Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary

Thus Far by Faith: Still Pressing Forward  

Child Advocacy, Child Well-Being, and Justice  

Graduate Intensive | Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary  
at the 2025 Prathia B. Hall-Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry

July 21–24, 2025 | CDF Alex Haley Farm | Clinton, TN 

Hall-Proctor’s Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary offers an immersive experience for seminary students who wish to engage and cultivate necessary prophetic voices with communities on the margins—communities contending against systemic injustices that directly impact children and youth. In addition to participating in the full Hall-Proctor Institute, seminarians who attend DAFS spend the week learning from the greatest theological minds of our time. 

Who Can Attend

Hall-Proctor Institute invites graduate students who attend ATS-accredited seminaries and divinity schools the opportunity to participate for course credit in in the pre-institute Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary (DAFS) session as well as the full Hall-Proctor Institute. Those who attend a DAFS-affiliated institution and are interested in registering for the credit-bearing graduate course must sign up through their seminary or university (to pay for and receive credit hours) and  register for CDF’s Hall-Proctor Institute, which includes the DAFS sessions. Those who attend other seminaries and divinity schools should contact their academic dean who can reach out to Rev. Trevor Beauford (faith-based@childrensdefense.org) to make arrangements for course credit.

Registration Options

Seminarians can participate in person or virtually. However, the full 2025 Hall-Proctor Institute is an in-person event only. 

For persons attending the Hall-Proctor Institute and DAFS in person: the registration cost is $200 for early registration and $225 for regular registration. This includes lunch and dinner Monday-Thursday. You will need to book your hotel separately (see here). 

If you have questions about the Dale P. Andrews Freedom Seminary at Hall-Proctor, please contact us at faith-based@childrensdefense.org. 

Hall-Proctor Scholarship Opportunities

The Hall-Proctor Seminarian Scholarship supports future leadership in the children’s movement. Seminarians are encouraged to join us at Hall-Proctor Institute as we engage with and enjoy fellowship around a theology of child well-being. This year, Children’s Defense Fund will offer limited financial support for seminarians (enrolled in an accredited graduate degree program) to attend the 2025 Prathia B. Hall-Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute by covering the cost of registration and $500 towards travel and lodging expenses. Applications are due by June 1, 2025. If you have questions about this scholarship opportunity or experience technical difficulties while applying, please contact us at faith-based@childrensdefense.org.