Dana Carson
| Dana Carson BS, MS, M.Div., MBA, MSEDE, C.Psy.D., D.Min., Ph.D | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dana Carson Chicago, Illinois, USA (Englewood District) |
| 💼 Occupation | Apostle, Senior Pastor, Author, Entreprenuer |
| Title | Apostle |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Rachelle Carson |
| 🌐 Website | www.DrDanaCarson.org |
Dr. Dana Carson is an apostle, senior pastor, author, theologian, church growth specialist, leadership development consultant and professor in Houston, Texas. He is the Senior Pastor The R.O.C.K. WOI,[1] a non-denominational American megaministry. Carson's church services and evangelistic sermons are broadcast on The Word Network,[2] All Nations TV, WLPC-CD (Detroit), WJYS (Chicago), Rainbow Radio (Johannesburg), and KWWJ (Houston, Austin).
Early Life & Education
Apostle Dr. Dana Carson was born on December 25, 1960, in Chicago (Englewood District) to John and Geneva Carson. His parents were former Mississippi sharecroppers that moved north during the Great Migration. Carson is the youngest of their four children – Willie Carson,[3] John Carson and Gloria Morash.
In 1978, Carson dropped out of Gage Park High School his senior because he lacked the necessary credits to graduate. In the summer of 1978, Carson went to summer school during the day and attended night school at the Dawson Skills Center to earn his high school diploma.
In 1983, Carson graduated from Wiley United Methodist College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a minor in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
In 1985, Carson received a Master of Science in Counseling and Guidance from Texas A&M University (formerly East Texas State University) in Commerce, Texas.
From 1989 to 1991, Carson attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but later transferred to Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas, where he received his Master of Divinity in 1992.
In 1995, Carson received a Doctor of Ministry in Theological Studies from Boston University Graduate School of Theology in Boston, Mass. Carson's 2-volume dissertation focused on "How Independent Churches in Select Areas Are Reaching Young, African American Males Between the Ages of 14-35".[4]
In 1996, Carson received a Doctor in Christian Psychology from Logos University in Jacksonville, Fla.
In 2004, Carson received a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. Carson's dissertation focused on "Sincere Support Or Subtle Subversion: Do Congregants Truly Endeavor to Integrate the Black Church to Embrace Multiculturalism?"[4]
In 2009, Carson was the first full-time clergy to ever receive a Global Executive Master of Business Administration with Health Sector Management Specialization from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. While enrolled in the Duke GEMBA program, Carson studied business internationally in Budapest, Hungary; Istanbul, Turkey; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Shanghai, China; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 2019, Carson received a Master of Economic Development and Entrepreneurship from the University of Houston in Victoria, Texas.
Other institutions he attended include: Harvard Graduate School of Divinity, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Chicago State University, Chicago.
The Reflections of Christ Kingdom World Outreach International Church (The R.O.C.K. WOI)
On December 5, 1986, Apostle Dr. Dana Carson began his first church, Praise Tabernacle, in Austin, Texas. The church was started in the home of Kenneth and Marie Hargrove, with nine people.
From 1986 to 1996, Carson built the church into a megachurch with a congregation of over 5,000. During this time, Carson launched several major network television broadcasts on Black Entertainment Television and The Word Network.[2]
In 1995, the church acquired 26 acres of land and built an over 50,000 sq.ft. campus that housed an 1,800-seat sanctuary, gymnatorium, cafeteria, Christian bookstore, the Praise Christian Academy school (pre-school-8th grade), multiple Christian education classrooms, a 32-track digital recording studio, and administrative offices.[5]
In 2002, Carson heard the voice of God telling him to pack up his ministry and move to Houston for revival. He was followed by three hundred families to the new church in Alvin, Texas – a small city on the outskirts of Houston.[6][7]
In 2003, Carson changed the name of the church from Praise Tabernacle to The Reflections of Christ's Kingdom World Outreach International (The R.O.C.K. WOI). While in Alvin, the church took on a new focus of building Bible-centered, Spirit-filled, community-building, Kingdom-minded churches and planting them across the world to reflect the racially and culturally diverse design of the Kingdom of God.[6] Current church plant locations include Alvin, Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Butuan, Philippines, Charlotte, North Carolina , Chicago, Illinois, Kyle, Texas, La Marque, Texas, Monrovia, Liberia, Orange Farm, South Africa, Rumia, Poland and Vlakfontein, South Africa.[8][9]
While in Alvin, Carson not only grew a thriving ministry, he also began expanding both his vision and his capabilities through authoring nearly 200 books.[10]
In 2013, Carson once again transitioned the church, this time from Alvin to Houston. In October 2013, Carson led the church in purchasing an 11+ acre, seven facility campus located at 9321 Edgebrook Drive in Southeast Houston.[8]
Other Ministry Activities
In 2003, Carson started The R.O.C.K. Fun & Fitness Center. A non-profit community center with full-size gym, racquetball court, billiards area, general meeting room with 250 person capacity, fully equipped weight room, and concession stand with commercial kitchen.[7]
In 2005, Carson launched a 're-release' of the church's I Believe in Miracles – Live CD. The album was originally recorded in Austin at the Praise Tabernacle church.[11]
In 2017, Carson led The R.O.C.K. in burning the mortgage on 221 acres of land in the Rosharon, Texas, area (just 30 minutes south of downtown Houston).
