Hartford Seminary's Black
Ministries Program (BMP) is a national model for building the
leadership, training, and preaching skills of laity and clergy in the
urban church. Individual components of the BMP are: Black Ministries Certificate
Program, Black Ministries Alumni Seminars,
and Educational Outreach Programming.
Men and women from
throughout the region who are deeply concerned about the fate of our
society can enroll in this program so they can become effective
advocates. BMP students understand that people of faith must have
tools to put their love of God into action for their church, their
families, and their communities. Since its inception in 1982,
the BMP has prepared nearly 1,000 men and women for effective service.
Although designed
specifically for the leaders of the black churches, the BMP services a
diverse clientele from various social, cultural and economic
backgrounds. The program's diversity is seen, too, in the myriad
educational and religious backgrounds of its students and
faculty. Clergy and laity, men and women, grow together in both
mind and soul.
To contact the Black
Ministries Program office, you may call (860)
509-9512 or send an e-mail to bmp@hartsem.edu.
