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

Dr. Sharon Fluker · Dr. Velma E. Love

Greetings

Rev. Dr. Lavonia McIntyre

Break

Digital learning orientation

DTL, Pathwright, email, and frequently asked questions · Tramane Moulton

Design Lab I: Inspiration & Empathy

New Hope Community · Dr. Velma E. Love · Small groups: Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey & Dr. Sharon Fluker

Lunch

Focus breakouts

AHCD / AI & Ministry Innovation · Pastoral, Spiritual & Soul Care · Memphis Teach Out and Readmit

Dagara Medicine Wheel ritual

Dr. Velma E. Love · Rooms 101–103

Announcements & closing

Dr. Velma E. Love

02

August 18

Tuesday

SakhuIdeation: Illuminating New PossibilitiesFire · Imagination · Course pathways

Arrival, centering & fire ritual

Dr. Velma E. Love

Journaling

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

Break

Design Lab II: Ideation

New Hope Community · Small groups: Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, Dr. Sharon Fluker & Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey

Lunch

Course onboarding breakouts

First-, second-, and third-year course pathways · See the course-path guide below

Break & Kemetic Yoga

Dr. Mwata Sankara · Rooms 101–103

Announcements & closing

Dr. Velma E. Love

03

August 19

Wednesday

Serudj TaRepair, Renewal & Regenerative PracticeWater · Prototyping · Practice

Arrival, centering & water ritual

Dr. Velma E. Love

Journaling

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

Break

Design Lab III: Rapid Prototyping

Select one intervention and build the first prototype · Small groups: Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, Dr. Sharon Fluker & Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey

Lunch

HCD small-group lab reports

Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga, moderator

Focus-area breakouts

Pastoral, Spiritual & Soul Care · Faith-Based Community Organizing · Gallery Talks

Sing Out & closing

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

04

August 20

Thursday

CommissioningSerudj Ta Action & ReportingEarth · Alumni witness · Sending

Arrival, centering & earth ritual

Dr. Velma E. Love

Journaling

At the edge of a forest at twilight, a guide offers you a gift. What is it, and how will it help you serve future generations?

Break

Ghana travel seminar & video

Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga · Rooms 102–103

Alumni voices

Rev. Dr. Eli Wilson III—Healing Kijiji · Rev. Dr. James Singletary—Maafa Intensive · Rev. Dr. James Perry—Project Collaboration · Rev. Dr. Tommie Lee Benjamin—Mental Wellness

Focus-area breakouts

Pastoral, Spiritual & Soul Care · AI Literacy & Project Implementation · Gallery Talks preparation

Lunch

Gallery Walk

Dr. Sharon Fluker & third-year students

Akomo Ntosa Awards

Dean Lavonia McIntyre · Dr. Sharon Fluker

Participant evaluation

Rev. Dr. Reginaldo Braga

Closing

Dr. Velma E. Love

Find your room

Course pathways

A practical guide to Tuesday onboarding and the Wednesday–Thursday focus-area conversations.

Tuesday · 1:00–3:00

Course onboarding

YearFocus areaCourse / ConversationFacultyRoom
1stAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingDMN 510 · Prophetic Problem Solving / DMN 550 · African Philosophy & Liberation TheologyDr. Sankara · Dr. Pankey101
1stPastoral, Spiritual & Soul CareDMN 510 P / DMN 550 P · Pastoral Care LensDr. Weems-Singleton · Dr. Johnson212
2ndAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingDMN 710 · ScripturesDr. Lacey · Dr. Seymore102
2ndAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingDMN 760 · DialoguesDr. Braga · Dr. Seymore103
3rdAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingDMN 910 · Research WritingDr. Love · Dr. Fluker104
3rdMemphis Teach OutDMN 910 MDr. Johnson212

Wednesday · 2:00–4:00

Focus-area breakouts

YearFocus areaCourse / ConversationFacultyRoom
1stPastoral, Spiritual & Soul CarePastoral, Spiritual & Soul CareDr. Weems-Singleton · Dr. Johnson212
1st & 2ndAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingFaith-Based Community OrganizingDr. Lacey · Dr. Braga101–103
3rdAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingGallery TalksDr. Fluker104

Thursday · 11:00–12:30

Focus-area conversations

YearFocus areaCourse / ConversationFacultyRoom
1stPastoral, Spiritual & Soul CarePastoral, Spiritual & Soul CareDr. Weems-Singleton · Dr. Johnson212
1st & 2ndAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingAI Literacy & Project ImplementationDr. Lacey · Dr. Braga101–103
3rdAHCD & Prophetic Problem SolvingGallery Talks PreparationDr. Fluker104