Awakening a Community for Such a Time as This: Conscientizing the African American Church Leaders in Jasper County, South Carolina
Stokes, Cleveland E. Jr.
2017-05
2010-2019
Amid the toxic atmosphere of injustice that permeates twenty-first century America, loomed the stifling air of racism and the struggle for power in Jasper County, South Carolina. This oppressive air formed spirits of complacency and apathy that lulled African Americans of this county to sleep and caused pastors to become detached from their pews and leaders to become disconnected from the community. Yet, pastors and community leaders play not only significant roles in fostering thriving churches and communities but are also vital in shaping the conscience of African Americans of this county. Therefore, this project proposed the application of the Theory of African American Communal Identity Formation (TAACIF), introduced by Lee H. Butler, Jr., Ph.D., to conscientize leaders about the importance of discovering and/or rediscovering who they are as it relates to self, the community, and the American society. This project also proposed social media strategies, such as those employed by President Barack Obama's media specialist team that awakened and galvanized America, to equip pastors and leaders with tools to awaken and galvanize African Americans of Jasper County. Thus, the goal of this project was the employment of TAACIF and effective social media strategies to empowered pastors to reattach themselves to their pews and leaders to reconnect to their communities.
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application/pdf
dissertation
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Interdenominational Theological Center
Thomas Jr., Charles E., PhD
Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/itc.td:2018_stokes_cleveland
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
