DMin Highlights

Three renowned pastors and social activists – Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, Rev. Dr. Frederick (Freddie) Haynes III, and Rev. Dr. Ray Hammond – delivered power messages at Payne Theological Seminary’s inaugural Religion Lecture Series. The free, public lectures was held Aug. 23 to 25, on Payne’s campus in Wilberforce.

Focusing on the theme, The Re-radicalization of the Black Church, the keynote lectures educated and created bridges to inspire new seminary students and others. “These popular pastors assisted Payne in transforming black church leadership in ways that will strengthen our theology, affirmed by the popularity of grassroots movements such as Black Lives Matter,” said Dr. J.T. Roberson, Director of Payne’s Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program. Dr. Michael J. Brown, President of Payne added, “Historically, the black church has always been at the forefront of civil rights, equality and injustice.

These three audacious speakers revisited black church history, and lay the groundwork to motivate new seminarians to lead the social justice concerns in their perspective communities.