Full Text of HR0622 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize David C. Penn, Ph.D., on 50 | 4 | | years of serving in the ministry; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn is a native of Chicago and senior | 6 | | minister of the Robbins Church of Christ, where he has served | 7 | | since 1984; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn preached his first sermon at the Far West | 9 | | Church of Christ; he has served congregations in Chicago, | 10 | | Cincinnati, and Milwaukee; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn attended the Nashville Christian | 12 | | Institute in Nashville, Tennessee; he is a graduate of | 13 | | Rochester College; City University of Seattle, Washington; the | 14 | | University of Nebraska; the University of Missouri; St. Xavier | 15 | | University; Abilene Christian University; Concordia University | 16 | | of Chicago; California Coast University; the International | 17 | | Theological Seminary; the Northwestern Theological Seminary; | 18 | | and the Colorado Theological Seminary; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn's academic portfolio includes an | 20 | | Associate of Arts; Bachelor of Arts; Master of Education | 21 | | (Curriculum and Instruction); Master of Arts (Educational |
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| 1 | | Administration); Graduate Certificate in Civics and Democracy | 2 | | (Harvard University); Master of Arts (History); Master of | 3 | | Religious Education; Doctor of Education; Doctor of | 4 | | Philosophy; Educational Specialist Degree
(Educational | 5 | | Administration); and a Graduate Certificate in School | 6 | | Superintendency; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn has also performed post-graduate study at | 8 | | the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa; a | 9 | | Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by the St. Timothy | 10 | | Theological Institute and a Doctor of Laws by the United | 11 | | Theological Seminary; in addition to congregational ministry, | 12 | | he is licensed in the states of Illinois and Tennessee as a "No | 13 | | Child Left Behind" social science educator and administrator; | 14 | | his state endorsements include principal and superintendent | 15 | | administration, world history, United States history, | 16 | | geography, civics, and political science; he presently serves | 17 | | as a Professor of History at Joliet Junior College and | 18 | | Professor of Biblical Studies and Urban Ministry for | 19 | | Metropolitan Christian University in Louisville, Kentucky; he | 20 | | was previously selected to serve as a keynote presenter at the | 21 | | annual Illinois Council for the Social Studies Fall State | 22 | | Conference in Lisle; and | 23 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn is the Vice-Chairman and Secretary for | 24 | | the Churches of Christ National Lectureship Executive |
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| 1 | | Committee; member of the Executive Board of Directors and | 2 | | Academic Dean for the School of Religious Studies in Little | 3 | | Rock, Arkansas; member of the Board of Regents for Metropolitan | 4 | | Christian University in Louisville, Kentucky; member of the | 5 | | Board of Directors and Director of Biblical Accountability for | 6 | | the National Association of Private Theological Institutions; | 7 | | and former Chairman of the Midwest Lectureship; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn is a co-founder and former chairman of | 9 | | the Midwest Youth Conference; co-founder of the National | 10 | | Crusade for Christ; founder of the Windy City Lectureship among | 11 | | the Chicago area Churches of Christ; founder of Imani | 12 | | Counseling Services, Inc., a private faith-based non-profit | 13 | | counseling agency chartered by the State of Illinois; founder | 14 | | of the Institute of Biblical Studies (Chicago); and editorial | 15 | | consultant for the National Lectureship Christian Courier | 16 | | newspaper; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Delta | 18 | | Epsilon Tau, Phi Beta Delta, and Kappa Delta Pi International | 19 | | Honor Societies; he is the former vice-president of the Phi | 20 | | Alpha Theta Pi Nu Chapter of the University of Nebraska; other | 21 | | memberships include the Nancy Lyman Roelkner Scholarship | 22 | | Committee of the American Historical Society; the National
| 23 | | Alliance of Black School Educators; the National Council for | 24 | | the Social Studies; the Illinois Council for the Social |
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| 1 | | Studies; the Association for the Study of African American Life | 2 | | and History; the Association for Supervision and Curriculum | 3 | | Development; and the African Studies Association; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn has conducted evangelistic and revival | 5 | | meetings along with seminars and workshops in over 30 states | 6 | | across the nation; he is a frequent speaker on national and | 7 | | regional lectureships hosted by the Churches of Christ; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn is recognized by the National Association | 9 | | of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists; the National Board of | 10 | | Christian Clinical Therapists; the National Board of Christian | 11 | | Professional and Pastoral Counselors; and the National | 12 | | Christian Counselors Association; additional affiliations are | 13 | | held with the American Counseling Association; the American | 14 | | Association of Christian Counselors; the International | 15 | | Association of Biblical Counseling; and the Southern Africa | 16 | | Association of Pastoral Work in Pretoria, South Africa; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2005, Dr. Penn authored his first book, "My | 18 | | Soul Looks Back and Wonders ... How I Got Over"; his second | 19 | | book, "The Power of His Penetrating Presence", was published in | 20 | | 2006 and is a compendium of sermons presented by various | 21 | | ministers at the Church of Christ 62nd Annual National | 22 | | Lectureship held in Chicago; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn has written articles for the "Chicago | 2 | | Defender", the "Chicago Sun Times", the "Cincinnati Herald", | 3 | | the "African American Pulpit", the "Christian Courier", the | 4 | | "Christian Echo", and the "Gospel Times"; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Penn is married to Brenda J. (Martin) and they | 6 | | have two children, Dortricia and Danielle, and two | 7 | | grandchildren, Rian Danielle Willingham and Kendall Dior | 8 | | Dorsey; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | recognize David C. Penn, Ph.D., on 50 years of serving in the | 12 | | ministry, and we wish him many more wonderful years; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Dr. Penn as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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