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organization 's. I think this is very important for church leaders especially Pastors. Quite often in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, we find that many pastors are ill-equipped to serve in a leadership capacity. Why? Well because quite frankly not every pastor possesses the same exact skill sets. Some of these skills can be taught and duplicated while others cannot. Senior Church leadership should look to individually match up and assess each church and their needs with the right leader and system

The African Methodist Episcopal Church also known as the AME Church, represents a long history of people going from struggles to success, from embarrassment to pride, from slaves to free. It is my intention to prove that the name African Methodist Episcopal represents equality and freedom to worship God, no matter what color skin a person was blessed to be born with. The thesis is this: While both Whites and Africans believed in the worship of God, whites believed in the oppression of the Africans’

For this assignment, I was tasked with researching and discussing the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZC). Being raised attending and participating in church, and later becoming a Minister in the African Methodist Episcopal denomination, I found it interesting to research the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZC). I was interested in seeing the differences. In this paper, I will share the researched information regarding its founding, polity, dates, places, etc. I will also

these Scriptures were the focal point of The Professional Project, several other biblical scriptures from the Old and New Testaments will support the hypothesis. The biblical and theological rationale will give the veterans of Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church an opportunity to understand the nature and the essence of God through the military core values. The theology of this Professional Project will also strengthen my spiritual growth as well as facilitate the veterans in becoming disciples

Understanding the African-American Church and the Pastor The Black [African American] Church A.B. Scott defines the Black[ African American] Church as “those independent, historic, and totally Black controlled denominations which constituted the core of black Christians” Clarence Bunch, in his thesis, “Servant Leadership and African American Pastors’ suggests that The African American church has stood as a center for social and educational support and survival for African- Americans. Dwayne

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. At the age of two she moved to her grandparents' farm in Pine Level, Alabama with her mother and younger brother, Sylvester. At the age of 11 she enrolled in the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, a private school founded by liberal-minded women from the northern United States. The school's philosophy of self-worth was consistent with Leona McCauley's advice to "take advantage of the opportunities, no matter

was presented in a mannerism that was extremely radical, Walker uses the bible and what can most clearly be defined as a Methodist theology to support his stance on the issues of society. David Walker was “born a

Family and Church: Enduring Institutions I.     General Family Life As a result of myths of white family life, there has been much confusion over the nature of black families. One of the myths of the nineteenth century entails the close- knit white family, which was parallel to that of the European family. Also, as a result of these myths, scholars often ignored the differences of American and European life. For example, women in frontier areas had a much stronger voice

Introduction and Thesis Music is an inseparable element of Black life and therefore Black worship. The Black Church understands worship to be a communal act of adoration towards God that may involve praise or petition via song, dance, music (use of instruments), recitation, meditation, chanting, and or prayer (Mason, 2016). According to James Cone, Black music is unity music because it unites…the hope and despair;…and it moves the people towards the direction of total liberation; and confronts the

We all die one day. Whether it’s by old age, sickness, cancer, or anything in between, everyone dies, and in turn, many people use religion to explain where we will go when we die. Religion is a metaphysical idea that is shown in both Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, and in real life. It is almost always seen as a positive aspect that will only benefit people's lives, however, religion doesn’t always have a favorable reputation to it. There is good people in religion, but there are also bad people. There