Dr. Martin Luther King, The Dream Turned Nightmare
How Churches Can Discover and Lead the Way from Chaos to Community
A Special Event Sponsored by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida
Many Americans revere Dr. King for his famous "I Have a Dream" speech delivered in 1963. Dr. King had a dream, but what many do not know is that he confessed that his dream became a nightmare. Since America, including its churches, accepted the caricature of King as a dreamer, instead of interrogating the forces that killed his dream, our nation has pursued the path of chaos that currently engulfs this nation, affecting even our churches.
Please join your friends in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida for two challenging lectures, led by Baptist Seminary of Kentucky scholar, Dr. Lewis Brogdon, on this neglected aspect of Dr. King's legacy. Let’s discover why (and how) a deeper understanding of King's ideas provides a path for a better America and its churches.
Schedule (Saturday, February 26)
10:00 a.m.: Session One: Dr. King's Dream Turned Nightmare
12:00 p.m.: Catered Lunch
1:00 p.m.: Session Two: Revisiting Dr. King's Final Book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community
3:00 p.m.: Blessing and Adjournment
Meet Dr. Lewis Brogdon
Dr. Brogdon serves as the Associate Professor of Preaching and Black Church Studies and Director of the Institute for Black Church Studies at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. He has served in numerous positions in undergraduate and graduate institutions like Simmons College of Kentucky, Claflin University, Bluefield College, and Louisville Seminary as a professor and administrator. An accomplished writer, Brogdon is the author of several books, such as A Companion to Philemon (Cascade 2018), The Spirituality of Black Preaching (Seymour Press 2016), The New Pentecostal Message? (Cascade 2015), Dying to Lead: The Disturbing Trend of Clergy Suicide (Seymour Press 2015), Hope on the Brink (Cascade 2013) and No Longer a Slave but a Brother (Scholars Press 2013).
Dr. Brogdon is also a public intellectual and sought-out preacher, lecturer, consultant, and panelist. He delivers lectures for colleges and community organizations on topics such as Martin Luther King, Jr., the debate about reparations for African Americans, and recent protests about the death of George Floyd. Dr. Brogdon has presented workshops at major conferences like the Hampton Ministers Conference at Hampton University, the Global 21 Congress in Jerusalem, and the annual congress for the National Baptist Convention of America, International (NBCA).
Don't miss this exciting event!