2016 Convention and Graduation Schedule
Saturday, May 7th, 2016
Early Check-in: 2 PM to 5 PM
Sunday, May 8th, 2016
Check-in: 2 PM to 5 PM
Banquet Dinner: 5 PM to 7 PM
Opening Event: 7 PM to 9 PM
Entertainment
Opening Ceremony
We will start with live inspirational entertainment followed by opening ceremonies celebrating Dr. Paul Leon Masters’ life and legacy. The introduction of the international speakers will close the evening’s events.
Monday, May 9th, 2016
Morning Session
10:00 AM: Welcome & Morning Invocation – Dr. Dick Caldwell, D.Min.
10:10 AM: Bobby Russell (Arizona): “Healing Drumming”
11:00 AM: 10-Minute Break
11:10 AM: Dr. Paul Leon Masters’ Video Presentation: “LGBT Issues in Ministry: Teaching Acceptance and Love”
11:30 AM: Dr. Dorothy Barklie Blandford, Ph.D. (Canada) “Forever Young: On the Journey from Ageing to Sageing”
11:50 AM: Convention Updates/Announcements
12:00 PM: Lunch Break (one hour, thirty minutes)
Afternoon Session
1:30 PM: Invocation – Rev. Linda Caldwell
1:35 PM: Dr. Richard (Dick) Caldwell, D. Min. (Texas): “Guidance and Forgiveness”
1:55 PM: Dr. Karmen A. Smith, D.D. (Nevada): “The I AM Solution”
2:15 PM: 10-Minute Break:
2:25 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Pamela Kay Chappell
2:35 PM: Rev. Dean J. Selimos, Esq., B.Msc. (California): “Can Something Be Created Out Of Nothing?”
2:55 PM: Dr. Regina Merritt, Msc.D., Ph.D., Mch.D., Mhyp.D. (Washington): “Balancing The 12 Apostles Within”
3:15 PM: 10-Minute Break:
3:25 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Kellee Patterson
3:35 PM: Dr. Teresa Ann Brown, Ph.D. (Missouri): “Elevate Your Vibration – Elevate Your Life”
3:55 PM: Rev. Luna Star Van Atta, M.Msc. (Arizona): “Journeying to the Other Side of the Veil”
4:15 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Kellee Patterson
4:25 PM: Rev. David Leslie Brown, B.Msc. (England): “The Metaphysical Model for Transforming Grief”
4:45 PM: Dr. Michael Frazier, Ph.D. (Maryland) “One Eternal Day/Simultaneous Lives”
5:05 PM: Convention Updates/Announcements
5:10 PM: Closing Invocation and Prayer – Dr. Dick Caldwell, D.Min.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Morning Session
10:00 AM: Welcome & Morning Invocation – Dr. Dick Caldwell, D.Min.
10:10 AM: Rev. George Michael Harris, B.Msc. (Colorado): “Three Little Letters”
10:30 AM: Dr. Regina J. Dekker, Msc.D., PsyThD. (Nevada): “Living On Purpose”
10:50 AM: 10-Minute Break
11:00 AM: Inspirational Entertainment – Kellee Patterson
11:10 AM: Dr. Christopher N. Khoza, Ph.D. (South Africa): “The Miracles of the Present Moment”
11:30 AM: Dr. David Richard Furlong, Ph.D. (England): “Illuminating the Shadow”
11:50 AM: Convention Updates/Announcements
12:00 PM: Lunch Break (one hour, thirty minutes)
Afternoon Session
1:00 PM: Mortonette & Kellee Patterson Inspirational Entertainment
1:30 PM: Afternoon Invocation – Dr. Dick Caldwell, D.Min.
