Annually, Black Scholars And Professionals sponsors a speaker for the chapel service at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), followed by a luncheon and panel discussion. This year, the ITC-BSAP event will be expanded to include a three-day consultation (conference).

Mission & Purpose

To begin a process of motivation and training for a new generation of African American Christian leaders among graduate students, seminarians, faculty, and professionals in the areas of:

• Spiritual Formation, Evangelism and Mission
• Integration of Academic Discipline and Professional Life with Faith
• Being Both Ethnic Specific and Inclusive
• The Church and its Mission in the Community

Registration and Cost

$25.00 Registration Deposit to reserve spot. Make check out to: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and mail to:

Tony Warner
InterVarsity
P.O. Box 361659
Decatur, GA 30036

The Chapel Service and Luncheon held on Thursday are open to the general public. One must be an invited and approved participant of one of the sponsors or cosponsors to be a part of the Consultation.

Sponsors

Black Scholars and Professionals, a Ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Co sponsored by the National Black Evangelical Association.

Speaker

Reverend Cheryl J. Sanders, Th.D.

Cheryl J. Sanders has been Senior Pastor of the Third Street Church of God in Washington, D.C. since 1997, and is Professor of Christian Ethics at the Howard University School of Divinity where she has taught since 1984. She has published more than 100 works including several books: Ministry at the Margins (1997); Saints in Exile: The Holiness-Pentecostal Experience in African American Religion and Culture (1996); Empowerment Ethics for a Liberated People (1995); and Living the Intersection (1995). She has been a contributing guest editor for Leadership, a journal for pastors. She is a graduate of the Sidwell Friends School, Swarthmore College (B.A. in Mathematics) and Harvard Divinity School (M.Div., cum laude and Th.D. in the field of Applied Theology). She was ordained to the ministry in 1981 by the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). In 2002 she was awarded the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky. She received a second honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Anderson University in 2007. She is married to Dr. Alan D. Carswell, and is the mother of two adult children, Allison and Garrett.

Call for Papers

You are invited to submit an abstract of a paper for consideration of presentation at the Consultation. These papers are to be presented on the evening of October 28, 2010 and on the morning and afternoon of October 29. The final session on Saturday morning, October 30, 2010, will be used to discuss application. . If your abstract is selected for presentation, your transportation to the conference, conference meals and conference hotel costs, along with an honorarium, will be paid by the conference.

Please send your abstract of no more than 430 words to Dr. Jamal-Dominique Hopkins at jamalhopkins@juno.com or jhopkins@itc.edu by July 30. The following topics are the areas in which papers should be written.

Session 1

Thursday Evening, October 28, 2010: The Nature of Spiritual Formation in the African American Context; Developing a Spiritual Formation for the Black community that is Evangelistic and Missional; Black People ad Spiritual Formation: An Overview.

Session 2

Friday Morning, October 29, 2010: The Gospel and the Black Community; Gospelizer: A Critical Need and Practical Demonstration; Proclaiming and Demonstrating the Gospel in a Hop Hop Culture; Evangelism and Justice: Black Style; Communicating the Gospel to Black Secularist; The Gospel in the Pluralistic Culture: How Do We Share It.

Session 3

Friday Morning, October 29, 2010: The Legacy and Opportunity for People of African Descent in the Global Mission; The Necessity and the Nature of Mission Mobilization in the Black Church in the 21st Century; Why Should Black Christians Care about the Advance of the Gospel Around the World?; The Perils and Opportunities for People of African Descent in World Evangelism; Connecting the Dots Between Spiritual Formation, Evangelism and Global Witness for Black People; How to Live as a Black Christian Who Is Spiritually Alive and Globally Aware in the 21st Century.

Session 4

Friday Afternoon, October 29 2010: Preparing a New Black Generation to Meet the Spiritual Challenges in a Complicated World; Bringing Justice and Peace to a Broken World; Mapping Out New Ways of Engaging Our 21st Century World; Learning the Disciplines of the Spirit in a Chaotic and Stressful World; Being Faithful like Daniel in a Culture the Values Success and Material Prosperity.

Connect with BSAP

Learn more about BSAP’s mission, vision, and activities by visiting the BSAP home page and the BSAP: Connect page.