Religion
Dynamic speakers to
address conference
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Lindy M. Pilgrim and Den
nis Paul Kimbro are scheduled
to be among the featured speak
ers at the Success Strategies for
the 21st Century conference
that will be held at St. Peter's
World Outreach Center April
23-26
Pilgrim, better known as
"Buddy," is the founder and
chief executive officer of the
Integrity Leadership Institute
Inc., a newly formed non-profit
ministry created for the purpose
of teaching biblical business
and success principles for
application in the workplace.
The ministry is founded on the
principle that everything you
need to know about business
management and leadership can
be found in the Bible, and that
we cannot separate our business
life from our spiritual life.
He will be releasing his first
two books soon and is develop
ing a series of seminars' and
audio and video tapes to sup
port his teaching.
Pilgrim is also the founder
and president of Integrity Man
agement Services Inc.. a man
agement and business strategy
consulting firm. He was previ
ously president and chief oper
ating officer of Pilgrim's Pride
Corp., the nation's fourth
largest poultry company.
Since 1985, Dennis Paul
Kimbro has combed the coun
try interviewing rhdny of black
America's most notable achiev
ers.
In 1984, Dr. Kimbro began
to examine this question: How
can impoverished black Ameri
cans pull themselves out of
their poverty and reach their
full potential? To broaden and
enhance the scope of the proj
ect, Kimbro studied the
research methods of Napoleon
Hill, author of the phenomenal
best seller "Think and Grow
Rich." Using "Think and Grow
Rich" as a reference, Kimbro
developed a survey to use
among peak performing black
Americans. "o
He has appeared on "The
Today Show," "Larry King
Live," "Sonya Live!," CNN,
and has been featured in Suc
cess, Black Enterprise, Ebony
and Essence magazines. On
many occasions he has shared
keys to success and achieve
ment with the New York Times
and USA Today.
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The Wake Forest University Divinity School's first graduating class.
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VANESSA WILLIS
WF1J NEWS SERVICE
Twenty students will make
history May 20 when they
become the first class to grad
uate from the Wake Forest
University Divinity School.
Like many theological school
graduates, most of the stu
dents will seek ordination,
and several hope to become
congregational ministers. But
the class is extraordinary
because its members represent
seven different denomina
tions.
"Christian by tradition,
ecumenical in outlook, and
Baptist in heritage" is the
Divinity School's motto.
When the school opened in
1999, it was the first universi
ty-related divinity school to
open without an official
denominational tie.
The Divinity School's ecu
menical approach and inten
sive vocational development
program are designed to pre
pare students for the ministry
and related careers, said Bill
J. Leonard, dean of the Divin
ity School.
"Our first students have
invested themselves exten
sively in shaping the school."
Leonard said. "They have
been partners with us in
affirming and assessing who
we are and where we want to
be."
The Divinity School has
70 students from 11 different
denominations studying full
time to earn the master of
divinity degree. The program
lasts three years and includes
summer study. This spring's
graduates entered the school
in the fall of 1999.
Kristin Gerner. a third
year student from Salisbury.
N.C., says being part of the
first class was exciting and
frightening. She is a member
of the United Church of
Christ.
"People sometimes forget
that we're like any other pro
fessional students - law stu
dents, medical students -
except that our education is in
who you want to be as much
as what you want to be."
Gerner said. "So you take an
even greater risk at a new
school, especially one that is
ecumenical."
Leonard says the Divinity
School's ecumenical approach
equips students with the abili
ty to function in a world
where old denominational
systems are changing. Now
that several Protestant denom
inations officially recognize
each other's ordinations, theo
logical graduates have even
more flexibility when looking
for jobs, he said, but that
comes with the added respon
sibility of knowing about dif
ferent faith traditions.
David Brown, a Baptist
third-year student from Mari
etta, S.C., agrees.
"As denominational walls
are falling in America, there is
no better place to prepare for
the ministry than in a school
that is a microcosm of that ,
world." said Brown.
The Divinity School's ecu
menical approach also allows
students to explore their reli
gious identity, Leonard said.
"In order to claim myself
as a Baptist. I had to examine
that tradition by holding it up
to other traditions," said Eliz
abeth Parker, a third-year stu
dent from Winston-Salem.
"Now I can truly, fully claim
myself as a Baptist, and I
could not do that before."
The Divinity School cur
riculum includes instruction
in traditional seminary sub
jects such as biblical studies,
.church history, theology,
homiletics (the art of preach
ing). spirituality and pastoral
care taujjht by full-time
Divinity School faculty.
Because the school is set
within the larger context of
the university, students are
also able to study under other
Wake Forest faculty. Divinity
students have taken courses in .
the religion and classics !
departments, at the School of 1
Law and in Wake Forest Bap- '
list Medical Center's clinical
pastoral education program. ;
To complement the tradi- |
tional curriculum, the Divini- ;
ty School also offers a unique j
vocational development com
ponent that requires intensive
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Upcoming Church Events
April 8-12
Oak Grove Baptist will hold
revival
Oak Grove Baptist Church.
3978 Pine Hall Road in Walk
ertown. will hold revival serv
ices April 8-12 at 7:30 p.m.
The Rev. Dr. Cornelius Battle,
senior pastor of Ebenezer
Missionary Baptist Church of
Durham, will be the speaker
for the week. Rev. I.L. Antho
ny is the pastor of Oak Grove
Baptist Church.
