A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Kirk Byron Jones is the son of Ora Mae Jones and the late Frederick Jesse Jones. He is married to Mary Brown-Jones of Boston, and they are the parents of Jasmine, Jared, Joya, and Jovonna Jones.
Rev. Jones is a graduate of Loyola University, Andover Newton Theological School, and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Drew University.
A pastor for twenty years, Rev. Jones was the founding minister of Beacon Light Baptist Church in New Orleans, and Senior Minister at Calvary Baptist Church, Chester, PA; Ebenezer Baptist Church, Boston, MA; and First Baptist Church, Randolph, MA. Throughout his pastoral ministry, Rev. Jones served on various religious and civic committees at the local and national level.
Currently a professor of ethics and preaching at Andover Newton Theological School, Dr. Jones serves as guest preacher and teacher at churches, schools and conferences throughout the United States. His writings have been published in various journals, including The Christian Century, Leadership, Gospel Today, Pulpit Digest, and The African American Pulpit, a quarterly preaching journal he co-founded in 1997.
Dr. Jones is the author of several best-selling books including Rest in the Storm: Self-Care Strategies for Clergy and Other Caregivers and Addicted to Hurry: Spiritual Strategies for Slowing Down, both published by Judson Press, and The Jazz of Preaching: How to Preach With Great Freedom and Joy published by Abingdon Press. Most recently, he has authored Morning B.R.E.W.: A Divine Power Drink For Your Soul and The Morning B.R.E.W. Journal published by Augsburg Books. These works explain Dr. Jones’s personal morning devotional practice that includes: B- Being Still, R-Receiving God’s Love, E- Embracing Personhood, and W-Welcoming the Day.
In January, 2007, Jossey-Bass Publishers released Dr. Jones’ newest book, Holy Play: The Joyful Adventure of Unleashing Your Divine Purpose. Holy Play is a ground-breaking work that offers a dynamic new way to understand and live your divine purpose: Purpose is not something we passively receive from God; purpose is something we actively create with God. Dr Jones explains, “This book gives people permission to stop waiting for God to tell them what to do, and start doing what God has been inspiring them to do all along.”
Dr. Jones enjoys a leisure life of family play, reading, listening to music (especially jazz), and having new learning adventures every day.
Mission:
Thank you for visiting kirkbjones.com. I am Kirk Byron Jones, and I believe that we were all born to play and soar, to experience amazing joy and achievement in every dimension of life. Through speaking and writing, I inspire others to embrace their deeper spiritual energy, thereby unleashing new and dynamic creative power. Such empowerment is not limited to "the few and favored," it is the birthright of us all as children of God.
2 Corinthians 3:6 ends with the phrase, "but the Spirit gives life." Through our thoughts and actions, we play our life's song. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "Most of us go to our graves with our music still inside us."
An abundant, creative, delightful life is yours for the playing! You were born to play!
Isaiah 40:31 has a wonderful image of persons "flying like eagles." Too often, we allow negative belief systems that we construct over time, to restrict the free flight of wonderful dreams and deeds.
Why not aspire and achieve to ever greater heights in your relationships, your work, and your leisure? You were born to soar!
At kirkbjones.com, you will be introduced to resources that will teach you how to replace beliefs that limit you with truths that enliven you, and inspire your soul's free flight.
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Mr. Kirk Byron Jones
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Holy Play:
The Joyful Adventure of Unleashing Your Divine Purpose
by Kirk Byron Jones
THE SAVORING PACE
52 Ways to Ease Up and Enjoy Your Life
by Kirk Byron Jones
