The Voice of Our Leader WELCOME TO THE 2022 MINISTERS & WORKERS CONVOCATION! It is indeed a pleasure to extend a heartfelt welcome to each of you to our upcoming 2022 Ministers and Workers Convocation. The gathering of the Saints is always a refreshing and encouraging time of fellowship as God continues to equip, empower, and embolden our constituency in our most Holy faith. In our own finite understanding, we often find ourselves putting God in a box and limiting Him, but the Word of God tells us that we serve a God whose power, capacity, knowledge, being, compassion, grace and Holiness is immeasurable. Therefore, we thank the Lord for each of our Spirit-led speakers who will impart wisdom and knowledge in helping us understand the magnitude of this great gift of the Holy Ghost that is set apart for believers who ask for power, anticipate power, and embrace power for Kingdom living. To that end, our 2022 Ministers & Workers Convocation theme is: “PERSEVERING IN OUR FAITH & EXPECTING A SUPERNATURAL MOVE OF GOD ” II Kings 4:8-37 If there ever was a time to utilize the God-given power of the Holy Ghost, it is now for we know that there is no limit to what God can and will do. And, if we pray and believe, all things will be possible through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Therefore, let us continue to persevere in our most holy faith in an effort to keep an open line of communication with God DAILY so we can experience authentic deliverance, miraculous healing, and celebrate with those who God will set free ALL because they/we have experienced a SUPERNATURAL move of God! Your presence is an indication that you are committed to growing and developing in your faith. Not just for yourself, but for your home, your church, your community, and in all souls you are blessed to impact for life-change. Please come praying, come believing, and come expecting an overflow of the anointing of God.to lift burdens & destroy yokes in the matchless POWER of God! Your Servant in Christ,
Bishop James E. Hornsby Bishop James E. Hornsby, Prelate Texas Northeast First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Guest Speaker _________________________________________ Evangelist Karen Clark Sheard FIRST LADY, CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC. FIRST LADY, GREATER EMMANUEL INSTITUTIONAL COGIC, DETROIT, MI MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY CLARK SISTERS
Four-time GRAMMY® Award-winner and multiple Stellar and GMA Dove Award winner Karen Clark Sheard is a vocalist, songwriter, entrepreneur, wife and mother. She is also a gospel music legend and a part of a musical dynasty. Admired by a wide range of vocalists from various genres, Clark Sheard is renowned throughout the music industry for her signature, one-of-a-kind multi-octave vocal range and ability. Her musical style with the legendary Clark Sisters and as a solo artist has inspired a host of today’s brightest recording artists. Clark Sheard also is a partner in ministry with her husband, Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Pastor of Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God and Christ in Detroit, MI, where she serves as First Lady. In September 2014, hosted her hugely successful inaugural international empowerment summit for all women, with special focus on women in ministry leadership, titled “Lady Karen Clark Sheard Presents: Ladies 1st A Celebration of All Women” in Virginia Beach, VA. This blessed ministry endeavor debuted to 1,500 women+ and plans to be an annual event. For Clark Sheard, it’s all about family. In fact, family has always been central to her success as one of music’s most gifted and admired vocalists in American Contemporary music. It started when, as a child, Clark Sheard was trained to sing by her mother, pioneering gospel choir director and gospel music icon Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. It has come full circle with her 23-year-old son, producer and musician J. Drew Sheard II, producing tracks on her previous and forthcoming albums, which she recorded for Karew Record, a family-owned label. Her daughter, award-winning gospel music sensation Kierra Sheard also records on the family label. Bishop J. Drew Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard established Karew Records in 2009. “This had been a dream of mine for seven years,” she says of the family enterprise. I have my family on my record label, as well as praise and worship leader David Daughtry, but I’m going to be reaching out to young people to help them pursue their dreams too, because there are so many talented artists out there who have not been heard yet.” “My husband has not only supported my dreams, but he has also worked to make them come true,” says Clark Sheard. “It’s like God hasn’t forgotten about us and is continuing this legacy that started with my mom.” Mattie Moss Clark formed her five daughters into the Clark Sisters when Karen was barely a teenager. In 1973, they recorded their first album, Jesus Has A Lot to Give. In 1983, their signature song, “You Brought the Sunshine,” from the album of the same name, became a smash hit—as popular on dance floors as in churches— peaking at #16 on the Billboard Black Singles chart. Over the years, the sisters have recorded 20 albums, including GMA Dove Award-winner and GRAMMY® Award-nominated Heart and Soul (1987) and GRAMMY® Award-nominated Conqueror (1988) and Sincerely (1983), while crafting enduring gospel anthems such as “Endow Me,” “Pray for the USA,” “Name It Claim It” and “Is My Living in Vain?” Clark Sheard is using her ministry to both feed the faithful and connect with new audiences outside of the gospel music and church community. She travels the country as both a singer and an evangelist, and she plans and leads both church-based and national women’s conferences. Karen Clark Sheard is doing her part to extend the reach of the family’s work and uphold her family’s legendary musical legacy. www.karewrecords.com
