2016 Keynote Speaker: Rev. Jack Bomar
Rev. Jack Bomar
Reverend Jack, as he is affectionately called, is a native of Tennessee and founder of Blessing Hands USA, INC, a non-profit humanitarian organization established to revive, restructure and revitalize communities. He presently serves as Senior Minister at Unity Church of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii. Prior to relocating to Hawaii he served as Pastor at United Church of Jesus Christ For All People in Beaufort, South Carolina and the United Palace Cathedral in New York, New York. Rev. Jack has served as Senior Minster for various communities around the country to include: Unity Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee; Unity By The Sea in Santa Monica, California; South Side Unity Center of Christianity in Chicago, Illinois; and as Senior Associate Minister atHillside International Chapel & Truth Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. For the past few years he has traveled abroad providing pastoral and mission support to communities in Dominican Republic; Haiti; Australia; Ghana, West Africa; Iloilo, Philippines; St. Lucia, West Indies; and Bangalore, India. He has led delegations of multi-denominational faith leaders, community leaders, chiropractors, and volunteers on trips to Hermanas Mirabal Province, Dominican Republic and Haiti to provide medical aid, food supply, beds, resources, hope, blessings and prayers of healing to thousands of men, women and children. Rev. Jack completed his studies in the Doctor of Ministry Program with a concentration on Parish Revitalization & Building the Beloved Community at McCormick Theological Seminary, located in Chicago, Illinois. He received his Master of Divinity Degree from Chicago Theological Seminary; the Bachelor of Arts Degree from Lane College, located in Jackson, Tennessee; a ministerial ordination from the Barbara King School of Ministry, located in Atlanta, Georgia; and the ecclesiastical ministerial endorsement from the United Church of Religious Science. His organizational affiliations include the Senior Services of Beaufort County, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., AGLOW International, The Exchange Club of Beaufort, Leadership Beaufort, and Operation Brotherhood, Inc. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, as well as been the guest speaker at many churches and centers throughout the USA and abroad to include: Chicago; Atlanta; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Honolulu, Hawaii; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and Melbourne, Australia. Rev. Jack was inducted into the Morehouse College, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers in 2008. He was a member of the USA delegation committee for the Parliament of World’s Religions 2009 Conference in Melbourne, Australia. He served as producer, director and host of Power Hour, a live interactive radio program that promoted a combination of traditional Gospel and Contemporary music with a mixture of the spoken word using Spiritual Principles. He is a founding member of the We Love Memphis Movement, a consortium of ministries, churches and organizations throughout the Greater Memphis community whose mission was/is to create a wholesome new climate of caring, safety, respect, love and good will in the city of Memphis. Rev. Jack’s desire is to serve as a conduit that fosters a greater sense of self-awareness, spiritual enlightenment and God-consciousness with the communities in which he serves. His hope is to encourage people of diverse backgrounds to transcend differences, bridge communication, and build a coalition that leads to the achievement of a common purpose, a unified and loving community. He states, “In moving toward greater achievements, I seek to be more accessible to the succeeding generations of youth in a reciprocal type of role modeling that promotes healthy and effective participation in the global community experience.” |
Eddie Watkins Jr
Journey of Inspiration with Eddie Watkins Jr. An uplifting and heart-centered spiritual journey experiencing God through music, chants, meditation and revelation. Eddie leads you through inspirational moments with Ernest Holmes, Rumi, Charles & Myrtle Fillmore, and more...and you walk away in a cocoon of healing love, feeling renewed and filled with joy! “My music is an expression of all the experiences of my life.” Growing up in the ghettos of Detroit, playing bass on recordings with the Temptations and Marvin Gaye at 17, being “brought up” by the Motown Greats, becoming a studio musician, making lots of money, moving to LA with Motown, substance abuse and recovery; led to a spiritual search. When he became involved in Religious Science in 1997, songs woke him up, pouring out of him. His first CD was conceived, recorded, produced and selling in six months. Eddie’s second CD “We Come Together” was released in June of 08. The third CD “And So It Is” was released in June 09. The 4th CD “When You Believe” was released in June of 2012. Eddie served three years as the Music Director at Center for Spiritual Living in Las Vegas and 3 years as the Director of Music Ministries at Center for Spiritual Living in Seattle. Eddie has recorded with: Marvin Gaye, Quincy Jones, James Brown, Santana, Cher, Diana Ross, Herbie Hancock, Pattie Labelle, The Pointer Sisters, Peter Frampton, Gato Barbieri, The Temptations, Phyllis Hyman, Norman Conners, Thelma Houston, Nancy Wilson, and the list goes on and on. “I know what my life purpose is, to share this music with the world.” www.eddiewatkinsjr.com |
Keynote Speaking Schedule:
Wednesday
9:00 - 11:00 am ~ Rev. Jack Bomar: "What Would Love Do”
7:30 - 9:30 pm ~ Rev. Jack Bomar: continuing“What Would Love Do”
Thursday
9:00 - 11:00 am ~ Eddie Watkins Jr - Journey of Inspiration - An uplifting and heart-centered spiritual journey experiencing God through music, chants, meditation and revelation. Eddie leads you through inspirational moments with Ernest Holmes, Rumi, Charles & Myrtle Fillmore, and more...and you walk away in a cocoon of healing love, feeling renewed and filled with joy!
Wednesday
9:00 - 11:00 am ~ Rev. Jack Bomar: "What Would Love Do”
7:30 - 9:30 pm ~ Rev. Jack Bomar: continuing“What Would Love Do”
Thursday
9:00 - 11:00 am ~ Eddie Watkins Jr - Journey of Inspiration - An uplifting and heart-centered spiritual journey experiencing God through music, chants, meditation and revelation. Eddie leads you through inspirational moments with Ernest Holmes, Rumi, Charles & Myrtle Fillmore, and more...and you walk away in a cocoon of healing love, feeling renewed and filled with joy!
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