Season 2, Episode 3: "Queer Women Preaching" by Rev. Dr. Tijuana Gray

In Episode 3 of Season 2, Podcast host, Dr. Mitzi J. Smith talks with Rev. Dr. Tijuana Gray (DMin, Columbia Theological Seminary) about her completed doctor of ministry project: "Queer Black Women Preaching: Womanist Thought as a Tool for Normalizing Uncomfortable Conversations."

Rev. Dr. Tijuana L. Gray recently received her Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in May 2024 and marked the ninth anniversary of her ordination to the ministry with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. She also holds a Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary, a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Loyola University Chicago, and several certifications in movement and bodywork. Tijuana continuously explores embodied spirituality and how we bring our whole selves into our relationship with the Divine. Currently, Tijuana is on a clergy leave of absence while she discerns the next stage of her calling. In the mean time, she is enjoying bonding with her spouse after an extended period of long distance and letting her cats teach her how to rest.