On this episode of She Will Not Fall, I talk to Deirdre Jonese Austin. We talk about her journey to seminary and how seminary is helping her redefine faith and reimagine how to serve in ministry.
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Minister Deirdre “Jonese” Austin (she/her/hers) is a public theologian, writer, and justice seeker in the process of earning her Master of Divinity degree at Candler School of Theology where she is pursuing certificates in Black Church Studies and Baptist Studies. She is also a 2019 graduate of Georgetown University. Additionally, Jonese is a licensed Baptist minister currently serving as a ministerial intern at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Her ministry calling and research interests are within the Black Church at the intersections of faith, race, gender, and sexuality. In her life and ministry, Jonese aspires to employ a radical love ethic in working towards healing, wholeness, and liberation through good theology, research, direct action, and policy. To learn more about her, you can visit her website at DeirdreJoneseAustin.com.
