On The Hill: Rev. Jennifer Hawks

enJuly 06, 2023

Gathering at the Well

About this Episode

In this episode, Rev. Jennifer Hawks, lawyer and ordained minister, introduces us to the work and ministry of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) and educates us about Christian nationalism. The BJC, located in Washington, D.C., is a faith-based organization that advocates for the historic Baptist principle of religious liberty. Rev. Hawks is the Associate General Counsel for the BJC where she provides legal analysis on church-state issues that arise before Congress, the courts, and administrative agencies. She also assists in educational efforts and responds to pastors and other constituents who have questions about church-state matters. For more information on the Baptist Joint Committee, click bjconline.org .

Prior to arriving in Washington, D.C., Jennifer served as the Director of Advocacy and Outreach Services for the Family Abuse Center in Waco, Texas, worked for two judges in the state of Mississippi, and served as a staff attorney for the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Jennifer has also served in ministry positions in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Texas. She has published papers in Texas Baptist Historical Society and Baptist History and Heritage Journal. A graduate of Mississippi College and the University of Mississippi School of Law, Jennifer Hawks earned a Master of Divinity degree from George W, Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University. She is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas and Mississippi bars, and she was ordained into the Gospel Ministry by McLean Baptist Church in McLean, Virginia.

Season 3 is coming in fall 2023! We'll talk with The Bunce Sisters, a writing team who brings us the weekly reflection titled, "The Welcome Table." For more information on the Bunce Sisters, The Welcome Table and The Traveling Table Summer Series, click thewelcometableco@gmail.com .

Don't forget! BWIM NC will host our annual "Symposium" centering around the theme of PLAY. Join us at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Chapel Hill on Thursday, September 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for this exciting gathering.

Connect with us! Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @bwimnc and @bwimnorthcarolina. To support the work of BWIM NC, click bwimnc.org/giving OR mail checks to Esther Soud Parker, 7913 Ocoee Court, Raleigh, NC 27612. Donations go directly toward the support of North Carolina women in ministry through annual gatherings, mentoring programs, virtual lunch-and-learn events, scholarships for future women ministers and outreach programs like this podcast.

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