Dear John,

Welcome Home! The 29th annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for
Child Advocacy Ministry is upon us. We are excited to gather again in
community to heal, witness, and prepare for faithful service to civil
rights, social justice, and child well-being. We hope you will
join us! 

This year's theme, "Freedom Faith at 50," honors
CDF's 50th anniversary and celebrates the memory and ministry of
one of the establishing leaders of CDF's Black Church
Initiative, the late Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall. A fearless leader,
theologian, activist, organizer, and child defender, Hall envisioned a
community where adults embrace and prioritize America's children
and youth. CDF's Proctor Institute does just that. On the Farm
at Proctor, young people are active participants in the pursuit of
justice. Faith leaders are equipped to address children's
concerns in their communities. Dr. Hall underscored this need in her
sermon at the 1998 CDF Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry, when she
mused, "Perhaps the most difficult way for adults to receive
children is to listen to them." 

You will be inspired by incredible speakers and preachers including
Rev. Courtney Pace, Ph.D., author of Freedom Faith: The Womanist
Vision of Prathia Hall; Dr. Patrick Reyes of the Forum for Theological
Exploration; Dr. Lorena Parrish of Wesley Theological Seminary; Rhonda
Magee, JD, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing
Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness; and
many more!  

We will be led in this healing time together by our
co-pastors-in-residence: the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr., pastor emeritus
of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church and the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III,
senior pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ; and our
co-chaplains-in-residence: the Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan Simpson, president
of Auburn Seminary and Min. Candace Simpson, lead writer for Fish
Sandwich Heaven. The Rev. Dr. Alice Hunt, executive director of the
American Academy of Religion will serve as Dean of the Haley Chapel.
For a full list of leaders, plenaries, and sessions, visit our
website. 

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Don't miss your chance to take part in this year's Proctor
Institute. Register now!  

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For our children,

Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson

President and CEO


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