Founder and Executive Director from Faith Matters Network
I talk about: Bridging Divides, Community Building, Faith & Spirituality, Family
Rev. Jen Bailey was inspired by pioneering Black women such as Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, and the everyday foot soldiers of the Southern Freedom Movement who helped usher in a new era of civil and human rights and sought to heal their communities.
“I believe that care - for self, others, and community - is the cornerstone for transformative social movements. From rural pastors directly challenging white nationalist groups in their hometowns, to young organizers fighting for reforms in the criminal justice system, and activists seeking care after years of placing their body in harm’s way; these are the leaders that hold the promise of our shared future.”
Rev. Bailey is the Founder and Executive Director of the Faith Matters Network, a Womanist-led organization supporting the modern-day healers. Her book, To My Beloveds: Letters on Faith, Race, Loss and Radical Hope speaks to this work.
Rev. Bailey is an ordained itinerant elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and on the staff of Greater Bethel A.ME. Church in Nashville, Tennessee. An Ashoka Fellow, Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow, Aspen Ideas Scholar, On Being Fellow and Truman Scholar, she was named one of 15 Faith Leaders to Watch by the Center for American Progress.
She has been interviewed by On Being with Krista Tippett, CBS This Morning, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and dozens of other publications. Among her many speaking engagements, she talked about creating the People’s Supper at the 2018 Makers Conference.
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