In 2017, The R.O.C.K. launched the Hurricane Harvey Relief program. In "supermarket-style", Carson created a system to feed over 2,000 families immediately following Hurricane Harvey.[1]
Dana Carson Kingdom Ministries (DCKM)
In 2002, DCKM founded the Global Restoration Initiative (GRI), which is a non-profit organization that was initially designed to serve the humanitarian needs of the people in Cameroon through educational supplies, clothing, books, medicine, and equipment. Since then, GRI has served the humanitarian needs of people throughout the continent of Africa.[12]
In 2005, DCKM launched the Kingdom Bible University (KBU; formerly Carson Kingdom Institute). KBU is an online school that provides a one-of-a-kind Kingdom-based theological education to five-fold ministry leaders and serious Bible students.[13]
In 2006, Carson once again expanded his ministry reach through radio, television and internet broadcasting. The DCKM broadcasts were featured on Daystar, TBN, The Word Network, WJYS – Chicago, Streamingfaith.com, MySpace.com, YouTube.com, Praise 92.1 FM Houston, Channel 55 – The TUBE (Houston), and WBN.[7] Over the years, Carson has been interviewed on radio and television platforms such as The Yolanda Adams Morning Show[14][15][16] and Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall.[17][18]
In 2007, Carson started the Carson Consulting Group, which provides for-profit and non-profit consultation in the areas of Organizational, Personnel Development, Visionary Leadership, Business planning, start-ups, and sustainability coaching.[19][20][21] As a certified church consultant in the areas of Church Growth & Health, Church Building and Expansion, and Capital Stewardship, Carson provides consulting for small and medium-sized churches in all areas of church growth.[22]
In 2011, Carson started FD's Famous Burgers & Chicago-Style Wings Restaurant. A soul food restaurant and coffeehouse that serves the Pearland metropolitan area.[23]
In 2016, DCKM purchased the Red Roof Academy[24] and relaunched the school with its new name – the Carson Academy of Kingdom Excellence (C.A.K.E.). The school currently educates nearly 500 unserved children. The school campus contains five buildings on two acres of land. In the spring of 2017, Carson led a major renovation of the school for the celebratory grand opening of the new Carson Academy of Kingdom Excellence on April 3, 2017.[25]
Personal info
Dr. Carson is a devoted husband to Rachelle Carson, who serves faithfully in ministry with him. They have five children, Dana Carson II, John Anthony Carson, Angel Naomi Carson, Marielle Alli Sanchez, and Devon Jarrod Carson.
Accomplishments
- 2018 Harris County District Attorney's Faith Advisory Council
- 2018 City of Houston Faith Advisory Council
- 2018 29th Congressional District Faith Advisory Council
- 2018 City of Houston District I Faith Leaders Council
- 2014 Top 50 Black Professionals and Entrepreneurs
- 2013 A Senate Resolution on Behalf of the Senate of the State of Texas[26]
- 2007 – Five-Fold Ministry Award Winner, Theologian Awards Production and the Tour of Hope Foundation
- 2008 – National 3rd Place Winner for Best End Times Book (The Doors of the Church are Closed), Xulon Press
- 2004-2005 – President of the Alvin-Manvel Ministerial Alliance[27]
- Chaplain, Alvin, Texas, Police Department
- Christian Counselors of Texas
- American Association of Christian Counselors
- Christian Association for Psychological Studies
- Certified C.T.S. Behavioral Consultant in Behavioral Analysis
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Writings
- Carson, Dana (2008). The Doors of the Church Are Closed. ISBN 0-97816047794-7-9[28]
- Carson, Dana (2012). Kingdom Marriage: Trouble in the Flesh. ISBN 978-1-940264-69-1
- Carson, Dana (2013). Lord Help! I'm Trapped in the Church. ISBN 0-9746616-4-3
- Carson, Dana (2013). Strange Doctrine: Understanding Christianity, World Religions, Cults, and Secret Societies. ISBN 978-0-9859244-8-5
- Carson, Dana (2013). The Kingdom Man & the Kingdom Woman: How to Fulfill God's Purpose for Your Life. ISBN 978-1-940264-01-1
- The Trilogy[17]
- Carson, Dana (2015). Why Can't We All Just Get Along? ISBN 978-1-940264-39-4
- Carson, Dana (2016). Generation of Mini-Me's. ISBN 978-1-940264-56-1
- Carson, Dana (2016). Welcome to the Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-940264-57-8[30][31][32]
- Carson, Dana (2018). Jesus the Jewish Messiah and His Kingdom Ministry. ISBN 978-1-940264-79-0
- Carson, Dana (2019). The Five Watersheds of History and Theology: A Fresh Look at 21st Century Christianity in Light of Cultural Distortions and the Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-940264-86-8 Search this book on
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For a listing of all of Dr. Carson's books, visit DrDanaCarson.org.
