•Having a dream to re-build decaying communities and lives by making the world a better place for all of humanity to live in peace and harmony. The Rev. Christopher D. Handy strives to raise the conscience of people everywhere to make a difference. His meager beginnings in a small rural town in Monroe, Louisiana and his childhood in a housing project greatly contributed to his mission to enlighten, inform, educate, and motivate people to better themselves, their communities, and the world around them.

•Handy has written many articles for various newspapers and magazines. He has organized marches to combat violence, injustices, and poverty, and while in school in Michigan he ministered on the 'bad' streets of Detroit and other cities. He continues to uphold justice and freedom by sharing his experiences with audiences everywhere. His first book “The Scars of Racism” has made a stunning and positive impact on people of all races.

•In 1999, Dr. Handy founded a Non-denomination Christian Community Church Ministry called The New Testament Bible Church and a non-profit organization called I.C.A.N (Innovative Community Action Network); Dr. Handy main focus is the future of our younger generation and the out casts of our society. In effort to prepare all young boys and men for the realization of being a man in today's society, he has developed a program called "Christian Manhood Training Program" (CMTP), which is a rites of passage program which deals with many of today's tough issues such as developing a relationship with God, treatment of women, responsibility of being a Father, learning to love and not Kill, the importance of an education, handling racism, and the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse.

•Dr. Handy is currently the CEO/President/Executive Director of Innovative Community Action Network (I.C.A.N.). His focus is working with at-risk and troubled youths, the poor and needy, the disenfranchised, and those without hope within the community by helping them to believe in themselves and encouraging them to strive for success. He was honored in 2002 with an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities Degree from The Institute of Christian Works for his work with his Mentoring Program for at-risk and troubled youths. Dr. Handy is also a certified prison fellowship counselor, who has spoken to numerous inmates of all ages on how to survive on the inside, thus, preparing them for their release into society. Dr. Handy is a Licensed and Certified Counselor/Certified Life skills Coach and Trainer/Adult Organizational Development Specialist. Dr. Handy is a Certified Private Postsecondary Educator in Christian Education. Dr. Handy is the President/Chancellor/Founder of The New Testament Bible Church Biblical Institute an accredited and licensed Biblical Institute. He also serves as Professor of Theology and Practice of Ethics and Ministry. In April 2011, Dr. Handy was appointed Presiding Bishop of the Louisiana Conference from Fellowship of Christ International; his appointment was accredited to his many years of dedicated service to God, service to humanity, and ministry. His district covers the entire state of Louisiana.

•His educational background includes an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Louisiana Business College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Education, a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology, a Master’s of Divinity Degree, and a Doctorate of Theology Degree from Andersonville Baptist Seminary in Camilla, Ga. He has a Ph. D. in Philosophy in Counseling from the Institute of Christian Works in Columbia, SC. Dr. Handy is the Father of three children and definitely believes the family is the foundation of any society. Dr. Handy has received many citations and special recognition awards from many states and civic organizations across the US.

Website: http://www.revchristopherhandy.com
Facebook: Facebook profile

2012    44th president    acts    africanamerican    africanamericans    america    angels    atrisk    barack obama    biblical studies    biden    black america    black church    black man    black men    black people    brave    bride    brilliant    calm    calvary    campaign    care    change    childhood development    children    children health    christ    christ confidence belief salvation messiah    christian    christianity    christians    church    collective    color of skin    comedy    community base programs    companionship    cool    court    crime    criminals    dedication    detention    disciples    doctrine parables kingdom of god    early prevention    ebooks    ecomomic    education    election    encouragement    envy    faith    family    family man    father    forgiveness gratitude    friendship    gall    glory    god    grace    guidance and support    hatred    health    heart    heaven    help faith jesus    history    holy spirit    honest    hope    humanity    inspiration    intelligent    internet    intervention    italy    jeremiah wright    jesus    jesus christ    john    judge    juvenile    law    life skills    longlasing friendship    love    love forgiveness death children bible    luke    malcolm x    mankind    mark    marketing    martin luther king    matthew    medicine    mentee    mentoring    mentors    obama    obesity    peace    people of color    politics    poor    pope john paul    pope john paul ii    poverty    prayer    prejudice    presidency    president of the united states    publishing    purpose    racism    religion    rich    romance    romans    school    secret service    self esteem poems resurrection stories    selfsufficient    service    shame    short stories kingdom    sin righteousness singles commandments sabbath    slavery    smart    students    teens    ten commandments scriptures romans    the bible    the cross    the media    togetherness    trials    tribute    united states    unity    usa    volunteer    volunterism    washington dc    wellbeing    white america    white house    world    worldwide    youths