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November 4th
at 7pm

Wednesday Evening Bible Study

Guest Speaker: Bishop Guy Robinson
Guest Psalmist: Kelontae Gavin

November 5th

10am—Faith School with Bishop Herbert & Dr. Marcia Bailey

12:30 pm—Pastors' Luncheon

7pm—Evening Service with Guest Speaker Bishop S.Y. Younger and Guest Psalmist Antwuan Cooks

November 6th

10am—Faith School with Bishop Herbert & Dr. Marcia Bailey

12:30pm—Faith and Business Luncheon with Guest Speaker Dr. Deloris Thomas

7pm—Evening Service with Guest Speaker Pastor Sheryl Brady

meet our special guest
speakers & Psalmists

Pastor Sheryl Brady

A pastor, lecturer, and recording artist, Pastor Sheryl Brady has traveled extensively around the globe for more than 30 years. Born and raised in Detroit, Pastor Brady has a distinctive message delivery, which people from all walks of life can relate. This has allowed her to be a featured speaker on the Women of Faith tours as well as a frequent guest on television networks such as the Christian Broadcasting Network, Trinity Broadcasting Network, and Daystar Television. Known for her practical and relevant use of scriptures, Pastor Brady has also been featured as a columnist for The Washington Post, Fox News, and other nationally recognized publications.

She is the author of the book entitled You Have It In You! Empowered To Do The Impossible, published by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster. Due to the wide success of her debut book, an accompanying workbook was released as well. As a featured conference speaker Pastor Brady has also had the privilege of speaking at some of the nations largest conferences including the internationally acclaimed MegaFest, Woman Thou Art Loosed as well as the first and only female speaker ever at ManPower 2010, the men’s only conference hosted by Bishop T. D. Jakes. Her international travel schedule includes Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, West Indies, Bermuda, France, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Nigeria but her home and family are her number one destination. Pastor Brady and her husband, Bishop Joby Brady, have three daughters Lana, Tina, and Nina, three sons-in-love Marc, Chris, and Travis, and nine grandchildren. Ministry is a family affair for the Brady family, as all of their daughters and their spouses are active leaders in their ministry.

Bishop Guy Robinson

C. Guy Robinson is senior pastor of the Tabernacle of the Lord Church in Baltimore, Maryland. He serves the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship as Bishop of Mental Health Awareness and Bishop of the State of Maryland. As an educator, Dr. Robinson is a faculty instructor of spirituality and critical thinking in the helping traditions at Morgan State University. He has also been a faculty instructor of pastoral care at Hampton University and a guest lecturer on the relationship between faith traditions and mental health at several other universities. Dr. Robinson is the author of Critical Collaboration: Pastors and Mental Health Professionals as Partners in Care (2019), and The Soul Care Birthright: A Theology of Mental Health for Ministerial Practice (2024). He is a graduate of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland (B.A., Music), Howard University in Washington, D.C. (M. Div), and Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts (D. Min in Pastoral Psychology and Family Counseling). He is trained in CAMS Care (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality) and has served as a CAMS lecturer on the role of faith-based worldviews in suicide prevention. Dr. Robinson has also been a guest presenter for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and other organizations and events that promote collaborative approaches to pastoral care and mental health. He is currently pursuing a PhD in organizational leadership at Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina, where his research is focused on the role of transformational leadership in organizational trauma and recovery processes. Dr. Robinson and his wife Sandra are the parents of four adult children and reside in Baltimore, Maryland.

Bishop S.Y. Younger

Bishop S.Y. Younger is a captivating preacher, teacher, evangelist,author, and lecturer. He hails from the central part of Virginia in the United States, where he attended Liberty University in the Fall of 2003, majoring in English and pursuing a minor in History.In 2005, however, his academic pursuit was interrupted by a divine call to plant a church. He started his first church, The Ramp Church International,now in Lynchburg, Virginia. As Bishop Younger's ministry grew, he began to plant more churches around the U.S. and in other countries. In 2011, he was consecrated to the episcopacy and made a bishop in the Lord's Church by a college of regional bishops. In addition to his church plants, other pastors and ministries began to seek his oversight. In response to the need, Bishop Younger started a fellowship of churches called the One Way Churches International.

