Church Girls

Dr. Sarita Lyons new book Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women is out and we got into it!

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Dr. Sarita Lyons, affectionately called “Dr. Sarita,” is a wife, mother, speaker, bible teacher, and psychotherapist. She is on staff at Epiphany Fellowship Church in Philadelphia as the Director of Discipleship and Women’s Ministry.

Dr. Lyons is passionate about the emotional and spiritual health of the Church, making disciples, and developing leaders. She deeply cares about the Church being stabilized in Christ amidst the changing tides and influence of culture. She is a highly sought-after speaker and consultant for churches, women’s groups, organizations, and educational institutions around the country.

Dr. Lyons is a contributing writer for the multi-award winning book, Urban Apologetics: How the Gospel Restores Black Dignity, General Editor, Dr. Eric Mason. In her chapter she writes about, “Black Women and The Appeal of The Black Conscious Community and Feminism.” She also contributed two chapters in the second Urban Apologetics book (2023) on the LBGTQ+ movement and church response and a biblical apologetic for gender, sex, and marriage. Dr. Lyons’ first book titled “Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women” is scheduled to be released on August 20, 2024 and is available for pre-order now at these select retailers.

Dr. Lyons is married to Pastor Mark Lyons who is a bi-vocational elder at Epiphany Fellowship Church, a commercial airline pilot (Captain) for JetBlue Airways, and a retired Lt. Colonel from the United States Air Force. They are the parents of four wonderful children Malachi, Sophia, Olivia, and Gabriella.

Church Girl

In this episode we covered…

Dr. Sarita Lyons’ experience growing up in church
How and why she veered away from the church
Why Dr. Sarita believes Christianity has become less appealing to Black women
What about Christianity makes some Black women see it as dangerous
What the slow drift from Christianity looks like in practice
How we can prevent the drift
Who Dr. Sarita Lyons write Church Girl for
What she learned about herself during the writing process
Dr. Sarita Lyons words of encouragement to Black church girls

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Resources Mentioned

Church Girl by Dr. Sarita Lyons
Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards
Upon Waking by Jackie Hill Perry
How to Tell the Truth by Preston Perry

Connect with Guest

You can connect with Dr. Sarita on her

Website: www.saritalyons.com

Instagram: @drsaritalyons

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