Building The Capacity of The Believer To Serve!

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1 Hilton Oceanfront Resort Hilton Head Island, SC October 23 October 26, 2007 on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities The Black Church Institute on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities Building The Capacity of The Believer To Serve! 2007 Keynote Speakers Rev. Dr. Stephen Thurston Keith Rawlings, MD Bishop Yvette Flunder Rev. Dr. Claude R. Alexander, Jr. With Special Guests: National s of The Women s Missionaries Societies: Register online at or by mail today. Dr. Jamesina Evans (AME) Dr. Elnora Hamb (CME) Dr. Barbara L. Shaw (AMEZ)

2 The Black Church Institute on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities Hilton Oceanfront Resort Hilton Head Island, SC October 23 October 26, 2007 The Black Church Institute on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities is designed to build the capacity of African American congregations to establish and/or strengthen education, prevention, testing and supportive services that will address the alarming public health crises of HIV/AIDS, cervical cancer, Hepatitis C and other health disparities within our communities. This national conference will feature some of the nation s top experts in the areas of health and religion. Who Should Attend? Pastors, Christian educators, youth ministers, pastoral counselors, deacons, missionaries, representatives of health ministries, nursing units and others holding leadership positions within their congregations should attend. The Black Church Institute will provide training, support, networking and encouragement to those who are already engaged and to those who are seeking guidance in how to begin an effective response to the enormous public health crisis of HIV/AIDS and other health disparities within African American communities. Conference Schedule Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Registration Awards Ceremony & Reception 3:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Registration Breakfast Morning Glory! Praise and Worship Conference Begins Evening Program 7:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Thursday, October 25, 2007 Registration Breakfast Morning Glory! Praise and Worship Conference Begins Activities Conclude 7:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2007 Breakfast Morning Glory! Praise and Worship Conference Begins Conference Ends 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m

3 eynote Speakers Rev. Dr. Stephen Thurston, National Baptist Convention of America Senior Pastor, New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago, IL Keith Rawlings, MD Medical Director Peabody Health Center Dallas, TX Presenters & Workshop Leaders Include: Minister Kelvin Berry, Director of Operations Antioch Baptist Church/The Agape Program, Cleveland, OH Vivian Berryhill Founder/ The National Coalition of Pastors Spouses George Curry, Journalist and Former Editor-in-Chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service and BlackPressUSA.com. Alice M. Freeman, Naturopath Healthy Heart Plus, Richmond, VA Rev. Debra Hickman, /CEO Sisters Together and Reaching, Inc. (STAR) Baltimore, MD Rev. Ronald Hopson, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Pastoral Care & Counseling Howard University, Washington, DC Joyce Moon Howard, Dr. PH Associate Professor Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY K Rev. Alvin O. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Park Avenue Christian Church, New York, NY Rev. Tony Lee, Pastor, Community of Hope A.M.E. Church, Temple Hills, MD Bishop Yvette Flunder Senior Pastor, City of Refuge United Church of Christ Presiding Bishop, Refugee Ministries/Fellowship 2000 San Francisco, CA Rev. Dr. Claude R. Alexander, Jr. Senior Pastor, University Park Baptist Church Charlotte, NC George Roberts, Ph.D, Associate Director, Prevention Partnerships, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA Rev. Edwin Sanders, Senior Servant Metropolitan Interdenominational Church Nashville, TN SPECIAL Plenary Sessions The Forbes Family Rev. Dr. James R. Forbes, Jr. Senior Pastor Emeritus, The Riverside Church in the City of New York Dr. David C. Forbes Sociologist and Pastor, Christian Faith Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC Dr. Ronald O. Forbes Psychiatrist & Medical Director of Central Virginia Hospital, Midlothian, VA Attorney Anna Forbes Towns Attorney and Sociologist, Silver Spring, MD A Family Discussion on HIV/AIDS Moderated by Bev Smith Host, The Bev Smith Show American Urban Radio FOR BROTHERS ONLY! Bishop Michael V. Kelsey, Sr., Pastor New Samaritan Baptist Church Washington, DC David Malebranche, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA FOR SISTERS ONLY! Rev. Dr. Renita J. Weems Teacher of Spiritual Insight HIV Treatment & African Americans A Community Discussion with Pharmaceutical Companies Moderated by Phill Wilson Executive Director Black AIDS Institute Los Angeles, CA

