Restore your dignity, heal your pain, transform your rest, and learn how to flourish in today's secular world as a Black Christian woman--from Bible teacher, speaker, and psychotherapist Dr. Sarita Lyons. The truth of the gospel offers beautiful news for Black women: We can have an accurate vision of ourselves the way Christ intended, not the vision of Black Christian womanhood the secular world, and at times even the Western church, has offered us throughout history. Institutional failures--such as whitewashed Christianity, sexism, racism, and church hurt--and false teachings--such as theologies that center on the self instead of Christ--are among the reasons Christianity has become less appealing to, less affirming of, and dangerous to Black women. As a result, many Black women have turned away from the church to try to understand who they are or to live life on their own terms instead of God's. Yet only the gospel can give us the sense of identity, purpose, and wholeness we seek. With compassion and wisdom, Dr. Sarita T. Lyons, Bible teacher and psychotherapist, calls Black women of faith--Church Girls--back to the gospel to tackle issues that matter to them. She teaches with prophetic boldness, priestly compassion, a leader's wisdom, a counselor's insight, and a sister's love. Join Dr. Sarita on a journey from the garden to present day. Church Girl will reignite your purpose in Christ, show you where your unique story as a Black woman lies within the grand narrative of Scripture, and empower you to apply God's Word to heal, rest, and live unapologetically as a disciple--just as God intends.
Reignite your purpose in Christ, restore your dignity, heal your pain, transform your rest, and learn how to flourish in today's secular world as a Black Christian woman--from Bible teacher, speaker, and psychotherapist Dr. Sarita Lyons. Black women are the hidden figures in the church. Despite at times being rendered invisible, uninvited, and unprotected in a racist and sexist world, they are valued image-bearers and influential instruments in God's redemptive plan. Church Girl invites you, as a Black woman, on a journey from the garden to the present day. Your unique story as a Black woman lies within the grand narrative of Scripture, and the message of the gospel is the light, lens, and love you need to help you see and live as God intends. Church Girl helps answer some of your most internal pressing questions: - How do I understand my identity in light of Scr