Seminar Title:
What Every Christian Should Know About Israel:
Past, Present, Future
This is a 3-day seminar held during the Annual Congress of Christian Education
(April 27-29, 2020)
Seminar Description:
Christians should not be ignorant of God’s plans for His chosen people in His Word. Regardless, of what we may think about Israel politically, the Abrahamic Covenant has a promise and blessing to those who stand with God’s Chosen. We read of God’s promise in Genesis 12:2-3, “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (see also Genesis 27:29; Numbers 24:9).
In this seminar, participants will explore the roots of our Christian faith, and what God wants Christians to know about Israel, past, present, and future. Also, the seminar will explore what does it mean to support Israel from a biblical perspective.
Those who are interested in experiencing a life-changing trip to Israel, or sponsoring an educational, transforming trip to Israel, might want to take this seminar.
The Seminar Leader/Facilitator:
Pastor Dumisani Washington
Dumisani Washington is a pastor, composer, author and music teacher in Northern California. Dumisani’s Israel journey began in the early 1990s in a quest to better understand the roots of his Christian faith. The trek became cultural as he studied the Jewish Diaspora and became intrigued by Israel’s multi-ethnic identity; and the return of the Diaspora from Ethiopia, India/Burma, Kaifeng and the world. Dumisani’s first book, ZIONISM & THE BLACK CHURCH: Why Standing With Israel Will Be a Defining Issue for Christians of Color in the 21st Century was released September 2014. Dumisani’s production company (June 25th Music) first album, The Hebrew Project, Vol. 1: From Beyond the Rivers, is a musical/cultural stand with the nation of Israel.
Dumisani is a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and director of The Zion Academy of Music in Stockton, CA. Dumisani is senior pastor of the Congregation of Zion in Stockton. He presently serves as the Diversity Outreach Coordinator for Christians United to Save Israel (CUFI). He and his wife, Valerie, have been married for 29 years, and have six children ages 16 to 27.