ITCDoctor of MinistryFormation · Immersion · Action
Doctor of Ministry participants working together in a design lab

Fall 2026 · Doctor of Ministry Intensive

Serudj Ta
in Action.

August 17–20, 2026

West Mitchell Street CME Church
560 MLK Jr Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30314

Repair · Renewal · Regenerative Practice

Four days moving from ancestral memory to community-rooted action.

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The complete agenda

Day by day

Times and program details are drawn from the uploaded Fall 2026 intensive agenda.

01

August 17

Monday

SankofaInspiration: Listening to the BonesAncestral memory · Land · Dagara Medicine Wheel

Introductions & week overview

Dr. Sharon Fluker, moderator · Faculty & Cohort Guides

Land acknowledgement, invocation & ancestral libations

Land acknowledgement
Dr. Sharon Fluker
Invocation & ancestral libations
Dr. Velma E. Love

Greetings

Rev. Dr. Lavonia McIntyre

Break

DTL, Pathwright, email & frequently asked questions

Tramane Moulton

Lab Overview and Design Lab I: Inspiration/Empathy

Dr. Velma E. Love

Scenario
New Hope Community
Design challenge
How might we reclaim, protect, and reimagine Black cultural memory in a time of erasure?
Action
Three small-group breakout sessions led by Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, Dr. Sharon Fluker, and Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey.
Initial activity
Journal: When you “listen to the bones” of your ancestral lineage, what do you hear?
Lab work
Discuss the New Hope Community scenario and reframe the design challenge. Record a Final Design Question and Empathy Map.

Lunch

Focus breakouts

AHCD & Prophetic Problem Solving
AI & Ministry Innovation · Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, moderator
Pastoral, Spiritual & Soul Care
Dr. Faye Weems-Singleton & Dr. Percy Johnson
Memphis Teach Out
Teach Out and Readmit

Dagara Medicine Wheel ritual

Dr. Velma E. Love

Announcements & closing

Dr. Velma E. Love

02

August 18

Tuesday

SakhuIdeation: Illuminating New PossibilitiesFire · Imagination · Course pathways

Arrival & centering moments

Fire Ritual · Dr. Velma E. Love

Journaling activity instructions

Prompt
One thing I could design to protect Black cultural memory is…

Break

HCD Lab II—Ideation: New Hope Community

Action
Small-group breakouts led by Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, Dr. Sharon Fluker, and Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey.
Lab work
Use Lab I insights to refine a “How might we…” problem statement, then brainstorm 25–30 ideas without judging feasibility.
Deliverables
Opportunity Statement and Idea Portfolio.

Lunch

Course onboarding breakout sessions

First-, second-, and third-year course pathways · Cohort guides join aligned focus-area sessions · See the course-path guide below

Break & Kemetic Yoga

Dr. Mwata Sankara

Announcements & closing

Dr. Velma E. Love

03

August 19

Wednesday

Serudj TaRepair, Renewal & Regenerative PracticeWater · Prototyping · Practice

Arrival & centering moments

Water Ritual · Dr. Velma E. Love

Journaling activity

Prompt
Where is peace, flow, and reconciliation needed in the community, system, or world your HCD Serudj Ta project seeks to serve?

Break

HCD Lab III—Implementation: Rapid Prototyping

Challenge
Do something. Of all the things we imagined, what one intervention will we prototype first? Describe it.
Action
Small-group breakouts led by Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, Dr. Sharon Fluker, and Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey.
Lab work
Select one idea and build a prototype.
Deliverables
Prototype, user feedback plan, reflections, and next steps.

Lunch

HCD small-group lab reports

Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, moderator · Each group presents its final Design Lab summary.

Breakout sessions

See the focus-area guide below for the Pastoral, Spiritual & Soul Care, Faith-Based Community Organizing, and Gallery Talks sessions.

Sing Out & closing

Rev. Dr. Dollie Pankey · Dr. Velma E. Love

04

August 20

Thursday

CommissioningSerudj Ta Action & ReportingEarth · Alumni witness · Sending

Arrival & centering moments

Earth & Nature Ritual · Dr. Velma E. Love

Journaling activity

Prompt
Imagine you are standing at the edge of a forest at twilight. A guide appears and offers you a gift. What is the gift? How will it help you serve future generations?

Break

Ghana travel seminar & video

Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga

Alumni Voices—Ongoing Initiatives

Healing Kijiji
Rev. Dr. Eli Wilson III · Roving Reporter
Maafa Intensive
Rev. Dr. James Singletary · Production Assistant
Project Collaboration
Rev. Dr. James Perry · Lab Assistant
Mental Wellness
Rev. Dr. Tommie Lee Benjamin · Lab Assistant

Focus-area breakouts

See the focus-area guide below for Pastoral, Spiritual & Soul Care, AI Literacy & Project Implementation, and Gallery Talks Preparation.

Lunch

Gallery Walk

Dr. Sharon Fluker & third-year students

Akomo Ntosa Awards

Dean Lavonia McIntyre · Dr. Sharon Fluker

Participant evaluations

Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga

Closing

Dr. Velma E. Love

Choose your learning path

Course pathways

A venue-neutral guide to Tuesday onboarding and the Wednesday–Thursday focus-area conversations. On-site staff will direct participants to breakout spaces at West Mitchell Street CME Church.

Tuesday · 1:00–3:00

Course onboarding

Cohort guides join the focus-area sessions aligned with their students.

YearFocus areaCourse / ConversationFaculty
1stAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingDMN 510 · Prophetic Problem Solving / DMN 550 · African Philosophy & Liberation TheologyDr. Sankara · Dr. Pankey
1stPastoral, Spiritual & Soul CareDMN 510 P / DMN 550 P · Pastoral Care LensDr. Weems-Singleton · Dr. Johnson
2ndAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingDMN 710 · ScripturesDr. Lacey · Dr. Seymore
2ndAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingDMN 760 · DialoguesDr. Braga · Dr. Seymore
3rdAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingDMN 910 · Research WritingDr. Love · Dr. Fluker
3rdMemphis Teach OutDMN 910 MDr. Johnson

Wednesday · 2:00–4:00

Focus-area breakouts

YearFocus areaCourse / ConversationFaculty
1stPastoral, Spiritual & Soul CarePastoral, Spiritual & Soul CareDr. Weems-Singleton · Dr. Johnson
1st & 2ndAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingFaith-Based Community OrganizingDr. Lacey · Dr. Braga
3rdAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingGallery TalksDr. Fluker

Thursday · 11:00–12:30

Focus-area conversations

YearFocus areaCourse / ConversationFaculty
1stPastoral, Spiritual & Soul CarePastoral, Spiritual & Soul CareDr. Weems-Singleton · Dr. Johnson
1st & 2ndAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingAI Literacy & Project ImplementationDr. Lacey · Dr. Braga
3rdAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingGallery Talks PreparationDr. Fluker