Rev. J.C. Austin
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The Reverend J.C. Austin has served as the Director of the Center for Christian Leadership at Auburn Theological Seminary since 2009. His work focuses on helping Christian church leaders develop continual and creative excellence in ministry both in their congregations and in public life.

Rev. Austin is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and spent ten years as a pastor in New York City before coming to Auburn. He earned his Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the field of Theology and Public Life at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Rev. Austin preaches, teaches, and speaks regularly around the country, particularly on the subjects of church leadership development, giving/money in the church, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Christian social ethics. His public writings have appeared in The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast and The Washington Post’s On Faith blog, and he has had many sermons featured on GoodPreacher.org, the website of the Festival of Homiletics.

Blog Entries by Rev. J.C. Austin

Is the Good Samaritan a Criminal in Alabama?

14 Comments | Posted September 30, 2011 | 03:03 PM (EST)

One of my earliest memories is of a tornado roaring through my neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I was less than four years old, but I vividly remember sitting in the linen closet cradling my infant brother, as I heard the enormous roar of wind and listened to the trees in...

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Troy Davis and Lawrence Brewer: The Burden of Care

15 Comments | Posted September 23, 2011 | 01:15 PM (EST)

One of the interesting things about Facebook is how it can sometimes burst the protective bubbles in which we often hold our more important moral conversations and force us to do some actual reflection. On Wednesday night, I watched in horror and shame as my home state of Georgia killed...

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