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2026 CDF Hall-Proctor Institute Leadership

  • Rev. Dr. Leslie D. Callahan

    Pastor-in-Residence
    Pastor, St. Paul’s Baptist Church

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  • Rev. Dr. Deborah Krause

    Rev. Dr. Deborah Krause

    Dean of Chapel
    President, Eden Theological Seminary

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  • Rev. Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert

    Theologian-in-Residence
    Dean, Howard University School of Divinity

    Learn More about Rev. Dr. Kenyatta R. Gilbert
  • Tamura Lomax, Ph.D.

    Theologian-in-Residence
    Author, “Freeing Black Girls: A Black Feminist Bible on Racism and Revolutionary Mothering”

    Learn More about Tamura Lomax, Ph.D.
  • Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley

    Great Preacher
    Pastor, Alfred Street Baptist Church

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  • Rev. Cecil A. Duffie, Ph.D.

    Great Preacher
    Dean of Chapel, Tuskegee University

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  • Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

    Great Preacher
    Founder & Director, Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice

    Learn More about Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
  • Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thompson

    Great Preacher
    Senior Pastor, Allen Temple Baptist Church

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2025 Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry
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