Thursday, March 31, 2022 – 7:00 p.m. “Women’s Night” Presiding ............................................................................................ Mother Barbara Fields, Assistant Jurisdictional Supervisor Invocation......................................................................................................................... District Missionary Claudene Collins Old Testament Scripture Reading ........................................................................................................Missionary Stacy Rolfe New Testament Scripture Reading ................................................................................................ Missionary Carla Johnson Praise and Worship .................................................................................................. Jurisdictional Praise and Worship Team Occasion ......................................................................................................................................................... Sister Kaydia Thomas Voice of the First Lady......................................................................................... Lady Janis L. Hornsby, Texas Northeast First Ministry of Music .........................................................................................Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction Mass Choir Ministry of Giving ................................................................................................................ Jurisdictional Finance Committee Observations........................................................................................ Supt. Charles Faultry, Jurisdictional Executive Secretary Episcopal Presentation ........................................................................................ Administrative Assistant Charles R. Beard Introduction of Speaker ................................................................................. Bishop James E. Hornsby, Jurisdictional Prelate Sermonic Selection .......................................................................................Texas Northeast First Jurisdiction Mass Choir THE WORD OF GOD ................................................................................................ EVANGELIST KAREN CLARK SHEARD First Lady, Church of God in Christ, Inc. Altar Appeal Closing Remarks Benediction
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Bishop James E. Hornsby, Jurisdictional Prelate Name
Title
Supt. Roy L. Smith Administrative Assistant Supt. Charles R. Beard Administrative Assistant/Dean of Ordination Supt. Alton Davis, Sr. Administrative Assistant Supt. Joe Turner Jurisdictional Treasurer/ Special Assistant Supt. Charles Faultry Executive Jurisdictional Secretary Supt. Clarence Harden Jurisdictional Financial Secretary Supt. Joseph Collier Chief of Security/Special Operations Supt. Denelra Dorsett Chairman of Finance/Executive Board Supt. Gabriel Kelley Sunday School Superintendent/Executive Board Supt. Jesse Carter II Registrar, Texas Northeast First Academy of Ministerial Education Supt. C. V. Simpkins, Jr. Executive Board Member Supt. Andrew Jackson, Jr. President, Auxiliaries In Ministry/Executive Board Elder James Mark Harry Jurisdictional Youth Department President Elder E. Andrѐ Adams Evangelist Department President/Executive Board Elder Johnathan Wilson Missions Department President/Executive Board Pastor John Malone Jurisdictional Usher Board President Supt. Alvin Grissom, Sr. Director of Urban Initiatives Missionary Jackie Grissom Governmental Compliance Director/Finance Department Superintendent Chet Stevenson Jurisdictional Chief Adjutant/National Overseer Elder Dallas Rice Jurisdictional Building Construction Advisor Dr. Verdell Marsh Jurisdictional Health & Wellness District Missionary Glenda Goodson Jurisdictional Historian/Administrative Secretary District Missionary DeLisa F. Reed Administrative Secretary Elder Marlon Bush Public Relations & Marketing Director
JURISDICTIONAL DEPARTMENTAL STAFF
Missionary Regina Starks Missionary Subritte Stevenson Missionary Cathy Collins Green District Missionary Cynthia Guyton (Designee) District Missionary Talitha Davis Missionary Sharon L. Williams
Security & Special Operations Adjutant Sister Trainer Elect Lady, Evangelism Department Field Representative, Sunday School Department Chairlady, Youth Department Elect Lady, Missions Department
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS AND DISTRICTS Bible Way Cathedral C. H. Mason Central Texas Corsicana Dallas Mid-Cities Denton Eastside Galilee Greater Fort Worth Greenville North Hillsboro
Supt. Norris Scott Supt. C. V. Simpkins, Jr. Supt. Leonard Willis Supt. Jesse Carter Supt. Joseph Johnson, Sr. Supt. Denelra Dorsett Supt. Clarence Harden Supt. Mark Clemons (Designee) Supt. Roy L. Smith Supt. Chet Stevenson (Designee) Supt. Anthony McCrary Supt. E. W. Whitfield
Holy Tabernacle J. Neaul Haynes Mexia West North Dallas Northpark Pleasant Grove Progressive Saintsville Stop Six Texas Northeast Tarrant W. E. Roberts Memorial
Supt. Rudolph Jackson Supt. Joseph Collier Supt. Ozell Hall Supt. Victor A. Dupree Supt. Charles Faultry Supt. Joe Turner Supt. Alton Davis Supt. Alvin Grissom, Sr. Supt. Charles R. Beard Supt. Andrew Jackson, Jr. Supt. Tommy Taylor
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN NAME
TITLE
Missionary Barbara Fields Missionary Janis Hornsby Missionary Patty Blane Missionary Ethel Baptist Missionary Claudene Collins Missionary Lorye Carter Reed Missionary Michele Thomas Missionary Paula Thompson Missionary Cynthia Guyton Missionary Regina Starks Missionary Kiesha Sims Missionary Sharon Williams Ms. Sheree Henderson
Assistant Jurisdictional Supervisor Jurisdictional First Lady Executive Board Executive Board Executive Board Executive Board Executive Board Executive Board Executive Board Executive Board Executive Financial Secretary Director of Financial Affairs Executive Secretary
DISTRICT MISSIONARIES AND DISTRICTS NAME
DISTRICT
Assignment to Follow Missionary DeLisa F. Reed Missionary Gwen Horn Missionary Ethel Baptist Missionary Michele Thomas *Missionary Lanell Hardy (Designee) Assignment to Follow
Bibleway Cathedral C. H. Mason Corsicana Dallas Mid-Cities Denton East Side
Missionary Barbara Fields *Missionary Melanie Angton (Designee) *Missionary Cynthia Guyton (Designee) Missionary Carol Daniel Missionary Barbara McCullough Missionary Mary Robinson
Galilee Greater Ft. Worth Greenville North Hillsboro Holy Tabernacle J. Neaul Haynes
Missionary Bobbie Weekly Missionary Glenda Goodson Missionary Claudene Collins Missionary Addie R. Wilson Missionary Monica Warren
Mexia West North Dallas Northpark Pleasant Grove Progressive
Missionary Maxine Kyle Missionary Talitha C. Davis Missionary Lorye Carter-Reed Missionary Paula Thompson Missionary Sheila Holland
Saintsville Stop Six Texas Central Texas Northeast Tarrant W. E. Roberts Memorial