George Kerr is Executive Director of the START at Westminster program in Washington, D.C., providing HIV/AIDS advocacy, education, testing, counseling, and referral services. In a city with an admirable and diverse field of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs), START is unique because of its affiliation with Westminster Presbyterian Church. Westminster’s mission
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THE CHURCH STILL HAS WORK TO DO This is part of a series of reflections from Johnson C. Smith’s first annual HIV competency training conference—and is a slightly revised version of a December 1, 2012 reflection posted on the blog of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness by
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A new generation of AIDS advocates by Leslie Woods. In December, the Office of Public Witness (OPW) had the very great pleasure of working the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary (Atlanta, GA) and the Presbyterian AIDS Network to promote the inaugural conference, “Becoming an HIV and AIDS Competent Church: Prophetic
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An HIV/AIDS Advocacy Sermon A Sermon by Emily Rose Proctor, originally preached on the 1st Sunday in Advent, World AIDS Day, December 2, 2012, at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD. This sermon is part of a series of reflections from Johnson C. Smith’s first annual HIV competency
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Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary student begins candid conversations about HIV/AIDS, sexuality, race, and faith community. This is the third article of a February 7–March 7, 2013, series of reflections from Johnson C. Smith’s first annual HIV competency training conference. New articles every Thursday! By Minister Erik Taylor Doctor
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Mental health counselor takes lessons learned from “AIDS Competent Churches and Church Leaders” certification and starts the University of Dubuque’s first official HIV/AIDS education, testing, and counseling program. The following is the second article of a February 7–March 7, 2013, series of reflections from Johnson C. Smith’s first annual HIV
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Historic African American seminary, Johnson C. Smith, takes the lead in mobilizing new approaches to HIV/AIDS care and advocacy through its “AIDS Competent Churches and Church Leaders” certification program. The following is the first article of a February 7–March 7, 2013, series of reflections from Johnson C. Smith’s first annual
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