Jamaal Williams
Jamaal Williams is the lead pastor of Sojourn Church Midtown in Louisville, KYy. He has a heartbeat for the church, discipling young leaders, and training and equipping pastors for multi-cultural ministry. He is a native of Chicago, IL, and a graduate of Michigan State University. Jamaal has a DEdMin in Black Church Leadership from Southern Seminary. He is married to Amber, and they are the parents of five spirited children. Besides ministry and family, Jamaal's passions include the 90s Chicago Bulls, reading, leadership, and becoming a more joyful human being.
God's people have always been intended to be a diverse community. From Genesis to Revelation, God has intended to restore humanity's vertical relationship with God, humanity's horizontal relationship with one another, and the entire creation through Jesus. Through Jesus, both Jew and Gentile are reconciled to God and together make up a transformed people. How this applies to the current conversation about race, racism, and ethnicity, has huge implications for the church in today's multiethnic context.
Come eavesdrop on my conversation with Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes, the author of the excellent book How Small Changes Lead to Lasting Connections Across Cultures. In this conversation, Michelle shares her experience as a church planter alongside her husband, Pastor Aaron Reyes, lessons she's learned as a pastor's wife, and her passion and burden regarding Christ's multicultural bride. You don't want to miss this one!
Come eavesdrop on my conversation with Pastor Byron Cogdell of Identity Church in Daytona, Florida as we discuss how the Lord wrestled him and won, the beauty of the black church, and a great initiative that will make positive waves in his community. Come and learn from this gifted preacher and strategic thinker.
Come eavesdrop on my conversation with Dr. Derwin Gray, pastor of Transformation Church and author of Building a Multiethnic Church. In this episode, Pastor Derwin preaches the gospel to church planters while dropping nuggets of wisdom throughout. Trust me; your soul needs this pastor!
Come eavesdrop on a conversation with Pastor Thabiti Anyawhile and Harbor's President, Jamaal Williams, as they discuss Pastor Thabiti's call to plant a church, wisdom for young planters, and the Crete Collective.
Come eavesdrop on a conversation with Dr. Dan Hyun and Harbor's President, Jamaal Williams, as they discuss lessons learned in planting a multi-cultural church and how to begin making sense of anti-Asian racism.
This column, led by Harbor President Jamaal Williams, tracks Harbor's value of diversity and one of our goal’s associated with it: to empower a diverse group of leaders from all people groups to plant churches in diverse areas because God values all people.
