Converge from CGNE

Pastor Ken and Pastor Erik join Flor and Neil to reflect on Season 2 and what we learned about cultural negotiation.

Pastor Ken talks with Pastor Eric Wiggins from New Horizons Church, just down the road from Common Ground Northeast. This is a fantastic conversation about the role of the church in black culture and how others view the hard work of multicultural, blended church. 

Flor and Neil talk to Pastor Hazel Owens from Common Ground Midtown. We discuss the parallels between multicultural marriages and churches and how we can learn how to negotiate cultural differences better.

Flor and Neil talk with Bishop Dr. Keith O'Neal, Lead Pastor at Destiny Christian Center in Muncie, IN. Destiny is 16 years old and is a multicultural and multiethnic church.

Flor and Neil talk to Angle Henry, author of Dents in the Ceiling: Tools Women and Allies Need to Breakthrough. We talk about what it means to practice cultural negotiation in the business world and what churches can learn from it.

Flor and Neil talk with Pastor Kenny Morgan, pastor of Glory to God Christian Church in Lawrence in Indianapolis, Indiana. We talk about his transition to ministry and how the church has navigated starting off as a multi-cultural congregation.

Hosts Flor and Neil sit down with Pastor Erik and Pastor Ken to talk about the new season. This season we are focusing on the theme of cultural negotiation. How do two cultures blend together in a church setting? What are the things they have to deal with? What are the conversations that have to take place? We set the stage for this new season.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Theron D. Williams has been the Pastor of the Mt. Carmel Church of Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Williams was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is the fourth of eight siblings. He attended the Detroit Public School System and is a graduate of Murray Wright High School. Dr. Williams is an alumnus of Virginia Union University and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor, School of Theology at Virginia Union, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Divinity degree, respectively. Dr. Williams is also an alumnus of The Chicago Theological Seminary, receiving a Doctor of Ministry Degree.

Dr. Williams is the founder and president of The Bible is Black History Institute, LLC.  Its mission is to educate communities of African descent of their biblical heritage.  Dr. Williams is the author of 12 books, including The Bible is Black History, The Bible is Black History Personal Workbook, The Bible is Black History Children’s Edition, The Bible Alphabet Book for Children, The Bible is Black History Children’s Activity Book, The Bible is Black History: Young Heroes of the Bible and The Bible is Black History: Great Women of the Bible. 

Pastor Curry was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He attended the Indianapolis Public School system, graduating from Broad Ripple High School in 1982. After high school, Pastor Curry enlisted in the United States Army and served at various duty stations around the world including Desert Shield/Storm until 1992. He is currently the appointed Executive Director of Staff Development Emergency Operations for the Indiana Department of Correction. He  is the husband of Kimberly Curry since December 1984 and together they have two childrenand three grandchildren.

Most of all, Pastor Curry is a born again servant devoted to the cause of our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Pastor Curry answered his call to preach in March 1994. He was licensed in August 1994 and ordained in December of 2001. He served as the Youth Pastor of Corinthian M.B. Church in Indianapolis until he answered the call to pastor the True Tried Missionary Baptist Church in January 2002.  Pastor Curry is very active in the Indianapolis community.