Virginia Union University
Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology
Welcome: Rev. Marco McNeil
Praise and Worship
7:00 PM
Inaugural Induction
2021 Wyatt Tee Walker Social Justice Society of Preachers and Prophetic Witnesses
Rev. Dr. Gregory Howard
Evening Proclamation
7:30 PM– 8:00 PM
Rev. Dr. Ralph West
Evening Closing & Thanks
Rev. Dr. John Guns (Dean)
Morning: Praise and Worship
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Morning Proclamation
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
Rev. Dr. Kaiya Jennings
~Break~
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM
Welcome/Overview of Theme
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Rev. Dr. Gregory Howard
Focus: Authentic Reconciliation
10:15 AM -11:15 AM
Conversation #1
Panelist: Rev. Dr. Steven Bland, Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, Rev. Dr. Lakeisha Cook, Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry
Rev. Dr. Faith Harris - Moderator
Q & A:
11:15 AM – 11:35 AM
~Break~
11:35 AM – 11:45 AM
Presentation
11:45 AM – 12:45 AM
Presenter: Rev. Dr. Ebony Speakes-Hall
~Lunch (on own)~
The Black Church & HBCUs
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Presenters: Rev. Dr. Darren Brandon, Rev. Dr. James Victor, Dr. Robin Davis, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, Dr. Mignon Jacobs, Rev. Dr. Leo Whittaker - Moderator
Evening: Praise & Worship
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Recording Artist: Jason Nelson
Evening Proclamation
7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Rev. Dr. John Guns (Dean)
Morning: Praise and Worship
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Morning Proclamation
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
Rev. Dr. Rudolph McKissick
~Break~
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM
Overview of Theme
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM
Rev. Dr. Patricia Gould-Champ
Focus: Preaching Righteous Rebellion
10:05 AM – 11:05 AM
Conversation #2
Panelist: Rev. D. Ray McKenzie, Rev. James Palmer, Rev. Dr. Lacette Cross, Rev. Dr. Rodney Waller,
Rev. Dr. Kim Ridley – Moderator
Q & A:
11:05 AM – 11:30 AM
~Break~
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Presentation
11:40 AM – 12:40 PM
Presenter: Dr. Phillip Pointer
~Lunch (on own)~
Voices of the Ancestors: Preaching Methodologies
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Rev. Dr. Wilson Shannon – Ancestor: Dr. John M. Ellison
Rev. Dr. Christy Simmons – Ancestor: Dr. Katie Canon
Rev. Dr. Reggie Williams – Ancestor: Dr. Miles J. Jones
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright – Ancestor: Dr. Samuel D. Proctor
Theological Thinking For A New Earth & New Heaven
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Rev. Dr. John W. Kinney
Evening: Praise & Worship
7:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Recording Artist: JJ Hairston
Evening Proclamation
7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Rev. Dr. Traci Blackmon
Morning: Praise and Worship
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Morning Proclamation
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
Rev. Dr. Deborah Martin
Overview of Theme
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Geoffrey V. Guns
Focus: Communal Revival
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Presentation
Panelist: Dr. Yung Suk Kim, Rev. Dr. Carla Lightfoot,
Rev. Dr. Melvin Marriner
Praise and Worship
Recording Artist: Hezekiah Walker
Convocation
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Rev. Dr. William Franklyn Richardson
Convocation Luncheon
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Speaker
Rev. Dr. Lucius Dalton
