M E E T J A Y A U G U S T I N E
T H E S T O R Y
J A Y ' S S P E A K I N G
E N G A G E M E N T S
January 2020
January 18 at 9am St. Stephen AME Church (Wilmington, NC)
Keynote Speaker, Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast
New Hanover County NAACP
September 2019
September 15 at 3pm at White Rock AME Church (Micro, NC)
Guest Preacher, Church Homecoming Celebration
September 14 at 9am at Macedonia AME Church (Milton, NC)
Social Justice Prayer of Invocation, WNCC Laity Prayer Breakfast
August 2019
August 18 at 3pm at Bethel (Pleasant Gardens) AME Church (Greensboro, NC)
Great Preacher, Church Anniversary Celebration
August 3 at 9:30am at North Carolina Central University Law School (Durham, NC)
Invited Presenter, National HBCU Alumni Association Annual Conference
July 2019
July 24 at 10am at Bally’s Hotel & Casino Resort (Las Vegas, NV)
Convention Opening Prayer of Invocation
113th Anniversary Convention, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
July 21 at Foxy 107/104 Radio Station (Raleigh, NC)
Spectacular New Magazine Radio Interview on Faith & Social Justice
April 2019
April 28 at 8:30am at Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center (Baton Rouge, LA)
Invited Public Response to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards
AME Church 8th Episcopal District Combined Clergy & Spouses Retreat
April 27 at 9am at Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center (Baton Rouge, LA)
Presenter, “Managing and Minimizing Clergy Burnout”
AME Church 8th Episcopal District Combined Clergy & Spouses Retreat
March 2019
March 31 at 8am at Sixth Baptist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Sunday Morning Worship
March 31 at 10:30am at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Racial Reconciliation Sunday
March 26 at 4:30pm at Howard University Law School (Washington, DC)
Keynote Speaker, “Making Black Lives Matter: From Ferguson to Flint”
March 23 at 12pm at Bethel AME Church (Mound Bayou, MS)
Closing Worship Preacher, Greenville-Greenwood District AME Church
Presiding Elder Conference
March 23 at 10:30 am at Bethel AME Church (Mound Bayou, MS)
Featured Presenter, “Why We Preach What We Preach”
Greenville-Greenwood District AME Church Presiding Elder Conference
March 17 at 9am at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Annual Men’s Day Celebration
February 2019
February 13 @ 6pm at Trinity Episcopal Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Absalom Jones/Richard Allen Ecumenical Fellowship
February 9 @ 10:30am at Bonner-Campbell Complex (Edwards, MS)
Invited Preacher, AME Church Founder’s Day Celebration and Rededication Services
January 2019
January 12 @ 8am at Bally’s Hotel (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Prayer of Invocation for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Board of Directors’ Meeting
January 6 @ 6pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana Feast of the Blessed Frances Gaudet
November 2018
November 22 @ 9am at Payne Memorial AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Thanksgiving Day Worship
November 15 @ 10am at Payne Theological Seminary (Wilberforce, OH)
Keynote Lecturer, Vinton Anderson Ecumenical Institute Annual Symposium
October 2018
October 28 @ 8am & 10am at Oak Grove AME Church (Detroit, MI)
Guest Preacher, Pastoral Appreciation Celebration’s for Dr. Robert Brumfield
October 16 @ 7pm at Mt. Olive AME Church (Slidell, LA)
Communion Worship Service Preacher, 154th Session, Louisiana Annual Conference
September 2018
September 15 @ 10am at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Speaker, Church’s Annual Prayer Breakfast
August 2018
August 2 @ 7pm at the Hilton New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Prayer of Invocation, National Bar Association Annual Awards Dinner
July 2018
July 31 @ 2:30pm at the Hilton New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Invited Panelist, Law & Religion Section of National Bar Association CLE
July 29 @ 7am at the Hilton New Orleans Grand Ballroom (New Orleans, LA)
Invited Preacher, Prayer Breakfast for the National Bar Association Annual Convention
July 25 @ 4pm at The University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)
Lead Sexual Misconduct Certification Training,
Eighth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
July 22 @ 8:30am and 11am at Cornerstone United Methodist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, College Student Send-off Sunday
