in a leadership role in church worship, we want you! The 2012 Music Academy is seeking a few good men and women to participate in the 2012 Church Music Academy as a part of the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference & Choir Directors’ Organists Guild Workshop. Deadline for application is: March 31, 2012. Conference provides registration, room and board, music pack and an Academy stipend. S E N D R E Q U E S T S F O R A P P L I C AT I O N TO : Ms. Janett Yeager janett.yeager@hamptonu.edu Dr. Raymond Wise RAY12361@aol.com ALPHA SESSIONS: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. — 6 — BETA SESSIONS: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 23, 2012 I AM ATTENDING THE: ❏ MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE ❏ CHOIR GUILD ❏ Male ❏ Female ❏ 18-50 ❏ 51-64 ❏ 65+ ❏ H. U. Alumni -What class year? _________ Name ____________________________________________________ Title/Position ___________________________________________________ Title/Section ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Church Denomination _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Seminary Student***___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ City: ______________________________ State __________ Zip _____________ Email Address __________________________________________________________ Phone: (______)_______________ Fax:(______)________________ Name of Church/Business ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ City: ______________________________ State __________ Zip _____________ PLEASE RESERVE THE FOLLOWING CAMPUS ROOMS: ❏ Air-Conditioned (w/Roommate) $135.00 _________ ❏ Air-Conditioned (NO Roommate) $270.00 _________ ❏ Non-Air-Conditioned (w/Roommate) $90.00 _________ ❏ Non-Air-Conditioned (NO Roommate) $180.00 _________ ❏ Check here if you equire Wheelchair/ Handicap Access PLEASE NOTE: All campus rooms have shared bathrooms. ROOMMATE’S NAME ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ MEAL TICKET: ❏ YES ❏ NO ❏ FULL PLAN $135.50 _________ (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) ❏ MODIFIED PLAN (Breakfast, Lunch) $85.50 __________ Special needs requested: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ MEALS SUBTOTAL $ QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL ________ Pre-Registration Fee* $175.00 _______ ________ Seminary Student*** $110.00 _______ ________ Music Packet $50.00 _______ ________ Continuing Ed. Unit** $30.00 _______ ________ Executive Board Luncheon $20.00 _______ ________ 2012 Conference DVD Album $150.00 _______ ________ 2012 Conference CD Album**** $150.00 _______ ________ 2012 Concert CD $20.00 _______ ________ On-site Registration Fee $200.00 _______ ________ On-site Seminary Student*** $135.00 _______ ________ Choir Guild Scholarship ________ Charles Spears Clarke Hall Renovation Fund ________ Choir Guild Concert T-Shirt Donation Amount: _______ Donation $100.00 _______ $25.00 _______ For T-Shirts Sizes: ❏ S _______ ❏ M _______ ❏ L _______ ❏ XL _______ ❏ 2XX _______ ❏ 3XX _______ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Print your name and title as it should appear on your ID badge: Send All Correspondence: ❏ Home ❏ Church/Office/Email Address ____________________________________________________ *Registration form postmarked after March 23, 2012, will be processed as on-site registration submissions and will be returned to sender. On-site registration begins on June 3, 2012 in Holland Hall. **Required CEU forms may be picked up in Holland Hall. ***Proof of enrollment is required for all seminary students by submitting a copy of current enrollment and college ID with registration form. PAYMENT METHOD: ❏ Money Order ❏ Cashier’s Check CONFERENCE FEES SUBTOTAL $___________ LODGING/MEALS SUBTOTAL $___________ GRAND TOTAL ENCLOSED $ ❏ Certified Check ❏ Card #__________________________________________________ Exp. Date ________/________ ❏ Signature _________________________________________________________________________ (Signature is required for processing credit card payments) ❏ ❏ MAIL TO: Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Office of Special Projects P.O. Box 6396 • Hampton, VA 23668