Doctor of Ministry program guest instructors!
December 11, 2019
New Brunswick Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program recently hosted two guest instructors, Rev. Dr. Leslie D. Callahan and Rev. Dr. Freddy Haynes during its October intensive on Transformation Preaching.
The Rev. Dr. Leslie Callahan is Senior Pastor at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in the heart of Philadelphia, PA. Rev. Dr. Callahan earned the Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Harvard University/Radcliffe, the Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in religion from Princeton University. Her research interests include religious history in the United States, particularly independent, African American Christianity and Pentecostal studies. A gifted professor, Dr. Callahan, has served on the faculty of New York Theological Seminary (NYTS) as Assistant Professor of Modern Church History and African American Studies. Prior to her time at NYTS, she was a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania as assistant professor of religious studies.
The Rev. Dr. Freddy Haynes is a Senior Pastor, Visionary Leader, and Social Justice Activist at Friendship-West Church and Conference Center in Dallas, TX. A committed community activist, Rev. Dr. Haynes founded the THR!VE Intern and Leadership Program to employ young people with local businesses and the church and receive mentoring through their community service engagement. Under President Barack Obama’s administration, Dr. Haynes was frequently invited to the White House in order to address issues ranging from the state of the economy to voting and civil rights. Dr. Haynes has received numerous awards and honors for his ministry and activism, such as the featured speaker at The Congressional Black Caucus’ Annual Prayer Breakfast and one of the eulogists at President Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. In 2016, Dr. Haynes was inducted in to the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
The Doctor of Ministry concentration in Transformational Preaching, is designed for doctoral candidates who will become intensely familiar with their own pulpit hermeneutic, cross-cultural homiletical traditions, and methods. Ultimately, students research and develop a hermeneutic of preaching that transforms lives within and beyond their ministry.
NBTS’s Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program immerses pastors, chaplains, and leaders in a rigorous and creative theological environment. Small class size, hybrid-learning environment, mentoring with distinguished faculty, and emphasis on generating innovative and rigorous doctoral theses make NBTS’s D.Min. program an ideal choice for leaders who desire to advance their theological training and transform their communities through powerful preaching.
For more information about the Doctor of Ministry program and full-time faculty, including a complete list of concentrations, click here or contact the Director of Admissions, Rev. JerQuentin Sutton at 848-237-1717 or by email at jsutton@nbts.edu.