1:35 PM: Rev. Dr. Hamsa Fran Ayalasomayajula, Msc.D. (California): “Spiritual Principles of a Successful Business”
1:55 PM: Rev. Dr. Pamela Kay Chappell, Ph.D. (Michigan) “Life Between Lives: Planning The Next Time Around”
2:15 PM: 10-Minute Break
2:25 PM: Inspirational Entertainment- Pamela Kay Chappell
2:35 PM: Rev. Rita Marie Browning, B.Msc. (Canada): “Never Give Up”
2:55 PM: Dr. David Shareef, Ph.D. (Nevada): “The Psychic Connection”
3:15 PM: 10-Minute Break
3:25 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Mortonette
3:35 PM: Dr. Patrick B. Rutherford, Ph.D. (Bahamas): “A Relationship with Life”
3:55 PM: Rev. Dr. Mary Jane Cox, B.Msc. (England): “My Near-Death Experience and It’s Spiritual Repercussions”
4:15 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Kellee Patterson
4:25 PM: Dr. Genie Joseph, Ph.D (Arizona): “Communicating with the Souls of Animals”
4:45 PM: Convention Updates/Announcements
4:50 PM: Dinner Break (one hour, fifteen minutes)
Evening Session
6:05 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Mortonette
6:15 PM: Rev. Steven Lane Taylor, B.Msc. (Arizona): “Moving Beyond Reasons”
6:35 PM: Dr. Paul Leon Masters’ Video Presentation: “One Common Denominator to Success”
6:55 PM: Closing Invocation and Prayer – Dr. Dick Caldwell, D.Min.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Morning Session
10:00 AM: Welcome & Morning Invocation – Dr.Dick Caldwell, D.Min.
10:10 AM: Dr. Dene Binnie Ballantine, Ph.D. (Texas): “The Psychological Effects of Brainwave Entrainment”
10:30 AM: Dr. Sandra Jewell, Ph.D. (Arizona): “It’s Better to Be an Original of Yourself than a Copy of Someone Else”
10:50 AM: 10-Minute Break
11:00 AM: Inspirational Entertainment – Pamela Kay Chappell
11:10 AM: Dr. Richard Jackson, D.Th. (Oregon): “Are You As Happy As Your Dog”
11:30 AM: Rev. Shemane Nugent, M.Msc. (Texas): “The Dance of Enlightenment”
11:50 AM: Convention Updates/Announcements
12:00 PM: Lunch Break (one hour, thirty minutes)
Afternoon Session
1:00 PM: Dwain Briggs Concert
1:30 PM: Afternoon Invocation – Dr. Dick Caldwell, D.Min.
1:35 PM: Rev. Greta Cobb, M.Msc. (Maryland): “You Meet No One But YOU”
1:55 PM: Dr. Ravee Vellu S, Msc.D. (Singapore): “The Importance of Meditation for a Happy Life”
2:15 PM: 10-Minute Break
2:25 PM: Inspirational Entertainment- CD-Late Dr. Nancy Abercrombie, Msc.D.
2:35 PM: Dr. Tamir M. Qadree, Ph.D. (California): “Faith, Intuitive Knowing”
2:55 PM: Danil Litvin (Arizona): “Integrating Two Worlds: Spiritual and Physical”
3:15 PM: 10-Minute Break
3:25 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Mortonette
3:35 PM: Dr. Jash R. Desai, Msc.D. (India): “Aham Brahmasmi”
3:55 PM: Dr. TJ Dickson, Msc.D. (Nebraska): “Healing: A Critical Step to Transformation”
4:15 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Dwaine Briggs
4:25 PM: Rev. Vyolet Katy Wylde, B.Msc. (Arizona): “Grief From A Metaphysical Perspective”
4:45 PM: Convention Updates/Announcements
4:50 PM: Dinner Break (one hour, fifteen minutes)
Evening Session
6:05 PM: Inspirational Entertainment – Mortonette
6:15 PM: Dr. Yvonne Mitchell, Ph.D. (Scotland): “Life Is an Illusion”
6:35 PM: Dr. Paul Leon Masters’ Video Presentation: “Who is Doing What: The Mystical Reality”
6:55 PM: Closing Invocation and Prayer – Dr. Dick Caldwell, D.Min.
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Morning Session
9:00 AM: Dress Rehearsal for Graduation Ceremony. All participating graduates are required to attend!
12:00 PM: Lunch Break (two hours)
Afternoon Session
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Formal Cap & Grown Graduation Ceremony
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Closing Ceremony
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Graduation Group Photographs
Schedule is subject to change without notice.
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