As offered by Wesley Knight Academy and Raise Your Voice Academy
Are you tired of seeing injustice in your community and yet you don't know how to be part of the solution?
This course will teach the principles of social justice advocacy and engagement from a Christian persecutive based on the teachings of Jesus.
Students will learn a theological and practical approach to how we create equity and accountability in our local institutions and agencies. This four week course will include 4 powerful interactive lectures by Dr. Jaime Kowlessar and Dr. Wesley Knight.
Meet The Course Instructors
Founder Of Wesley Academy; Teacher, Preacher
Dr. Wesley Knight
Dr. Wesley Knight is the Lead Pastor of Revision Church Atlanta and CEO/Founder of Communiverity, Inc. He recently served on the full-time faculty of Oakwood University as Assistant Professor of Religion and Preaching. He has over 20 years of experience in preaching and teaching the art of preaching. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences, university campuses and conventions worldwide. He has a passion for preaching, social justice, youth empowerment and civic engagement. In 2012, Dr. Knight was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers and Scholars at Morehouse College.
His first book, Thirst: Quenching Your Deepest Desire was just recently released in June.
Dr. Knight’s greatest joy in this world is his family. He is joyfully married to his best friend Stephanie, who works as an Occupational Therapist and who also serves the Lord through preaching, teaching, and empowering women. They are blessed to have two wonderful children.
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Founder, Raise Your Voice Acdemy
Dr. Jaime Kowlessar
Dr. Kowlessar has relentlessly pursued community activism and involvement, challenging the church to heed the call of Christ to be relevant and present in the lives of those in need. As a native New Yorker and a transplant to the south, Jaime Kowlessar has seen and experienced a range of injustices, and believes it is the call of God’s Church to be His hands and feet in the earth to make the crooked paths, straight.
Being a voice for the communities he serves has compelled him to become a stu- dent of people and the scriptures. He has an undergraduate degree in theology from Atlantic Union College, a Masters of Divinity from Andrews University, a Doctorate of Ministry degree from the United Theological Seminary, and is cur- rently working on his PhD in Public Policy and Social Change.
Dr. Kowlessar serves as the Senior Pastor of Dallas City Temple, a congregation that gathers at the doorstep of injustice in the heart of Southern Dallas. As pastor, he leads in the effort to fight inequality by joining with community and local church leaders to implement strategies that improve the economic, educational and spiritual conditions in the Cedar Crest community.
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