Expertise
- Christian Ethics, Leadership, and Community Development A.B., Morehouse College, 1956
- M.Div., United Theological Seminary, 1962
- Th.D., Boston University, 1973
- Instructor of Human Relations, Boston University College of Business Administration, 1963-66
- Professor of Church and Society, United Theological Seminary, 1968-79
- Associate Professor of Practical Theology (with tenure), Yale University Divinity School, 1979-83
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Wright State University Medical School, 1984-
- Professor, Black Church Ministries Program, United Theological Seminary, 1986-2006
- Pastor, Bethel Baptist Church, 1982-2011.
- Adjunct Instructor, Payne Theological Seminary, 1987-2011
- Distinguished Professor, Payne Theological Seminary, 2011-Present.