June 2018
June 24 @ 11am at Union Bethel AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher for Church’s 156th Anniversary Celebration
June 21 @ 11am at Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
Moderator for Panel on Faith & Social Justice
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. College Brothers’ Leadership Retreat
June 16 @ 10am at Union Chapel AME Church (Kentwood, LA)
Invited Preacher, Central New Orleans Bogalusa District Church School Convention
June 18 @ Holiday Inn Hotel (Meridian, MS)
Conference Presenter, From Babylon to Birmingham & Beyond: Biblical Origins of the Civil Rights Movement
Meridian/Philadelphia, MS National Civil Rights Conference
May 2018
May 12 @ 10am at Southern University’s F.G. Clark Activity Center (Baton Rouge, LA)
Prayers of Invocation & Benediction, Southern University Law Center Commencement
May 4 @ 6pm at The McKenna Museum of Art (New Orleans, LA)
Prayer of Invocation, Investiture of the Honorable Dwight McKenna, Coroner of Orleans Parish
April 2018
April 7 @ 4pm at the Memphis Convention Center (Memphis, TN)
Presiding Liturgist, 50th Anniversary Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Omega Chapter Rite—Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
April 4 @ 10am at the Doubletree Hotel (Memphis, TN)
Prayer of Invocation, Board of Directors Meeting of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
February 2018
February 18 @ 10am at St. John AME Church (Aurora, IL)
Guest Speaker, Black History Month Worship Celebration
February 10 @ 3pm at St. Luke Episcopal Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Joint Celebration of Absalom Jones & Richard Allen
February 3 @ 10am at Mt. Olive AME Church (Slidell, LA)
Presenter/Training Facilitator, for Leadership Development Institute
January 2018
January 17 @ 3pm at The Omni Royal Orleans Hotel (New Orleans, LA)
Special Presenter, “Filling the Empty Pews: Ministry in the Post-Modern Era”
Council of Bishops of the AME Church Annual Winter Retreat
January 6 @ 8:30am at Duke Divinity School’s Goodson Chapel (Durham, NC)
Doctoral Cohort Preacher, Feast of the Epiphany Worship Celebration
December 2017
December 27 @ 6pm at Historic St. James AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Invited Speaker, Feast of the Holy Saints John Masonic Installation of Officers
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana
December 9 @ 10am at Gaines Chapel AME Church (Franklinton, LA)
Presenter, Central New Orleans-Bogalusa District Presiding Elder’s Planning Meeting
December 3 @ 11:15am at Israel Baptist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher for Rev. Ramon Sam’s Pastoral Anniversary
November 2017
November 26 @ 11am at Pentecost Baptist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher for church’s 111th Anniversary & Homecoming Celebration
October 2017
October 22 @ 3pm at Bethany United Methodist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher for church’s 111th Anniversary & Homecoming Celebration
October 8 @ 10am at Historic St. James AME Church
Guest Preacher for Rev. Kenneth J. Harrell’s Pastoral Appreciation
(Cummings-Wilson AME Church)
September 2017
September 16 @ 10am at Fort Lincoln Funeral Home (Washington, DC)
Presiding Liturgist for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s Omega Chapter Rite
September 9 @ 11am at The Ritz Carlton Hotel (New Orleans, LA)
Prayer of Invocation, Louis A. Martinet Legal Society Scholarship Gala
July 2017
July 16 @ 10am at The Hilton Hotel (Baltimore, MD)
Presiding Liturgist, Interfaith Worship Celebration
111th Anniversary Convention, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
July 15 @ 11am at St. Mark United Methodist Church (Gulfport, MS)
Invited Eulogist, Celebration of Life for Rev. Katie R. Foster Anthony
July 12 @ 9am at The Hilton Hotel (Baltimore, MD)
Prayer of Invocation, Official Convening of the General Convention
111th Anniversary Convention, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
June 2017
June 26 @ 4pm at The University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)
Presenter, Clergy Sexual Misconduct Training, 8th Episcopal District, AME Church
June 25 @ 10am at Historic St. James AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Keynote Speaker, Salute to Black Men Awards Program
May 2017
May 21 @ 3pm at Payne Memorial AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Family & Friends Day Celebration
April 2017
