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  • 2022 Lancaster Theological Seminary DMin Symposium

    Monday, April 4, 2022

    Symposium presentations will be conducted online using Zoom.

    Schedule of Events
    Time Presenter Topic
    9:45 a.m.   Devotions
    10:00-10:50 a.m.  Nora Driver Foust  "Competency-Based Assessment for Ministerial Authorization in the UCC: A Model for Implementation"
    11:00-11:50 a.m.  Wendell Yorkman  "Grappling with Grace: An Illumination of the Degree to Which Theory and Praxis Agree in the Matter of Grace in the African American Pentecostal Holiness Tradition"
    12:00-1:00 p.m.  Lunch Break  
    1:00‑1:50 p.m.  James L. Mills  "Coming Home: Inward Discovery for Outward Living after Long-Term Incarceration; Howard Thurman’s Notion of Community, Religious Experience, and the Inner-Life as Tools for Freedom and Wholeness after Incarceration"
    2:00‑2:50 p.m.  Richelle Foreman Gunter  "Are We There?: Journeys of Faith and the Role of Racialized Trauma in Individuals Who Identify as Religiously Unaffiliated"
    3:00 p.m.  Closing, followed by social time  
    All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4:00)

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    • Presentation Details for Current DMin Students and Guests

      • Presenters are listed below in schedule order
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        • Supporting documents provided by presenter (if applicable)
        • Online evaluation form (made available at the time of presentation)
        • Recorded presentation (available after the Symposium concludes)

◄10:00 a.m. - Nora Driver Foust1:00 p.m. - James L. Mills►

11:00 a.m. - Wendell Yorkman

  • 11:00 a.m. - Wendell Yorkman

    Grappling with Grace: An Illumination of the Degree to Which Theory and Praxis Agree in the Matter of Grace in the African American Pentecostal Holiness Tradition

    Time: 11:00-11:50 a.m.

    Abstract

    There seems to be a gap between church doctrine and praxis as far as matters of grace is concerned. Because of the lack of clear, theologically coherent doctrine, church leaders and their members are left to decide for themselves how to practice grace. Through a process of examining doctrines, analyzing sermons, reviewing literature and conducting personal interviews with church leaders from African American Pentecostal Holiness Churches the researcher’s intent is to determine how closely aligned doctrine and praxis are. Since a large percentage of the church doctrines examined include no specific guidelines or directions as to matters of grace beyond being the power of God in bringing salvation (Eph. 2:8-9), the lack of understanding often causes un-graceful responses by leaders and members alike. It is hoped that this work will be read by Christian leaders as they gain insight as to how grace is to be understood and practiced. 


◄10:00 a.m. - Nora Driver Foust1:00 p.m. - James L. Mills►