Articles
- Satan, the Seed and Prayer[33]
- Are You in the Remnant?[34]
- Christian or Disciple?[35]
- The Church in Dangerous Times[36]
- Which Church Are You In?[37]
- The 7th Church in These Last Days[38]
- An Unholy Alliance: Church and State[39]
- Why is Church on Sunday?[40]
- Who Built That Door?[41]
- The Problem With the Contemporary Church[42]
- Why Jesus' Preaching of the Kingdom Was So Effective[43]
- Proclaiming the Kingdom[44]
- Do You Display Kingdom Character[45]
- Why an Embassy?[46]
- Under What System Are We Reconciled?[47]
- Defining the Kingdom of God[48]
- A Counter-Culture Kingdom[49]
- The Problem With the Church Today[50]
References
[30] [28] [8] [27] [3] [25] [12] [7] [2] [6] [14] [9] [5] [23] [13] [4] [11] [15] [16] [26] [1] [31] [29] [10] [17] [24] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [18] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [20] [32] [21] [22] [19] [51]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://therockwoi.com/outreach/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.thewordnetwork.org/mcms/twn-cut/content.cfm?member_id=29727
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.pruittmortuary.com/obituary/willie-carson
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://buprimo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ALMA_BOSU121644009390001161&context=L&vid=BU&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,dana%20carson&sortby=rank&mode=Basic
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/1997-12-19/519288/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/godspell-6555387
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 http://www.blackelectorate.com/articles.asp?ID=972
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://issuu.com/d-mars/docs/bj_80
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://issuu.com/d-mars/docs/cj33
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10801577.Dana_Carson
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-believe-in-miracles-mw0002699434
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://stylemagazine.com/news/2008/may/08/making-a-difference-vs-simply-making-money-dana/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://kingdombibleuniversity.com/faculty/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://praisephilly.com/2679353/how-dr-dana-carson-built-his-church-from-the-ground-up-exclusive-interview/
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://mypraiseatl.com/1577353/how-dr-dana-carson-built-his-church-from-the-ground-up-exclusive-interview/
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://mypraiseatl.com/1557164/apostle-dana-carson-describes-what-kingdom-living-really-is-exclusive-audio/
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 https://www.click2houston.com/news/2015/02/27/newsmakers-extra-slaverys-impact-on-christianity-the-black-church/
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://www.click2houston.com/newsmakers/2015/03/04/houston-newsmakers-march-1-chris-bell-for-mayor-slavery-christianity-the-rodeo/
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://carsonleadership.com/
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://www.katychristianmagazine.com/2018/04/04/turning-gifts-calling/
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdXV8MN5WwM&app=desktop
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 http://www.africanamericanchurchgrowth.com/
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g56432-d2696491-Reviews-FD_s_Famous_Burgers_Chicago_Style_Wings-Pearland_Texas.html
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 http://www.nsspt.org/video-from-the-2012-visit-to-our-red-roof-academy/
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 https://chanceglobal.org/events/
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 https://trackbill.com/bill/texas-senate-resolution-22-recognizing-dana-carson-for-his-service-to-reflections-of-christs-kingdom-world-outreach-international/464586/
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 http://www.usa-churches.com/churches/texas/654.htm
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 https://www.xulonpress.com/bookstore/bookdetail.php?PB_ISBN=9781604779479
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 https://blackchristiannews.com/2015/03/dr-dana-carson-explains-how-slavery-impacted-christianity-and-the-black-church-in-new-book/
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Welcome to the Kingdom: How to Live a 21st Century Kingdom Life by Dana Carson D.Min. Ph.D." WestBow Press.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 https://mcclendonvillasreviews.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/book-review-welcome-to-the-kingdom-how-to-live-a-21st-century-kingdom-life-by-dana-carson/
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 https://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/04/prweb15422428.htm
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/satan-the-seed-and-prayer/
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/are-you-in-the-remnant/
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/christian-or-disciple/
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/the-church-in-dangerous-times/
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/which-church-are-you-in/
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/the-7th-church-in-these-last-days/
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/an-unholy-alliance-church-and-state/
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/why-is-church-on-sunday/
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/who-built-that-door/
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/the-problem-with-the-contemporary-church/
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/why-jesus-preaching-of-the-kingdom-was-so-effective/
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/proclaiming-the-kingdom/
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/do-you-display-kingdom-character/
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/why-an-embassy/
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/under-what-system-are-we-reconciled/
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/defining-the-kingdom-of-god/
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/a-counter-culture-kingdom/
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 http://mysolutionsmagazine.com/the-problem-with-church-today/
- ↑ https://prezi.com/p/nremidaqzb-9/drdana-carson/