Today, he serves as the Founder & Vice Presiding Bishop under his pastor, Bishop Lorenzo Hall. Bishop Younger has always been committed to community activism and leadership alongside his preaching ministry. Currently, he serves with an ecumenical group called Lynchburg Praise. Previously, he has served as a regional representative for the Henry County Piedmont Aids Taskforce, a regional director for Global Peace Foundation and Christians United for Israel, and a community mentor to youth and young adults. He believes wholeheartedly that his call to the nations extends beyond the podium into the fabric of the local and universal community. Bishop's convictions around serving the global church have led to his extensive travel in order to spread the Gospel through the preached word and the missions field. His work spans nationally and internationally across the United States, India, Israel, El Salvador, Guatemala, Brazil, Pakistan, Nepal, South Korea, China, Mongolia, Kenya, South Africa, Dubai, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Following his passion to see the Gospel ministered to all corners of the earth, Bishop has incorporated other avenues to encourage people into the warm embrace of God's love. As an author, his 2019 devotional and accompanying workbook entitled Keep Going spanned across the nations, resulting in its Portuguese translation landing a prominent spot in Brazil's 2023 Lisbon Book Fair. In like manner, Bishop Younger's musical projects have inspired countless individuals worldwide. His songs are sung at events internationally, played on radio stations continuously, and shared on social media virally. Amid growing popularity, he has remained steadfast and unwavering in his devotion to gospel music's sanctity, authenticity, and message, resulting in three Stellar Award nominations and a Grammy Award consideration in 2023.

Pastorally, Bishop serves as the senior pastor of the Mother Church-The Ramp Church International located in Lynchburg, VA, The Ramp Church DMV located in Washington, DC, and The Ramp Church SP located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also oversees The Ramp Nation™-consisting of The Ramp Church Texas, The Ramp Church Los Angeles, The Ramp Church Toronto, and The Ramp Church Richmond along with the churches covered by the One Way Churches International fellowship.. Bishop Younger loves the Lord. His greatest joy is worshipping God and pastoring the flock. He recognizes his place as a servant in the kingdom and not a lord over God's inheritance. As the Lord continues blessing him in prolific ways, his heart's desire remains for God to get all the glory out of his life.

Dr. Deloris Thomas

Dr. Deloris Thomas is a leadership strategist, author, and international speaker whose distinguished career spans Fortune 500 corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and global nonprofit executive management. Currently, she serves as President of The Joseph Center® executing the vision to eradicate poverty through entrepreneurship. Her responsibilities include the strategic and global operational leadership for the nationally accredited Joseph Business School and its related entities. Through this work, Dr. Thomas has empowered aspiring entrepreneurs in over 60 countries expanding the flagship entrepreneurial program to 30 locations across six continents.

Previously, Dr. Thomas held leadership positions in brand management and strategic planning at Fortune 500 companies such as Xerox, Kraft Foods, and Sears Roebuck & Company. She also founded and served as President and CEO of Sterling Thomas, LLC, a management consulting firm advising organizations on leadership and strategy. Her expertise has extended into media and entertainment, including consulting for the OWN Network television series Greenleaf. Dr. Thomas was selected for a Notable Woman in Education Award by Crain’s Chicago Business. Dr. Thomas authored the book, Awaken to Leadership and is a contributing author for the book titled, Organizational Metaphors – Faith as Key to Functional Organizations: Chapter Nine, Vineyard as a Metaphor.

Dr. Thomas holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing from Bentley University, an MBA from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from Regent University. She’s completed three 26.2-mile Chicago Marathons and successfully trekked Mt. Everest Basecamp, 17,500 feet above sea level. Dr. Thomas is happily married with children.

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