April 19 @ 10am at Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Keynote Speaker, Honors College Commencement
April 14 @12 noon at Union Bethel AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, 7 Last Sayings of Christ Good Friday Worship
April 10 @ 6pm at Wesley United Methodist Church (Baton Rouge, LA)
Panel Speaker on Faith & Social Justice
February 2017
February 26 @ 10 am at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church #2
Guest Preacher for Morning Worship Celebration
January 2017
January 23 @ 7pm at Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Keynote Speaker, Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Program
Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
January 15 @ 3pm at Historic St. James AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Keynote Speaker, Official City of New Orleans Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Service
January 8 @ 9 am at The Sheraton Hotel (Greensboro, NC)
Presiding Liturgist/National Chaplain, Inauguration Ecumenical Worship Services
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
January 7 @ 12 noon at The Sheraton Hotel (Greensboro, NC)
Prayer of Invocation, Inauguration of Everett B. Ward, PhD
35th General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
December 2016
December 21 @ 1pm Special Guest on “The Hour of Intercession”
Urban Family Talk Radio Show on the Power of Prayer
December 16 @ 10:30am at Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Prayers of Invocation & Benediction for the Fall 2016 Commencement
December 3 @ 9am at The Episcopal Retreat Center (Robert, LA)
Racial Reconciliation Presentation/Workshop Training,
The Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Louisiana
December 2 @ 7pm at Bonner Campbell Complex (Edwards, MS)
Presentation, “A Social Justice & Liberating Faith,”—8th Episcopal District, AME Church
November 2016
November 30 @ 7pm at Bonner Campbell Complex (Edwards, MS)
Presentation/Training, Clergy Ethics & Sexual Misconduct
October 2016
October 29 @ 7pm at the Hyatt Regency (New Orleans, LA)
Keynote Speaker, Goodwill Industries of Southeast Louisiana, Inc.’s Annual Gala
October 13 @ 6pm at All Saints Episcopal Church (Mobile, AL)
Race & Reconciliation Presentation & Book Signing,
The Episcopal Church’s Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
October 10 @ 2pm at McMichael AME Church (Amite, LA)
Guest Preacher, Pastoral Appreciation for Rev. RL Johnson, III
September 2016
September 16-17 @ Washington Convention Center (Washington, DC)
Book Signing, Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference
August 2016
August 28 @ 6pm at the Alpha Plaza (New Orleans, LA)
Keynote Speaker, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Public Program
August 1 @ 1pm at the Hyatt Regency (New Orleans, LA)
Civil Rights & Social Justice Presentation, Union of Black Episcopalians Annual Conference
July 2016
July 26 @ 9am at the University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)
Presentation/Training, Clergy Ethics & Sexual Misconduct
June 2016
June 26 @ 4pm at Bethany United Methodist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Church Anniversary Kick-Off Worship Celebration
June 25 @ 10am at Loyola University New Orleans
Keynote Speaker, Goodwill Industries of Southeast Louisiana Certificate Promotion Program
June 13 @ 1pm at the Louisiana State Capitol
Closing Prayer, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ “Moments of Unity” Prayer Vigil
June 11 @ 7pm at Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)
Master of Ceremony, NAACP New Orleans Branch Annual Freedom Fund Banquet
June 10 @ 6pm at Israel M. Augustine Criminal Justice Center (New Orleans, LA)
Prayer of Invocation, Rededication Ceremony for Criminal District Court
May 2016
May 5 @ 10am at the Louisiana State Capitol
Prayer of Forgiveness, National Day of Prayer
April 2016
April 16 @ 9am, St. John AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Presentation on Abraham in “Men of Faith” Conference
April 1 at 10am at Crystal Springs AME Church (Franklinton, LA)
Invited Liturgist, District Conference Opening Worship Celebration
March 2016
March 25 @ 6pm at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church No. 2 (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Good Friday “Seven Last Sayings” Worship Celebration
March 25 @ 12pm at Doughty Chapel AME Church (Covington, LA)
Guest Preacher, Good Friday “Seven Last Sayings” Worship Celebration
