Kenith Bergeron
Consultation
Services
ROPE consultation and speaking services are available for congregations and community organizations to help them establish and develop mentorship teams for their ROPE programs.
Deacon Bergeron is an experienced professionally trained speaker, trainer and author. His presentations are highly interactive, informative, and thorough. Each participant has the opportunity to learn key mentorship skills, practical tools for their rites of passage programs, and transferable approaches to suit the needs of their communities and congregations.
About the Author
Kenith Bergeron currently serves as a Deacon and Coordinator of the ROPE program at Oakdale Covenant Church in Chicago. As a former Diversity and Equity Manager and then a Federal Mediator for the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service, for over thirty years he resolved community and employee conflict and prevented civil unrest and hate crimes under the 1963 Civil Rights and Hate Crime Protection Acts. He began and implemented the Rites of Passage Education (ROPE) program at Oakdale Covenant Church in Chicago, Illinois in 2011 with eight core ROPE mentors. The ROPE program at Oakdale has successfully matriculated over 100 African American youth teaching critical thinking skills, preserving Afrocentric traditions and spiritual values. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Conflict Resolution and is completing a Master of Theological Studies Degree.
His vision is that all inter-faith communities, churches, mosques, synagogues, gurdwaras and temples should mentor adolescent youth. Without proselytizing, assist them in developing critical thinking skills, moral integrity, responsibility, and create a fabric of legacy, tradition, hope and self-esteem.
Contact, Consultation and Book Ordering Information:
Website: www.ritesofpassageeducation.org