A Fellowship For All People (St. Howard Thurman)

Posted by Chris Breslin on October 19, 2020 in

10/18/2020

Philemon 4-11, 17

Byron Cogdell

Howard Thurman was an African-American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a leading role in many social justice movements and organizations of the twentieth century. Thurman’s theology of radical nonviolence influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists, and he was a key mentor to leaders within the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King Jr.

Byron Cogdell is passionate about Jesus and His Mission. Every ministry that he and his family serve in reflect that passion. After pursuing a call to church planting and pastoral ministry, he and his family moved to Memphis, TN. to be trained and developed through the Fellowship Memphis’ Pastoral Residency Program. After completing the residency, the Cogdell’s transitioned back to their home Daytona to plant, Identity Church, a gospel-centered, disciple-making, connecting church. Byron has a Bachelors of Arts in Public Relations from Bethune-Cookman University and is completing his Masters of Biblical & Theological Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL.

Slides from October 18, 2020

Howard Thurman resources:

Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

Meditations of the Heart by Howard Thurman

The Luminous Darkness by Howard Thurman

Footprints of a Dream: the Story of the Church for the Fellowship of All People by Howard Thurman

Deep is the Hunger by Howard Thurman

Deep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death by Howard Thurman

Howard Thurman and the Disinherited: A Religious Biography by Paul Harvey

All Saints Resources:

Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals eds. Shane Claiborne, Enuma Okuro, & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Blessed Among All Women: Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time by Robert Ellsberg