About Dr. Minor

Dr. Michael O. Minor is a nationally known champion of faith-based health and wellness mobilization. He is best known as the “Southern pastor who banned fried chicken in his church.” As a community organizer for over 30 years, Dr. Minor has worked on community empowerment, non-profit business development, and faith community issues. He currently serves as the undershepherd of the The Hill-Hernando Baptist Church in Hernando, Mississippi, president of the Mid-South Churches Cooperative Conference Baptist State Convention, co-chair of the National Faith-Based Mobilization Network (Faith MoNet), and the National Director of the H.O.P.E. Health and Human Services (HHS) Partnership of the National Baptist Convention, USA, (NBCUSA) Incorporated – the nation’s largest African American religious denomination. A published researcher, he provides advisory services for several regional and national initiatives including the American Cancer Society’s National Advisory Council on Health Equity, Sunday School Publishing Board National Advisory Committee, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education. Click here to download his complete bio.

 Dr. Michael O. Minor's
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In the News

For the latest about Dr. Minor, Google "Michael O. Minor" or "Michael Minor" and health.

• Dr. Michael O. Minor’s Gospel of Faith and Health Encourages Participation in ALL of US Research
• Michael Minor, Mississippi Pastor, Leads Obamacare Enrollment After Banning Fried Chicken
• Pastor bans fried chicken from church events, preaches ACA sign-ups
• Mid-South Pastor to Meet with First Lady

• Preaching a Healthy Diet in the Deep Fried South
• Local  Pastor to Meet with Obama

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What We Do

• FAITH-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS MOBILIZATION
• LEADERSHIP TRAINING
• ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN

Resources

Rising Sun Usher Federation 2011 Usher Guide
Congregational Health Guide 2012
2015 Suggested Health and Wellness Observances

Feedback 

• Can Faith-Based Communities Influence Childhood Obesity?
• Could 'Faith' Be the Cure for Childhood Obesity?
• Is Black Church Culture Unhealthy?

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Speaking or Interview Requests

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Seminars/Workshops

• GETTING TO SERVICE AFTER THE BENEDICTION
• SICK MEMBERS CAN'T TITHE
• TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
• ORGANIZATIONAL REFRAMING
• TRANSFORMATION TRIAD

Adult Learner Research

• Sense of Community as a Predictor of Adult Learner Persistence in Accelerated Degree Completion Programs (ADCPs)?
• What is the efficacy of using an integrated model in measuring sense of community (SOC) in accelerated degree completion programs?

Sermons about the "Gospel of Healthy Living"

• You Are What You Eat - Rev. Dr. Stephanie Allen
• Flesh Matters - Pastor Greg Jarrell