The 2024 Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry is just two months away, and we are excited to gather again this year in beloved community to heal, witness, and prepare for faithful service to civil rights, social justice, and child well-being.
Join us for an unforgettable experience at this year's Institute! Each week, we'll highlight a few of the captivating speakers and dynamic programs designed to enrich your time at Alex Haley Farm this July. This week, we're featuring the Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary program, running concurrently with the Institute.
Graduate students attending Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary affiliated seminaries and divinity schools are invited and encouraged to participate in this exclusive track for course credit. Seminarians, we hope you'll join us on this transformative journey this summer!
Rev. Dr. Lorena M. Parrish and Dr. Patrick B. Reyes serve as deans of the Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary at Alex Haley Farm. Below they share the importance of seminarians’ presence at this year’s Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry.
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Rev. Dr. Lorena M. Parrish
Wesley Theological Seminary, Director of the Community Engagement Institute & Center for Public Theology
“What must we do to continue giving theological voice and credence to the sacred work of organizing, strategizing, and fostering justice and joy for current and future generations of young people? This is the work of the Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary at the Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry, and we invite you to enrich your theological education by joining us this summer, July 15-18, 2024, in Clinton, Tennessee. We believe the innovative education seminarians receive at the Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry through The Freedom Seminary is like no other. When you attend the Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry at the Children's Defense Fund Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee, you will discover strategies, skills, and effective models that equip you in your faithful work of improving the lives of children. You will also have the opportunity to hear from renowned justice-centered leaders, prophetic preachers, and community organizers as you join in an intergenerational, interracial, and multi-ethnic conversation on the hallowed grounds of the CDF Haley Farm with people who share your passion for creating a nation and world in which all children can thrive.”
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Dr. Patrick B. Reyes
The Forum for Theological Exploration, Senior Director of Learning Design
“Centering children and future generations is the most prophetic form of ministry and requires steadfast hope in the face of historic violence and oppression. The Freedom Seminary track at the Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry places students (you) shoulder-to-shoulder with those prophetic leaders, preachers, and fellow justice-focused ministers to learn and connect with, advancing a future where all children thrive. For just a few days, you will bridge the gap between the generations of civil rights leaders and those future beings who will inherit the world we are building together. It is like no other experience in theological education.”
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Interested in registering for the credit-bearing graduate course? Sign up through your seminary or university to pay for and receive credit hours, and register for our Hall-Proctor Institute as a seminarian, which includes the DAFS sessions.
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We cannot wait to have you join us for this amazing theological opportunity on the sacred grounds of CDF Haley Farm this July!
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Learn more about this year's Hall-Proctor Institute!
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