Total Life Christian Leadership Center (TLCLC) is a Community Development and Engagement (CODE) initiative. It is a replacement for the Texarkana Area Christian Leadership Conference (TACLC) initiative of 2017.
TLCLC is different from but is somewhat modeled after the goals, methods, and means of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) of the 1960’s. In relation to the 1960’s, TLCLC uses more modern methods and means and its goals focuses on people of all races who are oppressed or otherwise hampered by societal institutions perhaps more so than was needful in the 1960’s rather than one particular race yet not ignoring the relatively unique large-scale historical oppression of Black Americans. This is not to imply or say that the SCLC of the 1960’s lacked concern for the conditions of oppressed people of all races but its primary focus was necessarily on Black Americans given the conditions of the 1960’s and early 1970’s. This is also not to imply or say that the SCLC of today lacks concern for the conditions of oppressed people of all races.
I founded TACLC while still running my computer and insurance businesses. Having spent most of my adult life in the military and post military retirement in running computer software engineering and life/health insurance businesses without involvement in community development, I had much to learn about community development and engagement. I found that the learning curve and complexities of the religious, political, racial, and socio-economic realities and running businesses to require more time and energy than I had. Therefore, TACLC did not go as I had hoped. Desire was simply not enough.
Though I am still learning, now that I am mostly retired, I am determined to do my little part in the hope of positively impacting the community need at least a little bit in the form of TLCLC.
In brief, TLCLC aims to non-violently and respectfully yet boldly call to righteous action and accountability all persons and organizations with fair and reasonable consideration given to every religion, race, gender, and political party so as to reach for equitable quality of life for all. TLCLC aims to operate in a way that recognizes and honors persons and organizations already engaged in such activities in a positive and productive manner.
Funding for TLCLC is primarily provided by Chaurcey Boyd as an ordained Christian Minister and through his businesses. Therefore, donations are rarely required. If the need arises tax-deductible donations may be solicited through a sponsoring tax-exempt entity. Of course, non-tax-deductible contributions may be made to Chaurcey through my website at any time if one finds my efforts to be worth honoring financially.
For statistics see the Statistics menu item and the Application for Systemic Partiality Assessment (ASPA) I developed to aide me in my research.
Anyone desiring to join this effort may do so by contacting me via my website at the link below.
Chaurcey D. Boyd, Founder/CEO
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