Antioch Baptist will
celebrate its 100th church
anniversary
Antioch Baptist will cele
brate its 100th church anniver
sary April 8-12 at 7:30 night
ly. Speakers for the week are:
April 8. Rev. James Gilliam,
pastor of Antioch Christian
Church: April 9. Rev. Donald
Salley, pastor of Morning Star
Baptist Church; April 10. Rev.
John Jackson, pastor of Good
will First Baptist Church in
Madison: April 11. Rev. Ray L
Watlington. pastor of Christ
ian Fountain Church: and
April 12, Rev. Darryl E.
McConnell. pastor of Faith ?
Baptist Church in Gibsonville.
Rev. J.L. Montgomery is
the pastor of Antioch Baptist
Church. The public is invited.
For more information, call
the church at (336) 744-1213.
April 13
Association will hold
mid-vear session
The High Point Education
al and Missionary Baptist
Association's mid-year ses
sion will convene Saturday,
April Ij3. at Phillips Chapel
Baptist/Church. There will be
workshops and lectures for the
different ministries. Represen
tatives of the General Baptist
will be present. All churches
are expected to attend. The
church is at 132 S. Glenn Ave.
April 13 and 14
Calvary Hill Church of
Greater Deliverance will
celebrate anniversary
Calvary Hill Church of
Greater Deliverance will cele
brate its 22nd anniversary on
Saturday. April 13. and Sun
day. April 14. Bishop Gray of
Greater Holy Temple of
Statesville will speak Satur
day at 7 p.m. Members of
Tabernacle of Faith Church in
Winston-Salem will be guests
for the service at 4 p.m. Sun
day. Calvary Hill Church of
Greater Deliverance is at 4951
Manning Street in Winston
Salem. Bishop Claude C.
Turner is the pastor. For more
information, call (336) 721
3290.
April 14-21
God's Glory will hold Spiri
tual Feast Week Celebration
God's Glory Pentecostal
Holiness Church of God In
Jesus Christ Assemblies Inc.
will present Spiritual Feast
Week Celebration April 14
21. The program will be at 4
and 7 p.m. on Sundays, April
14 and 21. On April 15, 16,
17. 18 and 19 (Monday-Fri
day) the program will be at 7
p.m. On Saturday, April 20,
the program will be from I to
5 p.m. There will be various
speakers, a picnic, singers and
testimonies. The speaker for
the week will be Bishop
Rozetta Hughes Farris.
The public is invited. For
information, call the church at
727-0151. The church is at
1014 Ivy Ave.
April 14
Rev. Franklin Powell will be
guest minister at church in
Siler City
Rev. Franklin Powell will
be the guest minister at First
Missionary Baptist Church,
914 Mar
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King Jr.
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Come out and be blessed.
VIt. Olive Baptist Church
Spiritual Choir will celebrate
anniversary
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Spiritual Choir will celebrate
its anniversary on April 14 at
4 p.m. The public is invited to
attend. The church is at 1301
E. Belews Street. Rev. Charles
E. Gray is the pastor.
J.R. Samuels Ensemble will
celebrate anniversary
The J.R. Samuels Ensem
ble will celebrate its sixth
anniversary on April 14 at 4
p.m. at St. Stephen Missionary
Baptist Church. The public is
invited. The church is at 5000
Noble Street. Rev. J.R.
Samuels is the host pastor.
Forsyth County United
Usher Board will hold Rain
bow Tea
The Forsyth County Unit
ed Usher Board will hold its
annual Rainbow Tea at St.
Stephen's Baptist Church at 4
p.m. on Sunday. April 14. For
information contact Rodney
McCormick at 788-1664.
John Wesley AME /.ion will
observe Family and Friends
Day
John Wesley AME Zion
Church will observe Family
and Friends Day April 14. The
speaker will be Rev. Denise
Scott of Center Grove AME
Zion Church. Dinner will be
served after the service. Rev.
James Gaskins is the host pas
tor. The public is invited. The
fthurch is at 1800 E. 25th
Street.
Ambassadors for Christ
Choir will hold concert
Join David L. Allen and
the Ambassadors for Christ
Choir on Sunday. April 14. at
6 p.m. as they celebrate A
Symphony to God in Song -
the 36th Anniversary Celebra
tion Concert. Ambassador
Cathedral is at 1500 Harriet
Tubman Drive in Winston
Salem. Bishop Frederick D.
Patterson is the host pastor.
For more information, contact
the church office at (336) 725
0901.
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Piney Grove Missionary ;
Baptist Church Youth Choir
will observe anniversary
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Piney Grove Missionary
Baptist Church Youth Choir
will observe its anniversary op
Sunday. April 14. at 4 p.m.
Youth choirs from churches
throughout the city will be
guests. Piney Grove Mission
ary Baptist Church is at 471?
Indiana Ave. Dr. James If.
Linville is the pastor.
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April 15, 16, 17
St. James AME will hold J
spring revival
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St. James AME Church
will hold spring revival April
15, 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. Rei(.
Sheldon McCarter, pastor c(f
Greater Cleveland Avenuh
Christian Church, will be thh
guest minister. The public ij>
invited. St. James AM$
Church is at 1501 N. Pattersoh
Ave. j
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April 18, 25
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New Hope Missionary !
Baptist will sponsor Joy !
Night services
New Hope Missionary
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