March 20 @ 10am at Christian Unity Baptist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Pastoral Anniversary Worship Celebration
February 2016
February 25 @ 11:30am, Fotris College (Baton Rouge, LA)
Keynote Speaker, Black History Month Program
January 2016
January 20 @ 10am, Historic St. James AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Preacher, City-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
December 2015
December 31 @ 6:00 pm at Union Bethel AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Watch Night Worship Service
December 4 @ 2:00 pm at the LSU Health Sciences Center (New Orleans, LA)
Keynote Speaker, Disability Issues Conference
November 2015
November 20 @ 10:30 am at Bonner-Campbell Institute (Edwards, MS)
Eighth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s Post-Conference Planning Meeting Presentation for Bishop Julius McAllister
September 2015
September 27 @ 10:30 am at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher for Morning Worship Service
September 2 @ 3:30 pm at Southern University Law Center (Baton Rouge, LA)
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Voting Rights Act Panelist
August 2015
August 6 @ 12 pm Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. General Convention (Charlotte, NC)
Keynote Speaker, Fraternal Luncheon
August 6 @ 1 pm POTUS Sirius Satellite Radio
Guest Commentator on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 10 @ 3:00 pm at The Harbor View Hotel (Martha’s Vineyard)
Harlem Fine Arts Festival Book Talk Panelist
July 2015
July 15-17 at Troy State University (Troy, AL)
Lecture, Presentation & Book Signing for Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and Bishop Teresa Snorton
July 28-31 @ (TBA) (Jacksonville, FL)
Lecture, Presentation & Book Signing for Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and Bishop Teresa Snorton
March 2015
March 4 @ 7 pm at The College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, VA)
Keynote Speaker & Book Signing, Voting Rights Act Faith & Social Action Program
February 2015
February 15 @ 11 am at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (Morristown, NJ)
Guest Preacher & Book Signing, City-wide Black History Month Ecumenical Celebration
January 2015
January 15 @ 11 am at St. Augustine University (Raleigh, NC)
Keynote Speaker & Book Signing, Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Program and Book Signing
January 18 @ 9 am at St. Paul AME Church (New Orleans, LA)
Preacher, Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Ecumenical Worship Celebration
January 20 @ 11 am at Centenary College (Shreveport, LA)
Convocation Speaker & Book Signing, Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration
January 22 @ 6 pm at Houston Public Library (Houston, TX)
Keynote Speaker & Book Signing, Community Celebration on Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 24 @ 8 am at Central St. Matthew United Church of Christ (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Speaker & Book Signing, Men’s Community Breakfast
January 24 @ 12 noon at Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)
Keynote Speaker & Book Signing, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Louisiana District Conference
November 2014
November 14 @ 5:30 to 7:30 PM, at Delta Sigma Theta Alumni House (Baton Rouge, LA)
Book Talk and Signing
November 16 @ 10:30 am at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (New Orleans, LA)
Guest Preacher, Ecumenical Worship Celebration
November 21 @ 9:00 am, at Bonner-Campbell Institute (Edwards, MS)
Eighth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s Post-Conference Planning Meeting Presentation for Bishop Julius McAllister
October 2014
October 7th @ 6:50 am, at Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Early Risers Kiwanis Club Breakfast Speaker and Book Signing
October 11th @ 11 am, at Barnes & Noble Citiplace (Baton Rouge, LA)
Book Signing
October 17th @ 12 pm, at Howard University Barnes & Noble (Washington, DC)
Book Signing
October 21st @ 5 to 7 pm, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Guest Lecture and Book Signing
October 25th @ National Black Book Festival (Houston, TX)
Book Signing
September 2014
September 6th @ 9 am, at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church (New Orleans)
Presentation and Book Signing
September 13th @ 11 am, at Greater Allen AMEC (Dayton, OH)
Luncheon Keynote Speaker and Book Signing
