Dr. Michael O. Minor

About Dr. Minor

Dr. Michael O. Minor is a local, regional, and national champion of faith-based health and wellness mobilization. He is best known as the “Southern pastor who banned fried chicken in his church.” As a community organizer for 20 years, Dr. Minor has worked on community empowerment, non-profit business development, and faith-based initiatives issues. He currently serves as the undershepherd of the Oak Hill Baptist Church in Hernando, Mississippi, and is the National Director for the Health and Human Services Partnership of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated – the nation’s largest African American religious denomination. He also provides advisory services for several local, regional, and national faith-based health and wellness initiatives. Becoming known as a national voice for the promotion of faith and health, Dr. Minor has generated extensive international multi-media coverage including the New York Times, Reuters News Service, Chicago Tribune, Buenos Aires Herald, Memphis Commercial Appeal, NPR’s Talk of the Nation and Tell Me More, Mississippi Public Broadcasting Southern Remedy TV Broadcast, ABC-TV , Fox News, Action News 5 (Memphis), and WREG News (Memphis). Click here for complete bio.

In the News

For the latest about Dr. Minor, Google "Michael O. Minor" or "Michael Minor" and health.

• Mid-South Pastor to Meet with First Lady

• Local  Pastor to Meet with Obama
• Healthful Message Earns an Invitation from First Lady 
• Healthy eating requires good habits
• Preaching a Healthy Diet in the Deep Fried South

• NPR Podcast: Rev. Minor Preaches Health from the Pulpit
• Childhood Obesity–Can Faith-Based Organizations Make a Difference?
• Southern Churches Lead Campaign to Fight Obesity
• How Three of the Nation’s ‘Fattest’ States Are Fighting Obesity
• Churches Pair Faith with Fat-Fighting to Curb Obesity
• Pastor Minor Appears on Segment of MPB's Southern Remedy Show
• Healthful Living Is Gospel Truth for Hernando Pastor Michael Minor Faith Healing

• Groups Targeting Obesity Rates
• Dr. Minor Panelist at 2010 Southern Obesity Conference in Atlanta, GA
• Church Leading the Fitness March
• USA Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Hosts 2012 Symposium
• German TV Crew to Focus on Fitness
• Church Has Healthy Rx for Life
• Grant Will Help Desoto Fight Childhood Obesity
• Healthy Congregations Nourishing Body and Soul

• Health Ministry Recognized as November Health Champion

• Kids Count Recognizes Foundation
• Helping Kids Get a Life
• Healthy Congregations (Training Session) 

What We Do

• FAITH-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS MOBILIZATION
• LEADERSHIP TRAINING
• ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN

Feedback

• Can Faith-Based Communities Influence Childhood Obesity?
• Could 'Faith' Be the Cure for Childhood Obesity? 
• Hallelujah! Thank God for Healthy Foods!!
• Preaching a New Diet From the Pulpit in the Deep South
• Preaching a Healthy Diet in the Deep-Fried Delta
• Preachers Preach the Value of Good Nutrition
• Church and State Fighting Obesity

• Improving the Health of Communities from Within
• Mississippi Pastor Leading the Way Toward Community Health
• Church Fights Obesity
• The Body is a Temple, Not a Garbage Disposal - Preach It!
• U. S. Churches Join the Struggle Against Obesity
• Reuters: Mississippi preacher bans fried chicken from church dinners
  

Upcoming Schedule

To schedule a speaking engagement or workshop, click here.

Click here for information about collaborative efforts.

May 13, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

May 20, 2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

May 27, 2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

June 10, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

June 16-22, 2012
National Baptist Congress of Christian Education
St. Louis, MO

June 24,2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

June 29,2012
3:00 p.m.
Empowering Congregational Health in Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi

July 1, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

July 8, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

July 15, 2012
11:00 am Church Anniversary
Zion Hill Baptist Church
6030 Robertson GinRoad
Hernando, MS

July 16-20, 2012
Hammond Hill Congress
Pleasant Hill Baptist
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
1190 Oak Grove Road
Hernando, MS

July 22, 2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

July 26, 2012
Morning Plenary July 26
Colorado Health Symposium
Keystone, CO

July 29, 2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

August 12, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

August 26, 2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

September 2, 2012
10:30 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

September 3-7, 2012
Annual Session and Inaugural Faith and Health Conference
National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated
Atlanta, GA

September 9, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

September 16, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

Sepetmber 21-22, 2012
Annual Conference
Mississippi Faith-Based Health and Wellness Network
Southaven, MS

September 23, 2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

September 30, 2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

October 7, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

October 14, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

October 21, 2012
10:50 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

October 28, 2012
9:00 am Morning Worship
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3440 Wheeler Road
Hernando, MS

11:00 am Morning Worship
Bethlehem Baptist Church
8801 Bethuel Road
Millington, TN

Seminars/Workshops

• GETTING TO SERVICE AFTER THE BENEDICTION
• SICK MEMBERS CAN'T TITHE
• TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
• ORGANIZATIONAL REFRAMING
• TRANSFORMATION TRIAD

Adult Learner Research

• Sense of Community as a Predictor of Adult Learner Persistence in Accelerated Degree Completion Programs (ADCPs)?
• What is the efficacy of using an integrated model in measuring sense of community (SOC) in accelerated degree completion programs?