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Pastorial Team
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| Haman Cross |
Gregory Alexander |
Matthew Parker |
Dennis Talbert |
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In the “D”, Haman
Cross, Jr. is known as Pastor C. Because
of his Urban shepherd's heart & shepherding skills in
Kenya they call him Mordei…the
Lion, because of his boldness; in Congo they call
him Nssi...Laughter; because
they say he never stops smiling, in Rwanda, they call him
NdahKoonDah...Love; because
he loves us & wants us, his grandchildren call him G-Diddy.
Pastor C is a 2nd generation preacher, pastor and missionary.
His parents are in glory waiting, watching & enjoying
their rest after serving faithfully on the east side of
Detroit, at Detroit’s African American Mission Inc.
for over 30+ years.
Pastor C is a down to earth, keep it real, urbanized pastor
who has answered the call to have a global and local impact
for Christ. He has been faithful to the call for over four
decades and has ministered to hundreds of thousands from
every walk of life. His transparency about personal failures
and recovery has been a source of hope to thousands. Haman's
sometimes hard hitting and unique style, coupled with a
skillful use of humorous anecdotes, allows him to present
the word of God in a way that leads people of all ages,
races and cultures to a deeper spirituality. Whether to
pastors, prisoners, athletes, entrepreneurs, paupers or
aristocrats, Haman's message is consistent: "Grow!
Glow! Go!"
Pastor C is not your average preacher. Yes, as a matter
of fact, he is a wide eyed sanctified. blood bought, spirit
taught, bible totin', scripture quotin', demon blastin',
sin trashin', Christ followin'. pride swallowin'. hard prayin',
truth conveyin', faith walkin', gospel talkin', bonafide
and glorified child of God.
Haman planted a unique ministry located in the Brightmoor
community of Detroit. He has served as senior pastor to
this local congregation since 1982. Rosedale Park Baptist
Church is "the perfect church for imperfect people”.
“The Dale “has a family life center that has
allowed for them to become "a full service church".
Every member, every continent, every quarter is the perspective
that drives “The Dale” to reach out locally,
and globally & enables it to soar as a two winged ministry.
“The Dale” is committed to doing good in the
hood, but is also committed to cross –cultural partnerships
with sister church’s in advancing the Kingdom.
His soul mate and wife Roberta enhances Haman’s vision
for his church, community and the continents. God has given
them opportunity and grace to serve as a very unique speaking
team all over the world. Roberta has been gifted to speak
and teach in conferences, churches, retreats & various
venues internationally. She has super expertise as a social
worker to hurting families in Detroit in need of healing,
hope & help.
Haman and Roberta have been married almost 40 years and
have three adult children, five grandsons and 2 granddaughters.
Greg
Alexander is the co-pastor of Rosedale
Park Baptist Church. Over the past twenty years, he has
had a long and successful ministry working with youth and
adults. He is an effective communicator and teacher of the
Word of God. His particular interest is in seeing young
men and women disciplined and matured to become leaders
in our churches and communities. A graduate of William Tyndale
College, he is currently completing his graduate work at
the University of Detroit Mercy. In the past he has been
a board member of the YMCA, Christian Conciliation Services
and the International Christian Education Association and
he is currently the board chairman for Pan African Christian
Exchange (PACE). He and his wife, Sandra, have been married
almost thirty years. They have two daughters Courtney and
Carey and a granddaughter, Cydnie
Matthew
Parker is the most recent to join
Rosedale's pastoral staff. He has been given the challenge
of overhauling all of the ministry programs. A job
for which he is well suited.
Matthew has more than twenty-six years of management
experience in Christian education (elementary through college).
Of those years, fourteen were spent consulting in publishing,
organizational development, curriculum development, fund development,
ethnic programming and working with African American churches/
He graduated from, Eastern High School in Detroit
with a diploma in business. He went on to earn a diploma in General
Bible from the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music, a B.A.
in Sociology from Wheaton College and a M.A. in Educational Administration
from the University of Detroit.
Matthew has served as a consultant to the Advisory
Council, World Vision U.S. Ministries; World Vision, National
Urban and Rural Ministry Project, funded by the PEW Foundation;
Michigan Neighborhood partnership, African American Male Health
Initiative, funded by Michigan Department of community Health;
Neighborhood Service Organization, Religious Institutional Community
Development Program, funded by the Kellogg Foundation; and is
currently serving as Senior Advisor, Council of Christian Colleges
and Universities; Advisory Editor, Christianity Today, Inc.; Consultant,
African American Church Relations, Zondervan Publishing House.
His ministry opportunities include serving as Camp
Counselor, Cedine Bible Camp; Sports Ambassadors, Summer Basketball
Evangelism (Central, South and Latin America, Philippines, Taiwan,
Indonesia, Africa, Hong Kong, Seoul Korea, Paris, Japan, and Vietnam);
Chairman, Atlanta '88, Congress on Evangelizing Black America;
Chairman, Summit '98, The African American Church: City, Country,
The World.
Matt's publishing credentials are as follows; Contributing
Editor, The Black Family: Past, Present, and Future,
Zondervan Publishing House; Co-Editor, Called to Lead: Wisdom
for the Next Generation of African American Leaders, Moody
Press; Consulting Editor, Men to Men, Zondervan
Publishing House; Consulting Editor, Women to Women,
Zondervan Publishing House; Consulting Editor, Evangelism
and Discipleship in African American Churches, Zondervan
Publishing House; Co-Editor Editor, Planting Seeds of Hope:
How to Reach a New Generation of African Americans With the Gospel,
Moody Press; and most recently partner with Moody Press, Lift
Every Voice, imprint publishing African American authors.
He has also served on the board of Student Affairs
Committee, Board of Trustees, Bryan College and at the present
time serves on the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Religious
Alliance Against Pornography.
Matthew is the proud recipient of numerous awards:
1967 - All Conference, Free Throw Champion, Michigan Christian
College Athletic Association; 1969 - MVP, All Conference, Michigan
Christian College Athletic Association; 1974 - Achievement Award,
Minority Student Advisor, Wheaton College; 1980 - Outstanding
Young Men of America; 1981 - Outstanding Young Men of America;
1986 - Who's Who Amongst Black Americans; 1987 - American Biographical
Institute, Citation, Urban Leadership Development; 1988 - International
Biographical Centre, Cambridge England, Citation, Men of Achievement;
1988 - National Black Evangelical Association, Leadership Award
for Atlanta '88; 1991 - Circle Family Care, Spiritual Care Award;
1991 - Who's Who in Religion; 1998 - Alumnus of the Year Award,
Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music.
Matthew has a lovely wife, Karon and they are the
proud parents of three sons and two daughters. Matthew and
his family reside in Detroit, Michigan
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