Forefront Conversations with Venida C. Rodman Jenkins

We did it again, y'all - another pastor who never had any intentions of being a pastor has been hired at Forefront! Venida has been recently hired as Forefront's Teaching Pastor, filling the role left vacant with the recent announcement of the stepping down of longtime pastor and church co-founder, Jonathan Williams. This is a disruptive and transitionary period for the church for sure, but we're excited to have Venida on board to help us usher in the next 500 years of Christianity and we want to help you get excited too! So, Deacon Jim Rohner and Executive Producer Makenzie Gomez sat down to hear Venida's story of the long road that led her to Forefront and just what's in store for the future. ABOUT VENIDA Rev. Venida C. Rodman Jenkins is Forefront's Teaching Pastor who hails from Teaneck, N.J.. Venida's mission is to provide visibility, encouragement and spaces of belonging to underrepresented groups. She carries this out as a minister, educator, and advocate. Venida is the Director of the Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity at New Jersey City University; founder and pastor of EMBRACE Church and an Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University and New York Theological Seminary.