Dr. Rozario L.Slack is a much sought-after speaker who travels across the country to preach and conduct seminars in family strengthening He specializes in the areas of marriage, fathering and other issues that profoundly impact families and children.
Along with his wife, Chattanooga pediatrician, Dr. Angela Smith-Slack, he has developed a ten session guide to building better relationships called 10 Great Dates for Black Couples based on the award-winning program, 10 Great Dates, by David and Claudia Arp. Dr. Slack works with a cross-section of people, challenging them to develop healthy, wholesome
family, marital, and dating relationships.
In addition to 10 Great Dates, Dr. Slack is co-author of Basic Training for Couples an eight session marriage curriculum designed for couples to use in the comfort of their home, marriage educators working with couples, and facilitators in group sessions.
Dr. Slack has also co-produced Understanding the Heart of a Man, a DVD series to help women come to a deeper understanding of their husbands and teaches techniques to develop a greater intimacy in their relationships
He is the pastor of Temple of Faith Deliverance Church of God in Christ in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Slack is the District Superintendent of the Greater Southern District of TN Eastern First Jurisdiction, where Bishop Felton M. Smith serves as prelate. His relationship counsel and advice has been published in Essence, Ebony and Black Enterprise magazines. He received his MDiv (1993) and DMin (2003) degrees from C.H. Mason Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. In 1993 he received the J.O. Patterson Senior Leadership Award and James Costen President’s award . Last year he was honored to receive the 2008 Distinguished Alumnus award from CH Mason Theological Seminary The Slacks are the parents of three children, Will, Pamela and Taylor.
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The Sunday School must be relevant to issues men are dealing with. A good Sunday school must tackle the tough 21st Century issues It must incorporate in their lessons many of the following areas
· Teaching men to live responsible spirit-led lives. Mentoring those young men who have already become teenage fathers helping them give strong consideration to staying abstinent.
· Disseminate information about the realities of fathers’ roles in the life of their families
· Share with fathers how important it is for them to listen to their children and alert them of their biblical role of parent, provider and priest of their homes
· Affirm the important fatherhood responsibility of clearly establishing, setting, articulating and defining their family’s spiritual values and their expectations of their children
· Find ways to attract men, maintain a rapport and encourage active leadership among men and fathers
· Training fathers in the latest ways to take their rightful place in the home, church and community
· Teach men their God-give roles in the lives of their children, wives and churches.
· Lead men through the journey of handling themselves responsibly on their jobs and while they are away from their families and finding ways to partner with them in the prevention of risky behaviors in their community
· Focus on the importance of fathers expressing their expectations to their teens to wait until marriage to have sex and assist them to establish realistic standards of behavior.
· Train fathers in the art of asking the right questions so that they might gain the data they need to help their child.
· Inform dads of community resources (church programs. abstinence programs, health department. mentoring programs, physicians, clinics .etc) Teach dads to be open and nonjudgmental so that their children feel comfortable speaking with them about relationship issues.
· Equip dads with the interview skills that will help them to be involved in their child’s dating life.
· Help dads develop dating criteria and realistic expectations for their child as they prepare for adolescence and dating.
· Familiarize dads with the media messages fighting for their children’s attention and show them how to give permission to their child to rebel against these messages.
