Irie Lynne Session

Dr. Irie Lynne Session is an award-winning minister, pastor, author, and Womanist practitioner. She’s a church planter and co-pastor of The Gathering, a Womanist church of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Dallas, Texas, and president of the National Convocation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Dr. Irie holds an undergraduate degree in social work from Oklahoma Christian University; a MDiv with certificate in Black Church Studies from Brite Divinity School; and a DMin in Transformative Leadership and Prophetic Preaching from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School.

Dr. Irie is co-author of The Gathering, A Womanist Church: Origins, Stories, Sermons, & Litanies and author of Badass Women of the Bible and Murdered Souls, Resurrected Lives