September 17th @ 11 am, at Washington Hilton Hotel (Washington, DC)
General Electric AAF Luncheon Keynote Speaker and Book Signing
September 25-27th, CBCF Legislative Weekend (Washington, DC)
Panel Discussion and Book Signing
September 28th @ 5 pm, at Horizons Conference Center (Saginaw, MI)
NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Keynote Speaker and Book Signing
August 2014
August 10th @ 10:30 am, Bethel AMEC (Alexandria, LA)
Guest Preacher and Book Signing
August 11-12th @ Southern Christian Leadership Conference Annual Summit (Birmingham, AL)
Multiple Presentations & Book Signings
August 17th @ 6 pm Allen Chapel AMEC (Baton Rouge, LA)
Worship Leader, Annual Church Anniversary Celebration
August 20th @ 8 am, Mary Landrieu for U.S. Senate/Louisiana Democratic Party Prayer Breakfast (Baton Rouge, LA)
Program Participant
August 31st @ 3pm, St. Paul AMEC (New Orleans)
Preach for Friends & Family Day Celebration
July 2014
July 10-12th, @ Butler Chapel AME Zion Church (Louisiana Annual Conference)
Book Signing
July 19th, @ 9 am, Greater New Gideon Baptist Church (Baton Rouge)
Health Fair Prayer of Invocation & Book Signing
July 27th, @ 3 pm, Nelson Chapel AMEC (Napolenville, LA)
Guest Preacher, Annual Men’s Day Celebration
June 2014
June 6th, United Church of Christ South Central Conference Annual Meeting
@ Camp Allen Retreat Center (Navasota, Texas) Book Signing
June 8th, 10:15 am @ Little Farms United Church of Christ
Guest Preacher for Pentecost Sunday Worship
June 8th, 3 pm @ St. Paul AMEC Church (New Orleans)
Host Pentecost Day Prayer Summit on Mass Incarceration & Education Reform
June 13th, 6 pm @ St. Paul AMEC (Gulfport, MS)
Preach Revival Service & Book Signing
June 14th, 9 am @ Mary Springhill AMEC (Shreveport, LA)
Presentation on “Black Men & the Civil Rights Movement” & Book Signing
June 15th, 9 am @ St. Paul AMEC (New Orleans)
Preach Special Father’s Day Sermon as Part of Program
June 20th, 3 pm @ Claiborne AME Zion Church (Denham Springs, LA)
Homiletics Presentation on “Methods of Effective Preaching” & Book Signing (Presiding Elder’s District Conference)
June 22th, 9 am @ Ashe’ Cultural Arts Center (New Orleans)
Presentation on Current Issues in Voting Rights at Freedom Summer of 1964 50th Anniversary Summit
June 23rd, @ African Methodist Episcopal Church General Board Meeting (Nashville, TN)
Book Signing
June 28th, @ 5 pm BWI Marriott Hotel (Baltimore, MD)
US Junior Chamber Ten Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA) Award Banquet & 10-year Alumni Class Recognition
April 2014
April 13th, 10:00 am @ St. Paul AME Church (New Orleans)
Preaching Palm Sunday Worship Service
April 13th, 3 pm @ Historic St. Peter AME Church
Guest Preacher for United Front (Men’s & Women’s Day) Program
April 16th & 17th, 7pm @ St. Paul AME Church (New Orleans)
Holy Week Revival (Holy Wednesday & Maundy Thursday services)
April 18th, 11:30 am @ St. Paul AME Church (New Orleans)
Good Friday “Seven Last Sayings” Worship Service
April 20th, 10:00 am @ St. Paul AME Church (New Orleans)
Preaching Resurrection Sunday Worship Service
March 2014
March 16th, 10:30 pm @ Faith AME Zion Church (Baker, LA)
Guest Preacher for Men’s Day Worship Service
March 23rd, 10:00 am @ Little Farms United Church of Christ
Guest Preacher for Morning Worship Service
March 27th, 10:30 am @ Southern University
Panel Discussion on School Desegregation Litigation.
February 2014
February 1st, 11:30 am @ Salter Chapel AME Church (Denham Springs, LA)
Keynote Speaker for "Men of Steel" Men's Conference
February 9th, 2 pm @ St. Paul AME Church (New Orleans)
Keynote Speaker—AME Church’s Founder’s Day celebration
February 10th, 6:30 pm @ Tulane University Law School
Keynote Speaker—BLSA Monthly Meeting
February 16th, 11 am @ Dillard University’s Lawless Memorial Chapel
Guest Preacher—Opening Service for Religious Emphasis Week
February 17th, 5:30 pm @ The Louisiana Supreme Court Prayer of Invocation for Official Portrait Unveiling of Louisiana
Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson
February 23rd, 9 am @ The Hilton Riverside (New Orleans)
Guest Preacher for Ecumenical Worship ServicesGoodwill Industries National Council of Chief Executives Meeting
February 23rd, 11 am @ Beecher Memorial United Church of Christ
Guest Preacher for Black History Month Worship Celebration
February 25th, 12:30 pm @ Louisiana State University Law Center
Lecture on “Race, Law Religion and the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement” (Christian Legal Society)