Delman coates biography of barack

Rev. Delman Coates is a graduate of Morehouse College (B.A. in Religion, 1995), Harvard Divinity School (Master of Divinity, 1998), and Columbia University (Master of Philosophy in Religion, 2002; Ph.D. in New Testament & Early Christianity, 2006).

Dr. Coates published articles including: “And the Bible Says: Methodological Tyranny of Biblical Fundamentalism and Historical Criticism” in Blow the Trumpet in Zion (2004, “Towards a Progressive Christian Interpretive Praxis” in The African-American Pulpit (2004), and “Origen of Alexandria” in Union Seminary Quarterly Review (vol. 59:3-4, 2005). Coates wrote a piece entitled “The New Abolitionism: Monetary Reform and the Future of Civil
Rights,” which is in the book “Mr. President: Interfaith Perspectives on the Historic Presidency of Barack H. Obama” (2017). Among his published sermons include “From Proclamation to Protest” (The African American Pulpit, July 2008) and “Race Still Matters” (TAAP 2009).

Dr. Coates has served as the Senior Pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, MD since 2004. During this time, the congregation has grown to 9,000 members. Dr. Coates has initiated and revitalized ministries, expanded the church’s ministry campus and land holdings, and incorporated the Mt. Ennon Development Corporation (MEDC). In October 2009, Outreach Magazine named Mt. Ennon as one of the 100 Fastest Growing Congregations in the U.S.

Pastor Coates is founder and Board Chair of the Black Church Center for Justice & Equality (BCC), He is a board member of the Parents Television Council and the National Action Network. He is also a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Morehouse College Board of Preachers, and the NAACP. In 2008, TAAP honored him as one of the “20 To Watch.” In 2012, “The Root” named Dr. Coates as one of their 100 African American achievers and influencers. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) honored Dr. Coates

The Center for Black Church Studies hosts a panel reflection on the two-part PBS series,The Black Church: This Is Our Story: This Is Our Song. This moving four-hour, two-part series traces the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and grace, organizing and resilience, thriving and testifying, autonomy and freedom, solidarity and speaking truth to power. The documentary reveals how Black people have worshipped and, through their spiritual journeys, improvised ways to bring their faith traditions from Africa to the New World, while translating them into a form of Christianity that was not only truly their own, but a redemptive force for a nation whose original sin was found in their ancestors’ enslavement across the Middle Passage.

Note: Please watch the film on your local PBS affiliate channel or online at The Black Church | PBS. The film premieres on Tuesday, February 16 and Tuesday, February 17 at 9 p.m. EST.

Panelists

Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce is professor and dean of the Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, DC. She is the first woman to be appointed as dean in the divinity school’s 150-year history. In 2016, Pierce served as the founding director of the Center for African American Religious Life at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Previously, she served as the founding director of the Center for Black Church Studies and associate professor of religion and literature at Princeton Theological Seminary. Pierce holds degrees from Cornell University and Princeton University.

In addition to her teaching and academic scholarship, Pierce is a dedicated mentor, community activist, board member of a foster care agency, and cable news commentator. She

American pastor

Delman L. Coates (born January 13, 1973) is an American Baptist minister. He is senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland, since 2004.

Coates is founder of the Our Money Campaign, an economic justice campaign launched in May 2019. He is founder of the Black Church Center for Justice & Equality. Coates is a board member of the National Action Network.

Early life and education

Coates was born on January 13, 1973, in Richmond, Virginia. He has one sister. He studied Religion at Morehouse College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995, then he studied at Harvard Divinity School and earned a Master of Divinity in 1998. He also studied at Columbia University, earned his Master of Philosophy in Religion in 2002 and his Ph.D. in New Testament and Early Christianity in 2006.

Ministry

In 2004, he became senior pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, a megachurch located in Clinton, Maryland.

In 2012, Coates announced his support for same-sex marriage. Following this announcement, less than 10 people left the church for this reason while 1,000 people joined the church during that year, a record number of new members for the church.

Politics

Maryland House of Delegates member Heather Mizeur named Coates as her running mate in the 2014 race for governor.

Published articles

• "And the Bible Says: Methodological Tyranny of Biblical Fundamentalism and Historical Criticism" in Blow the Trumpet in Zion (2004)
• "Towards a Progressive Christian Interpretive Praxis" in The African-American Pulpit (2004)
• "Origen of Alexandria" in Union Seminary Quarterly Review (vol. 59:3-4, 2005)

Coates wrote an essay titled “The New Abolitionism: Monetary Reform and the Future of Civil Rights” which appears in the book Mr. President: Interfaith Perspectives on the Historic Presidency of Barack H. Obama (2017).

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