Tentative Schedule

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Thursday, Jan. 12

4–5:30 p.m. Registration at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
5:30 p.m. Dinner at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
Welcome and Introduction by J. Bradley Creed, provost, Samford University
6-7 p.m. “The Struggle for Black Women’s Leadership During the Civil Rights Movement and Its Biblical Origins”, Karen Jackson-Weaver
7-8 p.m. Performance by Parker High School Choir, directed by Charles Brown

Friday, Jan. 13

Breakfast at Drury Inn & Suites

Birmingham/Selma Trip
Hosted by Dr. Christopher Metress, associate professor, English, Samford University

10-11 a.m. Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
11 a.m.-12 p.m. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
12:30-2 p.m. Travel to Selma, lunch en route
2-3 p.m. National Voting Rights Museum & Institute
Pettus Bridge

Montgomery/Birmingham Trip
 Hosted by Todd Allen, assistant professor, communications, Geneva College

8-10 a.m. Travel to Montgomery
10-10:45 a.m. Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
11 a.m.-12 p.m. Rosa Parks Museum
12-1:30 p.m. Travel to Birmingham, lunch en route
2-3 p.m. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

 

6-7:30 p.m. Buffet Barbecue Dinner, small group discussions, great room, Robinson Hall
8-10 p.m. Performance by Leaving Shiloh, student band, Harry’s, gourmet coffee bar, Beeson University Center

Saturday, Jan. 14

Breakfast at Drury Inn & Suites

9-11 a.m. “A Bible Based Look at Poverty: Suggestions About the Problems of Charity Compared to Justice," Dr. Wayne Flynt, Divinity North 302
11-11:30 a.m. Break and small group conversations
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch and "Christian Faith, Hunger and Justice," Rev. David Beckmann, keynote speaker, great room, Robinson Hall Panel discussions
1:30-4 p.m. Panel discussions
1:30-2:45 p.m.

Panel Session A

Group 1
"Social Movements in a Contemporary World," chaired by Dr. Dan Sandifer-Stech, associate director, Samford In Mission, Samford University Divinity North 302

  • "Teaching the Violent Edge of Nonviolent Reform," Dr. Mark Metzler Sawin, Eastern Mennonite University
  • "Waging Conflict Nonviolently: Tools for Analysis and Action," Roxann Allen, Eastern Mennonite University
  • "Social Justice: Gays and Lesbians," James Servino, Santa Clara University
  • "Basil of Caesarea's Social Welfare," Paul Vliem, Calvin College
  • "Faith In Healthcare in Kent County, Michigan," Nathan Tonlaar, Calvin College
  • " Intercultural Explorations in South Africa: A Model for Engaging Diversity, Social Justice and Service Learning in a Global Context," Dr. Pamela Christian, special assistant, University Diversity, Azusa Pacific University

Group 2
"Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement," chaired by Todd Allen, assistant professor, communications, Geneva College, Divinity North 101

  • "Birth of a New Nation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Address to the First MIA Mass Meeting," Todd Allen, assistant professor, communications, Geneva College
  • " A White Preacher's Memoir: The Montgomery Bus Boycott," Rev. Robert Graetz
  • "Expressing Counter-narratives: Propelling Social Change in the Civil Rights Movement," Dr. Pat Arneson, associate professor, communication, Duquesne University
  • "Social Change, The Civil Rights Movement and Postmodernism," Dave D’Angelo, Geneva College
2:45-3:15 p.m. Break, student commons, Divinity North
3:15-4:30 p.m.

Panel Session B

Group 1
"Agents of Renewal," chaired by Dr. Jeffrey Bouman, director, Service-Learning Center, Calvin College, Divinity North 302

  • " Residence Hall Community Partnerships," Rachel Meyer, Calvin College
  • "Project Neighborhood," Ryan Kruis, Janelle Vandergrift and Paul Vliem, Calvin College
  • "Multicultural Student Advisory Board," Grace Miguel and Dieter Bouma, Calvin College
  • "General Service-Learning Center Activities," Brittney Stelpstra, Deiter Bouma and Janelle Vandergrift, Calvin College

Group 2
"Social Justice within the Context of a Christian Faith," chaired by Dr. Timothy Beach Verhey, director, Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation; Sarah Allen, Laura Boston, Davis Greene, Jon Holbrook, Jacki Waring, Davidson College
Divinity North 101
4:30-7 p.m. Dinner on your own, bus transportation to Southside
7-9:30 p.m. Poverty Simulation, Fieldhouse
Coordinated by Dr. Theresa Davidson, assistant professor, sociology, Samford University

Sunday, Jan. 15

Breakfast at Drury Inn & Suites

9-10 a.m. Interdenominational faith service, led by Rev. Chris Hamlin, pastor, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Reid Chapel
10:30-11:45 a.m. Brunch and closing remarks by J. Mark Bateman, associate provost, Samford University, great room, Robinson Hall

This is a proposed schedule and may change before the conference.

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For more information, please contact:
Nancy C. Biggio, Ph.D.
(205) 726-4267
ncbiggio@samford.edu

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