#FierceFemaleFriday - Jurrita Williams
Jurrita Williams
Jurrita is a daughter, loved
deeply and forever forgiven by God. Because of God's unshakable love for
her, her passion runs deep to know His Son, Jesus, and to be a catalyst in
helping others know Him with her. As her life is transformed by the power of
His Spirit through the Scriptures, she longs to see others enjoy her Savior as
their own. Teaching, encouraging, serving and being present with men, women and
children in their walk with the Lord through His Word is what she lives
for!
Jurrita spent 3 years as
a 1st grade teacher and 2 years as a K-6 Reading Coach in the Montgomery, AL
public school system. After serving 9 years in full time ministry as an
associate minister and youth pastor she moved her life to Dallas, TX to become a
full time student at Dallas Theological Seminary. She serves as a
full time care giver for an 84 year old who suffers through early dementia and
works part time as a Sunday School lead teacher at her church. Jurrita
has recently completed the 2nd of 4 years of her Masters of theology degree and
for the first time in its 93 year history, the student body of Dallas
Theological Seminary voted Jurrita as the first female and first African
American Council President for the 2017-18 school year.
Jurrita and the 2017-18 members of the Dallas Seminary Student Council
With a burning passion of
receiving truth and giving it away, Jurrita's heart is to use her education and
life experiences to aid in equipping the Church and marketplace in critically
thinking through theology, history, culture, race, and gender with an emphasis
in how these entities intersect for the beauty of human flourishing.
Jurrita pictured in front of the Black Madonna in Venice, Italy
“Go after Jesus.... that's my advice to young women. Not for
gain or for gold but for Him. He is the center of the universe and it is in
Him you'll find life and liberty. Find your identity in Christ through
scripture AND in community. Pray and ask God to give you people to study the
scriptures with and for a mature woman to mentor your life and give her
permission to get in your business. We were not built to do this alone!
The Word of God will not only give you firm identity in who He is but will
center your very being on this earth and in His presence. Nothing else in your
life will matter until you realize you are HIS!”
Jurrita taking her first steps in Italy...
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