Thursday, March 29, 2012

Preaching and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Yesterday evening we commemorated the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the evening eucharist on campus. The preacher was my friend and colleague from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Dr. Richard Stewart. He weaved together the life of King with the baptismal call to be prophetic in ministry. I was intrigued by his working with three Martins: Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Trayvon Martin. This set the tone as we prepare for Holy Week.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

New Publication

I am feeling calm now. My book, Daniel Alexander Payne: The Venerable Preceptor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is scheduled to be released on August 16, 2012. It is published by University Press of America. I hope it contributes to the literature on Payne. I know it is a different age in publishing as it is being published in paperback as well as in eBook form. For more information you can get more details and order at: https://rowman.com/Action/Search/UPA/strobert (ISBN -978-0-7618-5867-6 (paperback);978-0-7618-5868-3 (eBook) or www.amazon.com.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

A church's past and present ministry

I just received an e-mail from Pastor Keith Hayward a former student who graduated from Gettysburg Seminary in May 2011. While studying at Gettysburg Seminary he was a pastor in the Philadelphia area. He is now on Long Island, New York and serving Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The local news station produced a segment on the congregation as it celebrates 200 years of ministry.My prayers are with Pastor Hayward and the congregation. If you have time click onto the following: http://fios1news.com/longisland/node/11333