NBC Summit 2017 | Schedule
September 18-19, 2017, Atlanta, GA
NBC Summit 2017
Journeying to Covenant Community
September 18-19, 2017
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
$125 General Registration Fee
$65 Registration Fee for Young Ministers (Under 35 years old)
*Some scholarships available. Apply here.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
8:00 am – 7:15 pm Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 am – 10:00 am Volunteer Orientation
10:00am – 2:30 pm Registration
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Worship I
Dr. Darryl Aaron, Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church Highland Avenue
Rev. Alan Sherouse, Pastor
First Baptist Church of Greensboro, SC
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Workshop I
Together for Hope: Changing the Landscape of Rural Poverty in America
Presenter – Dr. Jason Coker
Why Should White People Care About Privilege
Presenter – Dr. Alice Hunt
Remembranzas: Crossing the Border of Amnesia
Presenter – Dr. Loida I. Martell
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Ella Baker Justice Dinner
7:15 pm – 8:15 pm Strategic Planning Session I
Geographic Networking
8:30 pm – 9:30 pm Reception
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
8:00 am – 7:15 pm Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 am – 9:00 am Morning Prayers
9:00 am – 10:30 pm Worship II
Dr. Marie Onwubuariri
Regional Executive Minister of American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin
10:45 am – 11:45 am Workshop II
Making Good on the Covenant: Process and Pitfalls in Macon, Ga
Presenter – Rev. James Goolsby and Rev. Scott Dickinson
Combatting the Psychological Trauma of America’s Original Sin
Presenter – Dr. John Mendez
Revealing the Veil: A Practice in Visual Narrative Pastoral Care
Presenter – Min. Darci Jaret
DREAMers: The Nightmare of Being Labeled a Criminal by Those Called to Love
Presenter – Min. Anyra Cano-Valencia
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Strategic Planning Session II
Education
Denominational Leaders
Covenant Partners
2:45pm – 3:45 pm Workshop III
Pastors, Pulpits, and Politicking
Presenter – Rev. Charles Watson
The Anthropology of Storytelling
Presenters – Mr. Marlon Hall and Mrs. Danielle Fanfair
Discovering New Narratives Through Our Covenant
Presenters – Dr. Major Jemison, Mr. Quiton RomanNose, Rev. Wil Brown, Dr. Stephan Graham
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Strategic Planning Session III
Students/Young Ministers
National Justice Ministries
Covenant Partners
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Covenant Partners Reporting
Resource Fair and Book Signing
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Worship III
Rep. John Lewis D-Ga.