92nd General Assembly
Church of God in Michigan
was held November 4 - 5, 2011
Lexington Lansing Hotel, Lansing, Michigan
Dr. James Earl Massey, D.Div., D.D., Hum.D., Litt.D.
Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-at-Large,
Anderson School of Theology
James Earl Massey (B.R.E., Detroit Bible College; M.A., Oberlin Graduate School of Theology; Hum.D., Tuskegee University; Litt.D., Anderson University) is Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-at-Large of the Anderson University School of Theology, honors bestowed on him after more than 25 years of service in theological education on that campus. From 1984 to 1990 and then again, from 1997 to 1998, he was Dean of the chapel and University Professor Religion and society at Tuskegg University. A native of Detroit, he is Pastor-Emeritus of Metropolitan Church of God, a congregation of which he was the founding pastor and served from 1954 to 1976. Massey has preached and lectured in America, the Caribbean, England, Europe, Egypt, Australia, and Japan and on the campuses of more than 100 colleges, universities, and seminaries worldwide. A productive scholar, Dr. Massey has published 23 books including: Designing the Sermon: Order and Movement in Preaching (Abingdon), Sundays in the Tuskegee Chapel: Selected Sermons (Abingdon), and The Burdensome Joy of Preaching (Abingdon), which was named by Preaching magazine as its 1998 Book of the Year. Most recently he published his autobiography, Aspects of My Pilgrimage (Anderson University Press). Massey has served on the editorial boards of Preaching, Leadership, and Christianity Today. He is married to Gwendolyn Inez and they reside in Greensboro, Alabama.
Massey spoke with Faith & Leadership about the meaning of religious leadership and the influence of great leaders he has known.
Schedule (tentative)
Friday - November 4
8:30 a.m. Registration; Coffee, juice, pastries
9:00 Worship
10:15 Break
10:45 Business Session or
Ladies Tea - Jalene Jones
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15 First Sessions
2:15 Break
2:30 Second Sessions
3:30 On your own/dinner
7:00 Worship
Saturday - November 5
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 Second Business Session -
Honor Ministry Accomplishments and
Presentation of Ordainees
10:30 Worship
12:00 p.m. Dismissal
Registration
Please call the Service Center (1-800-369-5890).
A - All voting members attending alone, i.e. Committee and Ministry Members, Lay Delegates, Ministers, and voting spouses. $100.00. Register before October 4 and receive a $20.00 discount.
B - All voting members attending with spouse, i.e. Committee and Ministry Members, Lay Delegates, Ministers, and voting spouses. $120.00. Register before October 4 and receive a $30.00 discount.
C - Guests and Retired Ministers attending alone. $75.00. Register before October 4 and receive a $40.00 discount.
D - Guests and Retired Ministers attending with spouse. $100.00. Register before October 4 and receive a $50.00 discount.
We anticipate there will be those for whom the $100.00 registration would be a hardship. If this is the case for you, special arrangements have been made for assistance. The following Packages E & F, have been set up to represent this “hardship” criteria. Each person knows their own “hardship” and therefore the qualification is your decision.
E - All voting members attending alone, i.e. Committee and Ministry Members, Lay Delegates, Ministers, and voting spouses. $75.00. Register before October 4 and receive a $30.00 discount.
F - All voting members attending with spouse, i.e. Committee and Ministry Members, Lay Delegates, Ministers, and voting spouses. $100.00. Register before October 4 and receive a $40.00 discount.