Our Savior, Our Sisters, Ourselves: Biblical Teachings & Reflections on Women's Relationships - Softcover

Browning, Jo Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971855323 ISBN 13: 9780971855328

Publisher: Journey of Faith, 2006

Synopsis

Through 13 reflective Biblical teachings, Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning details how you can live victoriously, fulfill your purpose in life, and celebrate the fact that you were created in the very image of God. Each chapter includes a series of Reflections in Action and a Reflective Prayer to help you to begin living the life that God ordained for you to live.

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About the Authors

Reverend Dr. Jo Ann Browning is co-pastor of Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Fort Washington, MD. She is married to the Reverend Dr. Grainger Browning, Jr., who is the senior pastor. When her husband was appointed to pastor Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in 1983, the church had 17 members and a $12,000 budget. In 1998, Bishop Vinton R. Anderson, presiding prelate of the Second Episcopal District, appointed Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning as co-pastor of the Ebenezer A.M.E. Church. This unprecedented appointment officially recognized the Brownings as a pastoral team ministry. In 2006, Ebenezer s membership exceeded 12,000 with more than 100 ministries and a budget exceeding $10 million. Rev. Dr. Browning graduated from Boston University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications. She received a Master of Divinity Degree in 1986 and a Doctorate of Ministry from Howard University School of Divinity in 1991. She was a recipient of the Benjamin E. Mays Fellowship and the Pew Fellowship. In addition to her responsibilities at Ebenezer, Pastor Browning has had the opportunity to preach, teach and facilitate workshops at numerous churches throughout the United States, Haiti, Bermuda, Barbados, Africa, Germany, and Israel. Pastor Browning is an Honorary Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. In 2006, she founded Journey of Faith, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to empowering women. She is the very proud mother of two children, Grainger III and Candace, and two grandchildren, Kaylah Jo Ann Browning and Grainger Browning IV.

Reverend Dr. Jo Ann Browning is co-pastor of Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Fort Washington, MD. She is married to the Reverend Dr. Grainger Browning, Jr., who is the senior pastor. When her husband was appointed to pastor Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in 1983, the church had 17 members and a $12,000 budget. In 1998, Bishop Vinton R. Anderson, presiding prelate of the Second Episcopal District, appointed Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning as co-pastor of the Ebenezer A.M.E. Church. This unprecedented appointment officially recognized the Brownings as a pastoral team ministry. In 2006, Ebenezer's membership exceeded 12,000 with more than 100 ministries and a budget exceeding $10 million. Rev. Dr. Browning graduated from Boston University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications. She received a Master of Divinity Degree in 1986 and a Doctorate of Ministry from Howard University School of Divinity in 1991. She was a recipient of the Benjamin E. Mays Fellowship and the Pew Fellowship. In addition to her responsibilities at Ebenezer, Pastor Browning has had the opportunity to preach, teach and facilitate workshops at numerous churches throughout the United States, Haiti, Bermuda, Barbados, Africa, Germany, and Israel. Pastor Browning is an Honorary Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. In 2006, she founded Journey of Faith, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to empowering women. She is the very proud mother of two children, Grainger III and Candace, and two grandchildren, Kaylah Jo Ann Browning and Grainger Browning IV.

From the Inside Flap

From time to time a book comes along that helps to name your longing and helps to heal your hurts. In writing Our Savior, Our Sisters, Ourselves, Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning has given us the language and the inspiration for our healing as women. The moment you open its pages you know that here is an author who knows the intimate geography of women and women's relationships. --Renita J. Weems, Ph.D.

Edition details

• Publisher: Journey of Faith
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0971855323
• ISBN 13: 9780971855328
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 125