
About Julie
I came to Fuller through a circuitous route–more than 30 years as a newspaper editor, investigative reporter, columnist, and author. Yet all the time I worked as a journalist, my heart was in ministry. I served as a licensed Evangelist for more than 20 years in the Church of God in Christ, and I also served on staff with an African mission organization. Now I am active in St. Jude Oak Cliff in Dallas. I have an M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, and I graduated with an M.Div. from The King’s Seminary in 2023. I preach most months for a fellowship of Christians with chronic mental illness and lead the prayer ministry in my church. I’m a native of Milwaukee, but I’ve lived for more than three decades in Dallas with my husband, Larry. We have a son, Conor, who is a classical musician and grad student in Canada.
Education
The King's Seminary
2023
M.Div.
Seattle Pacific University
1984
BA
Research Interests
Azusa Street Revival, African-American Pentecostalism, Racial Justice and Racial Unity in the Church
Publications
Lyons, Julie. Holy Roller: Finding Redemption and the Holy Ghost in a Forgotten Texas Church. Waterbrook, 2009.
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