Hampton, VA - - The 91st Annual Hampton University Ministers' Conference and 71st Annual Choir Directors' Organists' Guild will be held June 5 - June 10 at Hampton University. HU will host a variety of accomplished ministers.
This year's keynote conference preacher will be Dr. Maurice Watson, senior pastor of Beulahland Bible Church in Macon, Ga. Other nationally acclaimed speakers for the conference include: Bishop Ernestine Reems Dickerson, pastor and founder of Center for Hope Community Church in Oakland, Calif.; Dr. Floyd Flake, former U.S. Representative and pastor of Allen A.M.E. Church in Jamaica, N.Y.; and Dr. Robert Smith, professor of divinity at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.
Ministers' Conference President Suzan Johnson Cook announced the theme for this year's conference will be "The Balancing Act: Balancing our Lives, Balancing our Ministries." The conference will focus on assisting ministers to balance their personal lives with the requirements of their position in the church.
"This year's conference is important to ministers because it centers on self-care and self-nurture. Since the nature of a minister's work is to care for others, so often that is forgotten," said Rev. Dr. Timothy Boddie, executive secretary-treasurer of the Minister's Conference. "It is important to find a balance in life for ministers so that they will have the energy or resources to do what is required of them."
Dr. Jerome Barber of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple in Hampton, Va., Dr. Therman S. Evans of Morning Star Community Christian Center in Linden, N.J., Teresa Hairston, founder of Gospel Today magazine, and Kenneth Royster of Met Life will be featured on the "Balancing the 4 M's" panel to discuss the issues of money, medicine, marketing and mission work. The conference will also include a panel to discuss women in ministry.
The HU Ministers' Conference is a great opportunity to enhance your ministry. The early registration deadline is March 31 and the pre-registration fee is $150. The on-site registration fee is $175. For information regarding registration, call (757) 727-5367 or (757) 727-5681 or visit the Minister's Conference site to download a registration form. For more information, email ministersconference@hamptonu.edu.
