Rev. Joshua L. Lazard
Joshua (he/him/his) comes to us from North Carolina where he was the C. Eric Lincoln Minister for Student Engagement at Duke University Chapel. He is ordained in the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc, and comes to us through, and with high recommendation from, Rev. Holly Miller Shank, Interim Associate Conference Minister, Metropolitan Boston Association of our Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ. Having grown up at the famed Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Joshua was also a part of the UCC Member in Discernment process in the New Orleans Association (South Central Conference) prior to Hurricane Katrina.
A Chicago South Side native, Joshua is a graduate of Fisk University with a B.S. in Accounting after attending Dillard University in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina. He went on to graduate from the Johnson C. Smith Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Church Music with a thesis entitled "The Effectiveness of Music and the Role of Preaching in the Black Church.
Early in his professional career, Joshua worked at Dillard University in the Office of the University Chaplain providing spiritual leadership and discernment to undergraduate students. It was during his tenure at Dillard that he was able to partner his vocational work in ministry and his love for education. Joshua began the work of positively influencing the next class of young minds through leading vocational leadership seminars, partnering across departments to bring meaningful and influential speakers to campus (Rap Sessions, Inc., Fall 2012) and serving as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy.
Joshua recently served as the C. Eric Lincoln Minister for Student Engagement at Duke University Chapel for the past six years. This fall he is joining the Greater Boston community at Boston University to pursue his Ph.D. in Practical Theology.
Rev. Joshua can be reached at joshua.lazard@cotcbos.org
A Chicago South Side native, Joshua is a graduate of Fisk University with a B.S. in Accounting after attending Dillard University in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina. He went on to graduate from the Johnson C. Smith Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Church Music with a thesis entitled "The Effectiveness of Music and the Role of Preaching in the Black Church.
Early in his professional career, Joshua worked at Dillard University in the Office of the University Chaplain providing spiritual leadership and discernment to undergraduate students. It was during his tenure at Dillard that he was able to partner his vocational work in ministry and his love for education. Joshua began the work of positively influencing the next class of young minds through leading vocational leadership seminars, partnering across departments to bring meaningful and influential speakers to campus (Rap Sessions, Inc., Fall 2012) and serving as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy.
Joshua recently served as the C. Eric Lincoln Minister for Student Engagement at Duke University Chapel for the past six years. This fall he is joining the Greater Boston community at Boston University to pursue his Ph.D. in Practical Theology.
Rev. Joshua can be reached at joshua.lazard@cotcbos.org
