Lisa D. Jenkins is the senior pastor of the St. Matthew¿s Baptist Church of Harlem. She is an Adjunct Lecturer of multicultural studies with the City University of New York, and has taught Biblical Exegesis, New Testament Studies and the Politics of Jesus at New York Theological Seminary. Rev. Jenkins received her B.S. in Speech Communications from Pace University, her M.

Div. from New York Theological Seminary and is currently a doctoral student at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. Her work can be found at www.lisadjenkins.org.