This panel discussion with Trillia Newbell, Christina Edmondson, Karen Swallow Prior, and Jamie Ivey was recorded at the MLK50 Conference in Memphis, TN on April 3-4, 2018 and was sponsored by The Gospel Coalition.
Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, and children’s books Creative God, Colorful Us and God’s Very Good Idea. She encourages and supports other writers as the acquisitions director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern. They reside with their two children near Nashville. You can find her at her website and follow her on Instagram.
Christina Edmondson, PhD, is a public speaker, mental health therapist, anti-racism advocate, and has served most recently as dean for intercultural student development at Calvin College. She also trains congregations and organizations nationally about implicit bias, multicultural accessibility, and leadership development. Christina and her husband, Mika, have two children.
Karen Swallow Prior is the author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis and a columnist at Religion News Service. She writes regularly on Substack at The Priory.
Jamie Ivey is a podcaster, writer, and speaker from Austin, Texas. She is the proud mama of four kids. Jamie loves to encourage women to passionately follow Jesus through all stages of life. You can hear conversations between Jamie and friends on her weekly podcast, The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey. Jamie is the author of If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free, and You Be You: Why Satisfaction and Success Are Closer Than You Think, coming October 1, 2020.