Episode 56: Oneya Okuwabi

Oneya Okuwabi talks about race, gender, and power dynamics in the church and leads us to a path that will reveal equity to the body of Christ.

Oneya Fennell Okuwobi is a sociologist at Rice University’s Reigion and Public Life Program. Her research interrogates how diverse organizations impact racial inequality. She serves as teaching pastor at 21st Century Church, a church plant in Cincinnati, OH. She is also co-author of Multiethnic Conversations: An Eight-Week Journey toward Unity in Your Church, a personal devotional and small group study on multiethnic life and church designed for people in the pews. Oneya is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A., Economics), Regent University (M. Div., Practical Theology), and The Ohio State University (Ph.D. Sociology). She is married to Dele Okuwobi and they have one daughter, Cadence. You can find Oneya @Ookuwobi or Oneyaokuwobi.com.

Oneya's Recommendations:
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone
I Bring the Voices of my People by Chanequa Walker-Barnes
The Very Good Gospel by Lisa Sharon Harper
Multi-Ethnic Conversations by Mark DeYmaz and Oneya Okuwabi
Red Skies

This episode was sponsored by:
All Nations Kansas City
The mX Platform