CT District Evangelism Initiative 24-25: An Informational Q&A Forum with Rev. Frederick Douglas Powe, Jr., PhD
- 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: How to Grow Through Evangelism
- 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM: Keynote Speaker & Concert featuring The New Room Choir, Rev. Jeremiah Paul, and more!
About the guest speaker, Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe Jr.
Douglas Powe, Jr. is the Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and the James C. Logan Professor of Evangelism at Wesley Theological Seminary. Dr. Powe is an ordained elder in the Baltimore/Washington Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. His newest co-authored book, Sustaining While Disrupting: The Challenge of Congregational Innovation, was the number newly released church leadership and administration book. Another recent book, The Adept Church: Navigating Between a Rock and a Hard Place, was the number one newly released church growth book just a month after being released. Dr. Powe is also known for his work in Wesleyan evangelism with titles like, Transforming Community: The Wesleyan Way to Missional Congregations and Transforming Evangelism: The Wesleyan Way of Sharing Faith, both co-authored with H. Henry Knight III. Dr. Powe is a forerunner in African American evangelism, a few of his contributions include: Not Safe for Church: The Ten Commandments for Reaching New Generations, co-authored with Rev. Jasmine Smothers, and New Wine, New Wineskins: How African American Congregations Can Reach New Generations. He holds a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Emory University (2004), a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology (1998), and a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University (1987).
