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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2001, Page 36

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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

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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