Black Woman Rising: Dr. Teresa Hairston

In this episode of Truth’s Table, Michelle and Christina are sitting at the table with Dr. Teresa Hairston as our Black Woman Rising guest. Dr. Teresa Hairston is an internationally known and respected pioneer in the field of Gospel music and ministry. In 1989, she established Gospel Today Magazine, a publication she launched with an investment of only $300, while working two jobs as a single (divorced) mother to three young children. Over the 23 plus years of her leadership (she retired in 2013 and passed the magazine on to her son), Gospel Today grew to become the longest running and most widely-distributed Urban Christian Lifestyle magazine in history. In 1994, Dr. Hairston founded the Gospel Heritage Foundation. Each year, thousands of people from across the world attend GHF’s annual International Worship Summit, which has become the genre’s leading praise & worship gathering. In 2017, she relinquished her leadership and passed the torch to international Gospel artist, Vashawn Mitchell. Dr. Hairston is currently based in Atlanta, GA, where she serves as an ordained elder, preacher and teacher at Changing A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church (Bishop Paul Morton, senior pastor). She is a Certified (John Maxwell) Coach and primarily works as a publishing coach, consultant and ghostwriter. She also hosts a weekly TV show, “Higher Impact” which airs on the Impact TV Network. Dr. Hairston is the author of eight nationally distributed books: ”How to Pursue Your Purpose" (2010); "Stop Waiting...Start Winning:10 Essential Principles to Living Your Vision Now!" (pub. by Destiny Image, 2014); "A Worshiper's Handbook" (pub by Gospel Heritage Foundation 2015); "Wisdom For Everyday Life (Devotional) (2017); "The Ultimate Flight Plan for Self-Publishing Your Book" (2018); “Making Worship A Lifestyle” 2019; “7 Deadly Sins of First-Time Authors” 2020 (Amazon.com) “UNSTOPPABLE” 2021 (books2liveby.com) Contact info: Website: teresahairston.com Social media: @drthairston Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! IVP Truth’s Table Discount for It’s Not Your Turn by Heather Thompson Day: Truth’s Table listeners can save 30% off It’s Not Your Turn when you order at https://www.ivpress.com/it-s-not-your-turn using promo code TRUTH21 offer expires on September 30, 2021. Black Women, join Truth’s Table Black Women’s Discipleship Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/truthstablediscipleship Support Truth’s Table: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TruthsTable PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/TruthsTable Merchandise: https://teespring.com/shop/truthstable?pid=46&cid=2742