# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S37 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 36 SYNODICAL REPORTS 8. National recruiters for African Americans and other mi- norities 9. Black leaders as fund raisers and LCEF investor recruiters 10. More African American professors at college and univer- sity level Significant Resources ¢« Communities Roses and Thorns, Dr. Richard Dickinson © Black Christians: The Untold Lutheran Story, Dr. Jeff Johnson The Black Agenda, Dr. Jeff Johnson Reaching Out to African Americans, Nikki Rochester ¢ This | Remember, Dr. Richard Dickinson African Americans and the Local Church, Dr. Robert King This Far By Faith, African American Hymnal Supplement Together We Shall Overcome, Dr. William Schiebel Tithing, Rev. Paul Anderson and Rev. Stephen Wiggins Sr. The Struggle for Unity, Rev. Richard Zichr Dare to Dream—Dare to Do, Black Ministry Voices from the City, Rev. John Nunes Pastor Jenkins Said, Hang On to Matthew 6:33, Dr. Robert King Bryant E. Clancy Jr., Executive Director Appendix R2-04A Exhibits Black Ministry Leaders in the LCMS “Garner the spiritual and material resources in Black Ministry for the whole ministry of the Synod.” Dr. Robert King, Second Vice President, LCMS Rev. Ulmer Marshall, LCMS Board of Directors Rev. Roosevelt Gray, LCMS Board of Directors Rev. Warren Davis, Board for Mission Services Rev. Stephen Wiggins Sr., Board for Congregational Services Rev. Victor Belton, Board for Congregational Services Ms. Jocelyn King, Board for Communication Services Rev. Bertram Lewis, Board for Communication Services Dr. LuJuana Butts, Worker Benefit Plans Rev. James Brown, Board for Black Ministry Services Rev. Frank Marshall, Board for Black Ministry Services Mrs. Mary Smith, Board for Black Ministry Services Ms. Naomi Dobson. Board for Black Ministry Services Rev. Glenn Lucas, Board for Black Ministry Services Rev. James Wiggins Jr., Board for Black Ministry Services Mr. Jeffrey Howell, Board for Black Ministry Services Mr. Marvin Collins, Board for Black Ministry Services Ms. Linda Kennley, Board for Black Ministry Services Rev. Samuel Cosby, President, Black Clergy Caucus, Inc. Rev. James Brown, Second Vice President, Southern District Dr. Willie Little Jr., Board of Directors, South Wisconsin Mr. Darryl Winston, Board of Directors, South Wisconsin Rev. James B. Marshall, Board of Directors, Southern District Ms. Lucille Collins, Board of Directors, Southern District Mr. Charles Craig, Board of Directors, Southern District Rev. David T. DeRamus, Circuit Counselor, Southern District Rev. James Wiggins Jr., Third Vice President, Southeastern District Rev. Lloyd Gaines, Executive. Southeastern District Rev. Gerald Coleman, First Vice President, Minnesota South District Rev. Timothy Seals, Fourth Vice President, Pacific Southwest District Rev. Glenn Lucas, Board of Directors, Pacific Southwest District Ms. Mitzi Johnson, Board of Directors, Pacific Southwest District Rev. Deric Taylor, Fourth Vice President, Atlantic District Ms. Lillian Biddle, Board of Directors, Atlantic District Mr. William Burris, Board of Directors, Florida-Georgia District 2001 Convention Workbook Dr. Ellinor White, Board of Directors, Florida-Georgia District Rev. Frank Marshall, Circuit Counselor, Florida-Georgia District Rev. Larry Frazier, Circuit Counselor, Northern IHinois District Rev. Robert Collins, Circuit Counselor, Northern Illinois District Rev. Dien Taylor, Circuit Counselor, Atlantic District Ms. Jewel Sims, Board of Directors, Northern I|linois District Dr. William Griffin, Ministry Consultant, Northern IIlinois District Rev. Duane Gary, Circuit Counselor, Michigan District Rev. Roosevelt Gray, Congregational Ministry Facilitator/Urban, Michigan District Rev. Carl Brown, Mission Department, Mid-South District Rev. Meredith Jackson, Mission Support, Mid-South District Rev. Louis Miller, Mission Support, Mid-South District Dr. Frazier Odom, Mission Board, Missouri District Mr. Eldridge Smith, Board for Mission and Administration, Texas District Rev. John Nunes, Consultant, CPH Dr. Richard Dickinson, Assistant to Development, Concordia, Selma Mr. Willie Stallworth, Executive, Board for Black Ministry Services Dr. Phillip Campbell, Executive, Board for Black Ministry Services Dr. Bryant E. Clancy, Executive, Board for Black Ministry Services Ms. Nikki Rochester, Editor, Board for Black Ministry Services Revised January 2001 District Unit Representatives Ms. Kay Dumas, Michigan District Ms. Katherine Mills. Michigan District Mr. Douglas Presley, Indiana District Mrs. Ruth Johnson, Southeastern District Mrs. [ri Skinner, Southern District Mr. Paul Kent, Texas District Mrs. Lillian Biddle. Atlantic District Ms. Emma Edwards, Atlantic District Ms. Virginia Stricklen, South Wisconsin District Ms. Lillian Stricklen, South Wisconsin District Mrs. Ora Scruggs, Mid-South District Mrs. Minnie Williams, Mid-South District Rev. Christopher Bodley, Florida-Georgia District Mr. Albert Adams, Missouri District Ms. Cora Riley, Missouri District Rev. Meredith Jackson, Mid-South District Mr. Eldridge Smith. Texas District Dr. Frazier Odom, Missouri District Rev. Michael Johnson, Southern District Ms. Nikki Rochester, Southeastern District Mr. James Griffin. Texas District Rev. Lynell Carter, Adlantic District Ms. Laverne Young, Central IJinois District Mr. Lester Kristian, Northern Illinois District Mr. Aaron Dickerson, Mid-South District Mr. Benjamin Bailey, Northern Illinois District Ms. Juanda Perkins, Oklahoma District Revised January 2001 Praise 2000 Resolution To Renew the Commitment to Increase 53,000 African Americans in LCMS to 100,000 by 2010 WuHereas, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has em- barked upon ten years of growth through the 3/10 emphasis, under the theme “Tell the Good News about Jesus”; and WHEREAS, The Board for Black Ministry Services has called for 100,000 African Americans in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod by 2010; and WHEREAS, The achievement of this goal requires ministry growth by 4,000 new members per year; and