Contact:
LaChauna Sumpter
Development and Public Relations
919-546-8269
lsumpter@shawu.edu

 
For Immediate Release

Shaw’s Divinity School to Prepare Leaders for Cultural Shift
Raleigh, NC - (May 27, 2004) - The Shaw University Divinity School (SUDS) presents the 67th Annual Church Leadership Conference, to be held on Saturday, June 19th, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., in historic Leonard Hall. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and will remain open throughout the conference. Early Registration ends on Monday, June 7th. This year’s theme is: Assisting Churches in Preparing Leaders for our Changing Times.

This conference is designed to proactively position church leaders to spiritually trail blaze practical changes in the community. Dr. Rudolph Tripp, SUDS associate professor and conference coordinator states that the unique quality of this conference is, “to provide one day training for the entire church.” It is designed to benefit members who work in all aspects of ministry.

After the 9 a.m. plenary session, attendees may participate in two (2) workshops that will convene once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The workshops to be presented are as follows:

· Visionary Church Leadership 
SUDS Dean, Dr. J.T. Roberson, Jr.

· Worship
SUDS Adjunct Professor, Dr. James Arnette

· HIV/AIDS
SUDS Assistant Dean, Dr. Linda Bryan

· Saving our Youth
SUDS staff member, Rev. Lilipiana Darensburg and
SUDS alumnus, Rev. Robert Jones, Jr.

· The Black Church Then and Now
SUDS Assistant Professor, Dr. James Holmes

· The Role of the Church in Health Delivery
SUDS alumnus, Dr. Harold Nichols

For more information or to register, please call (919) 546-8575.

Shaw University, founded in 1865, is the oldest historically Black institution in the South. Since 2003, the University has been under the leadership of Dr. Clarence G. Newsome. President Newsome’s leadership pursues the theme: “Strides to Excellence: Only the Best!”