Dr iona locke biography books
Bishop Dr. Iona E. Locke was born in Pittsburgh, PA, and is one of nine siblings.!
Poised to Emerge: The Power to Become (1)
Called into the ministry at an early age, Iona E. Locke, D.D., Th.D., though gifted, anointed and with an obvious love for the Lord, suffered at the hands of men who would teach, preach and practice that even women with her enormous gifts were limited by their gender and not expected to succeed in what is still perceived as a man's world.
After becoming a world-renowned evangelist, she served other leaders in various churches until when God called her to found and pastor, Abyssinia Christ Centered Ministries.
On August 8, , Bishop Locke released her first book, Poised To Emerge: The Power To Become, originally the title of her doctoral dissertation, which.
In obedience to the call of God, Dr. Locke stepped out on faith to birth the ecclesiastical alliance, Christ Centered Ministries Assembly, over which she was consecrated bishop in Her elevation to pastor and then to the bishopric was not met with a chorus of approval.
Many who applauded her gifting as an evangelist could not receive her as a pastor and fewer, even, as bishop. Poised To Emerge, originally the title of Bisho