4 REGISTER EARLY SPACE IS LIMITED!! Full payment must accompany registration! REGISTRATION INFORMATION Conference Package: $295.00; after October 15, 2007: $ Includes all conference materials; access to all conference activities, breakfast, lunch, dinner Wednesday night and the opening reception and awards ceremony. Daily Conference Package: $ Includes conference materials for the day s agenda; meals and access to conference activities on that day. ACCOMODATIONS Please call The Hilton Oceanfront Resort NOW to secure your hotel accommodation at Identify yourself as an attendee with The Balm In Gilead 2007 Conference and use code: BIG to receive groups rates of $ per night. Hilton Oceanfront Resort located at 23 Ocean Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC, is fully equipped with a fitness center, heated swimming pool, whirlpool, dining, entertainment, Ocean Tides Spa, and Business Center. Please visit for more information on resort accommodations and services. TRANSPORTATION Should you require shuttle service from Savannah Airport or Hilton Head Airport, make reservations with Low Country Adventures by calling at least 24 hours prior to arrival or logging onto Identify yourself as an attendee with The Balm In Gilead 2007 Conference and use PIN # to receive the group rates. Car Rentals: To receive special rates for car rentals use the CODES below: Avis: Code: JO64624 Hertz: Code: CV#022Q3514 Budget: Code: BCD#U REGISTRATION Please complete the following form on line at or mail to: The Balm In Gilead 701 E. Franklin Street Suite 1000 Richmond, VA You may make conference registration payments on line at or mail to the above address. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Erline Belton, Board Chair, The Lyceum Group, Boston, MA The Right Rev. George E. Battle, Jr. Presiding Prelate, Northeastern Episcopal District The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Thena M. Durham Retired Deputy Director for Policy National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Senior Pastor Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Cleveland, OH Linda Mayo-Perez, /CEO Maple Grove Cemetery, Queens, NY Carole Tyson, Henderson s Global Voices, Washington, DC Marilyn Valentine, MD, Director, Clinical Operations Eisai, Inc., Woodcliff, NJ Julia Walker, Senior Vice Edelman Communications, New York, NY About The Balm In Gilead The Balm In Gilead is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to improve the health status of people of the African Diaspora by building the capacity of faith communities to address life-threatening diseases, especially HIV/AIDS. For 18 years, The Balm In Gilead has mobilized and educated Black churches to become centers for education, compassion and care in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Pernessa Seele How to Donate to The Balm In Gilead Founder/CEO You can support The Balm In Gilead with a donation to help us continue our mission of educating, raising awareness and advocating for African Americans and Africans affected by HIV/AIDS. You may do this in the following ways: 1. Send a check made payable to: The Balm In Gilead 701 East Franklin Street, Suite 1000, Richmond, VA Donate over the Internet using our secured server at 3. Download a donation form from and send a check Contact Information 701 East Franklin Street, Suite 1000, Richmond, VA Tele:(888) , Fax:(804) , info@balmingilead.org,

5 THURSDAY, October 25: Please Choose your workshop and/or seminar: 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Workshop Session I (Choose One) For Pastors & Ministers Only: Effective Skills of Pastoral Care & Counseling Outreach Driven Health Ministries: Developing a successful ministry using community mapping and assessment Faith-Based Prevention Ministries: Developing effective strategies for women Understanding the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Supporting persons living with HIV/AIDS through your food pantry ministry and getting funds to do it! 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Workshop Session II (Choose One) For Pastors & Ministers Only: How to preach the tough issues! Tools for Effective Abstinence-Based HIV/AIDS Programs HIV & Elderly: Developing prevention ministries for persons over 55 HIV/AIDS in the Rural South: Strategies for engaging rural congregations Understanding Cervical Cancer: HPV Screening, Vaccines and Treatment 3:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Workshops Session III (Choose One) For Pastors & Ministers Only: The business of developing faith and community based health programs HIV & Youth: Developing and strengthening effective youth ministries Developing and/or strengthening effective faith-based prevention ministries for men who have sex with men Tools for developing effective faith-based domestic violence programs Strengthening Your Prison Ministry: incorporating HIV/AIDS education and advocacy Special Seminars 1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. (Choose One, if any) Media Training: Developing effective strategies and messages for engaging national and local media in faith-based HIV and other health related issues Fundamentals of Faith-Based HIV Testing Programs: Implementing the new CDC HIV testing guidelines Skill Development: Evaluating faith-based health programs Developing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Support Ministry: Prevention, screening and care Y O U R I N F O R M A T I O N (Please print) Salutation (select one) Rev. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss Dr. Last Name Mailing Address First Name City State Zip Day Phone Evening Phone C H U R C H I N F O R M A T I O N Name of Church Name of Pastor Church Mailing Address Fax City State Zip Phone and /or web site Church denomination Membership Size P A Y M E N T I N F O R M A T I O N / O P T I O N S Please mail registration form along with check or money order to: The Balm In Gilead, Inc., 701 E. Franklin Street, Suite 1000 Richmond, VA PAYMENT enclosed is Check Money Order Please charge my credit card Visa Mastercard AMEX Discover Name on Card Credit Card Number Signature REGISTRATION FORM The Black Church Institute on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities Exp. Date

6 The Balm In Gilead s 2007 National Spokespersons Bishop Preston Warren Williams, II, Council of Bishops, African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop George W. C. Walker, Sr. Senior Bishop African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Bishop William H. Graves, Sr. Senior Bishop Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. International Presiding Bishop, Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International Rev. Dr. William J. Shaw National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Rev. Dr. Stephen J. Thurston National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Smith, Jr. Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Bishop Horace E. Smith, M.D. Presiding Prelate Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. Rev. Dr. Arlee Griffin, Jr. American Baptist Churches, USA Rev. Canon Nelson W. Pinder National Union of Black Episcopalians Rev. Michael E. Livingston National Council of Churches Archbishop Carl Bean, D. Min. Founder/Presiding Prelate Unity Fellowship Church Movement Rev. Graylan S. Hagler The Ministers for Racial, Social, and Economic Justice (MRSEJ), The United Church of Christ Pernessa Seele Founder/CEO The Balm In Gilead 701 East Franklin Street Suite 1000 Richmond, VA NON-PROFIT.ORG US POSTAGE PAID RICHMOND, VA PERMIT No. 378