A Tale of Two Leaders
By Miss Tashara S. Void, Contributing Writer
Once upon a time, there was a tale of two leaders. One leader was a man not known to have great riches, but he fared well enough. He received an inquiry from a young man looking for a place to work, as he was hungry and had no way of acquiring food. The man hired the young man and charged him with feeding the pigs. It was not a very classy job, but it provided a little something for him. Unfortunately, his provisions were not enough to actually fill his stomach, and he began to long for the pods of the pigs. Thankfully, he remembered something, rather someone, before he reduced himself to such a humiliating state.
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Service is all in the name
By Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer
Recently Morris Brown College had its homecoming celebration, my husband and I are proud graduates of the institution, so we decided to Uber down to campus. When we jumped in the car, we heard a local funeral home commercial declaring that “their name means service.” Have you ever stopped and thought about that for a moment? Your name is your bond, and your bond is your name. As a child, our parents taught us not to bring dishonor to my family name. People often know your name before they know you as a person. Your name does mean service.
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The Devil You Don’t Know: A Warning & A Teaching Part I
Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer
Before Trump took office, I was invited to speak at an annual national Black clergy gathering at Princeton University. At that time, I could not have imagined those events coming to pass throughout the world and in the United States of America! I could not have imagined that a man with such a negative history could be elected president of the United States! I could not have imagined the litany of Black unarmed people who would be killed by police fire.
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Schools Are Made For Learning And Not For Shootings. What Is Happening In America?
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D.
 Growing up, I enjoyed going to school because it was fun, and I saw my friends. Learning new things was the biggest part of my school experience. The environment was set up so that we could be social and get an education as well. I never recall getting up and saying that I did not want to go to school. The children in my Winston-Salem, North Carolina neighborhood had good attitudes about school. We did not balk or complain about it. Staying home from school was never an option except when we were sick. Communities viewed schools in a positive light, and that light was extremely bright. We, as students, wanted to be there, and our teachers wanted to be there, too. Read More Here |
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Great Lakes Annual Conference Ordains 17 Ministers 
On the first weekend, in November in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Great Lakes Annual Conference held its first session under Bishop David R. Daniels, Jr. Of particular note was the presence of pastors from the country of Rwanda, which was joined to the Great Lakes Conference by the 2012 General Conference. For the first time in recorded history, Rwandan pastors received appointments from the hand of the Bishop. Seventeen persons were ordained to fill churches in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read More Here |
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The Truth Behind this AME College Student
By William Cordier, Connectional Young Peoples Division (YPD) Evaluations Committee Chairperson 
Coming up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a common theme in our Zion concerns young adults/millennial AMEs. Two questions are commonly asked: “Why are we losing our young people?” and “How can we retain college students in our YPD?” Every young adult and YPDer in the church has heard them asked on several occasions. Even though I cannot answer these questions, I can give my perspective and experience. For a bit of a prelude, I want to give you my brief backstory. From 2013-2015, I was a Conference YPD President; I learned a lot, but I was not satisfied, so at 16, I became the 5th District YPD President in 2015. I remained in office until 2019.
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Fort Washington, Maryland: The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts in the Association of African Methodist Episcopal Scouts (AAMES) planned and executed a successful 1st Annual 5K In-Person/Virtual Run-Walk Race
 Troops and units in African Methodist Episcopal Churches in Maryland, DC, Virginia and Illinois embarked upon their first campaign to generate $25,000 to fight against Breast Cancer. Scouts chose Indigenous Peoples Weekend, to focus attention on Breast Cancer, their charitable cause, impacting females and males in Black and brown families in their local communities. Races took place at the Fort Washington National Park (Maryland), Fox Valley Park District (Aurora, IL), Lisle Park District (Lisle, IL), and Bolingbrook – Hidden Lakes Trout Farm (Bolingbrook, IL). The crisp fall chill in the air did not deter scouts from taking the 3.1 mile run/walk.
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Theological Schools Report Continued Drop in Master of Divinity Degrees
 Professional degrees are gaining traction at theological schools across the U.S. and Canada, while the traditional ministerial degree, the master of divinity, is faltering, according to new data released late last month. But Chris Meinzer, senior director and chief operation officer of The Association of Theological Schools, noted that overall enrollment at ATS schools has remained stable and that the master of divinity degree isn’t dying. Instead, he said, the M.A. degree is appealing to more students. Read More Here |
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