Thursday, June 17, 2021 

8:00am CDT - Self-Care: Reset, Renew, and Rebuild

As churches resume in-person worship, Bible study, and ministry programs, much of the work to reestablish those programs will fall on the backs of church women. How can women ensure they are taking care of themselves as they work to rebuild ministries and programs?

11:00am CDT - Financial Literacy: Reset, Renew, and Rebuild

We are pleased to have a diverse panel of experts and experienced practitioners in the area of personal and business finances and financial planning. This will be a robust conversation focused on budgeting to save, saving to invest, investing to build wealth, building wealth to pass it on for your good and God’s Glory.

11:00am CDT - Dance Ministry

In each class, the instructor will give an overview of the purpose of Dance or Mime.

1:00pm CDT - Oratorical Ministry

5:00pm CDT - Drill Ministry

A drill team is an adapted military style group that performs drills consisting of marches, verbal cadence and songs. The drill teams seeks to teach, develop and inspire those participating and those observing such performances of style, articulation and fortitude.

6:30pm CDT - “Reset, Renew, Rebuild” Church Leadership: Are Women Cracking Stained-Glass Ceilings?

Slow signs of change indicate that the stained-glass ceilings in churches, denominations, and seminaries that have hindered African-American women from senior-level leadership is cracking and even breaking apart. Still, there remain strongholds, particularly in conservative denominations and among seminaries. What progress has been made? Is progress borne out of necessity or enlightenment? Are women contributing to their own lack of progress? How do women in prominent positions at seminaries set the trajectory of church leadership and ministries? How can young Black women entering ministry and other faith-based institutions expect to navigate beyond the stained-glass ceiling?